Enrollment
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 208 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363099004163
WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
203 E MAIN ST, WESTFIELD, NY 14787 · (716) 326-2180 · Chautauqua County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of New York public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
209 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 72% · 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
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
53.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
56.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 59.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for New York 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 New York'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 WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 288 | 72.6% | 52.7% |
| PARK TERRACE SCHOOL GLOVERSVILLE | 290 | 76.6% | N/A |
| WASHINGTON WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OLEAN | 284 | 70.4% | 33.3% |
| KINGSBOROUGH SCHOOL GLOVERSVILLE | 320 | 78.4% | N/A |
| OPPENHEIM-EPHRATAH-ST JOHNSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST JOHNSVILLE | 346 | 67.3% | 39.0% |
| CLYDE-SAVANNAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLYDE | 367 | 66.2% | 20.7% |
Matched among New York 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 WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Chautauqua County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #1,057 of 2,335 | #4 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,234 of 2,342 ▼ 250 | #9 of 21 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,235 of 2,343 ▼ 256 | #6 of 21 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #2,060 of 2,585 | #14 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #136 of 2,338 | #8 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.8% | #2,044 of 2,388 | #11 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.6% | #935 of 2,534 | #7 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #1,264 of 1,757 | #14 of 20 |
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
288
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 619
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 288 | 33.1 | 8.7:1 | 73% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 296 | 32.1 | 9.2:1 | 55% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 297 | 30.2 | 9.8:1 | 52% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 31 | 9.3:1 | 59% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 314 | 29 | 10.8:1 | 55% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 294 | 24 | 12.3:1 | 56% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 28 | 11.4:1 | 45% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 38 | 11.1:1 | 39% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 619 | 39 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located in WESTFIELD, New York, is a low-enrollment elementary school. The school has 288 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in New York have about 443 students on average; enrollment here is 35% lower.
WESTFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 3 schools and 624 students, including WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
White students account for 88% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 8% Hispanic. Among Chautauqua County residents, the White share is about 86%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 23, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 8.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, which has 33.1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 73%. The 57% average for public schools in Chautauqua County is 16 points lower.
WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 60% of New York public elementary schools.
In New York, WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 52.7% actual against a predicted 48.3%.
The school's county is Chautauqua County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $58,351 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Public schools in Chautauqua County number 51, with about 17,056 students.
Among nearby public schools, WESTFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 6th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 287 in 2020-21 and 288 in 2024-25.
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Chautauqua County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,544
Census ACS
Median income
$58,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
17,056 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WESTFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 203 students
- WESTFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOLHigh · 133 students
Other schools in WESTFIELD
- WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 203 students
- WESTFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOLHigh · 133 students
Other Westfield Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Westfield Elementary. WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Westfield ElementaryPorterville, CA · 661 students
- Westfield Elementary SchoolRobins, IA · 445 students
- Westfield Elementary SchoolGlen Ellyn, IL · 311 students
- Westfield ElementaryWestfield, WI · 275 students
- Westfield ElementaryPilot Mountain, NC · 212 students
Nearby schools
- WESTFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 133
- WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 203
- CHAUTAUQUA LAKE SECONDARY SCHOOL5.7 mi · 372
- CHAUTAUQUA LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.7 mi · 301
- BROCTON MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL7.0 mi · 252
- BROCTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.0 mi · 234
Frequently asked questions
About WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 288 students in grades PK-05.
Is WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 8.7:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of WESTFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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