WESTWOOD ES

WESTWOOD ES is an elementary school of sprawling scale in Stillwater, Oklahoma, overseen by STILLWATER, caters to 626 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 366 students each, so WESTWOOD ES sits 71% larger than that benchmark.

STILLWATER comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 6,049 students; WESTWOOD ES is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WESTWOOD ES records that 62% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Asian, 4% Native American. By comparison, Payne County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, WESTWOOD ES lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting WESTWOOD ES higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 32% of students at WESTWOOD ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Payne County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, WESTWOOD ES ranks in the top 10% of Oklahoma public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 44.7%; WESTWOOD ES posts 65.1%, +20.4 points above that line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Payne County) logs that median household earnings sit near $49,809, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WESTWOOD ES is one of 26 public schools in Payne County (combined enrollment of about 10,609 students).

The closest other public school is WILL ROGERS ES, roughly 1.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WESTWOOD ES ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 46.1%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 6%: 592 students in 2018 compared to 626 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 71% to 62% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

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