WESTWOOD EL

WESTWOOD EL is an elementary school of low-enrollment scale in PALESTINE, Texas, one of the schools within WESTWOOD ISD, caters to 404 students in grades 3 through 6. That puts it 22% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

WESTWOOD ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,387 students; WESTWOOD EL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WESTWOOD EL shows that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 23% Hispanic, 22% Black, 5% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Anderson County (around 68%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WESTWOOD EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.7%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Anderson County put median household income runs about $62,068, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Anderson County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,071 students), of which WESTWOOD EL is one.

WESTWOOD PRI is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WESTWOOD EL at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 39.5%.

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

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 12%: 460 students in 2018 compared to 404 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment rose from 16% to 22% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.