WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY

WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY is a large K-5 school in ZIMMERMAN, Minnesota, operated by Elk River Public School District. The school instructs 562 students in grades 3 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 63% larger than typical.

WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY is one of 29 schools operated by Elk River Public School District, a district that teaches 14,633 students overall.

Looking at the student body, WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). The remainder is composed of 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.3%, the actual is 50.0%, a residual of +1.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Sherburne County) reports that median household income runs about $105,466, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY is one of 45 public schools in Sherburne County (combined enrollment of about 16,306 students).

The closest other public school is ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY. On composite proficiency, WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY's enrollment has contracted 6% since 2018, when it stood at 598 (now 562).

Inside the community feed, members of the WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.