WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY

As a big elementary school in SAINT CLOUD, Minnesota, WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY hosts 531 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY sits 54% bigger than that benchmark.

Within ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 22 schools and 9,803 students, WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

Demographically, WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY logs that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 22% Hispanic, 20% Black, 12% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Stearns County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY records 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Stearns County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.4%.

Zooming out to the county, Stearns County reports that median household earnings sit near $77,066, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Stearns County's 74 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,160 students), WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Katherine Johnson Education Center, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY. On composite proficiency, WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 24.8%.

WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY's enrollment has expanded 15% since 2018, when it stood at 461 (now 531). Over the same period, the White share declined from 62% to 42%.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.