Westwood Elementary School

Set in Elyria, Ohio, Westwood Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus, one of the schools within Elyria City Schools. It works with 441 students across grades K through 4.

Across the 10 schools in Elyria City Schools (5,702 students total), Westwood Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Westwood Elementary School logs that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 22% Hispanic, 18% Black, 18% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Lorain County) records that median household earnings sit near $73,347, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Lorain County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,516 students), of which Westwood Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Westwood Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Westwood Elementary School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 435 (now 441). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 10% to 22%.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Westwood Elementary School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.