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Enrollment
531
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273351001496
WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY
5800 RIDGEWOOD RD, SAINT CLOUD, MN 56303 · (320) 370-7630 · Stearns County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
317 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 48%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 67% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
41.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
43.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY
WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY's state test result (38.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY this school | 531 | 59.7% | 38.4% |
| Bancroft Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 477 | 56.4% | 40.2% |
| Rahn Elementary EAGAN | 383 | 58.5% | 41.9% |
| William Byrne Elementary BURNSVILLE | 569 | 52.0% | 45.0% |
| ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY HOPKINS | 467 | 55.0% | 28.7% |
| HILLTOP ELEMENTARY INVER GROVE HEIGHTS | 626 | 55.1% | 22.2% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Stearns County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #560 of 844 | #13 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #527 of 844 | #14 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #562 of 844 | #13 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #247 of 1,130 | #8 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #506 of 769 | #16 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.3% | #84 of 796 | #1 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.7% | #223 of 942 | #8 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.2% | #79 of 244 | #6 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
531
+144 (+37%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 482
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 531 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 60% (317) |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 36.7 | 12.3:1 | 60% (272) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | N/A | N/A | 63% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 29 | 13.3:1 | 44% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 461 | 29.9 | 15.4:1 | 51% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 511 | 35 | 14.6:1 | 54% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 664 | 42 | 15.8:1 | 53% (350) |
| 2000-01 | 350 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 22% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 482 | 26 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (461 to 531); teachers up 20% (29.9 to 36).
About WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY
WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY operates as a high-enrollment elementary school in SAINT CLOUD, Minnesota. The school reports 531 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 54% above the 344 average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Enrollment across the 22 schools in ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT totals 9,803 students.
WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 42%. Other reported shares: 22% Hispanic, 20% Black, 12% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That compares with about 82% White among all Stearns County residents. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.8:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 60%. Public schools in Stearns County average 44%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY would score about 33.0%. It scores 38.4%, 5.5 points above that figure.
Within Stearns County, the median household income is $77,066, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY, Stearns County has 73 other public schools.
The shortest distance from WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Katherine Johnson Education Center. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 38.4% average proficiency ranks 1st among 5 nearby schools.
WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
Enrollment at WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY climbed 37% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 387 to 531 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.3:1 in 2020-21, and 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Stearns County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,865
Census ACS
Median income
$77,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
74
24,160 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,561 students
- APOLLO SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,264 students
- OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARYElementary · 878 students
- SOUTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 831 students
- NORTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 720 students
- MADISON ELEMENTARYElementary · 704 students
Other schools in SAINT CLOUD
- TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,561 students
- APOLLO SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,264 students
- OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARYElementary · 878 students
- SOUTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 831 students
- NORTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 720 students
- MADISON ELEMENTARYElementary · 704 students
Other Westwood Elementary schools
36 other US public schools in 20 states are named Westwood Elementary. WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY is the 11th largest of the 37.
- WESTWOOD ELEMENTARYZIMMERMAN, MN · 562 students
- WestWood ElementaryPRIOR LAKE, MN · 505 students
- WESTWOOD ELEMENTARYBLOOMINGTON, MN · 339 students
- WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGREENWOOD, AR · 839 students
- Westwood ElementarySan Diego, CA · 832 students
Nearby schools
- Katherine Johnson Education Center0.5 mi · 79
- St. Cloud Area Learning Center0.8 mi · 237
- APOLLO SENIOR HIGH1.0 mi · 1,264
- Central Minnesota Virtual Academy1.4 mi · 53
- Roosevelt Education Center1.9 mi · 14
- MADISON ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 704
Frequently asked questions
About WESTWOOD ELEMENTARYHow large is WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY?
WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 531 students in grades PK-05.
Is WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY?
At WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 42% White, 22% Hispanic, 20% Black, 4% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY public or private?
WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.