WESTWOOD PRI

WESTWOOD PRI is an elementary campus of cozy scale in PALESTINE, Texas, operated by WESTWOOD ISD, enrolling 378 students in grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so WESTWOOD PRI sits 27% smaller than that benchmark.

WESTWOOD ISD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,387 students. WESTWOOD PRI is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, WESTWOOD PRI records that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 27% Hispanic, 18% Black, 8% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting WESTWOOD PRI higher than the state norm the norm. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Anderson County runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Anderson County shows median household income runs about $62,068, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. WESTWOOD PRI is one of 26 public schools in Anderson County (combined enrollment of about 8,071 students).

The closest other public school is WESTWOOD J H, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WESTWOOD PRI.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WESTWOOD PRI has fell 13%, going from 434 students in 2018 to 378 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 51% to 46% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.