Westwood Hills Elementary

Westwood Hills Elementary is a cozy elementary-level community in Waynesboro, Virginia, run under Waynesboro City Public Schools. The school instructs 382 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Westwood Hills Elementary sits 23% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Waynesboro City Public Schools, which oversees 7 schools and 3,043 students, Westwood Hills Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Westwood Hills Elementary shows that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 20% Hispanic, 15% Black, 11% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Westwood Hills Elementary has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Westwood Hills Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.4%, the actual is 67.6%, a residual of +5.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Waynesboro city indicate median household income runs about $59,994, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Waynesboro city's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,043 students), Westwood Hills Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Waynesboro High, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Westwood Hills Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 58.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Westwood Hills Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 467 (now 382). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 67% to 52%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

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