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Westwood Elementary

Summary:

Westwood Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 409 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Spring Branch Independent School District, which is ranked 318 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating.

Westwood Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students struggle the most, ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, while the African American and White students perform relatively better. Despite spending more per student ($12,409 in 2020-2021) and having a lower student-teacher ratio (11.6 in 2022-2023) than the nearby schools, Westwood Elementary's academic achievement does not reflect these additional resources.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Spring Branch Independent School District show a wide range of academic performance. While schools like Rummel Creek Elementary and Wilchester Elementary rank among the top 5% of Texas elementary schools, Westwood Elementary and several other nearby schools struggle to perform at the state average. This suggests that factors beyond socioeconomic status, such as instructional practices and curriculum, may be contributing to Westwood Elementary's academic challenges.


Detail:

Public K-5

 10595 Hammerly
       Houston, TX  77043-2698

(713) 251-2100

District: Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2876th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,409 Help


Students who attend Westwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Spring Oaks Middle
High:    Spring Woods High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.5 Help
Number of students:  430

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
84.7%
White:
5.6%
African American:
5.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  95.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Westwood Elementary ranks worse than 61.5% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 18th among 25 ranked elementary schools in the Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.91. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (84.7%), African American (5.6%), White (5.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 95.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Westwood Elementary is 13.5, which is the 5th best among 25 elementary schools in the Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Westwood Elementary is $12,409, which is the 14th highest among 25 elementary schools in the Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Westwood Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Westwood Elementary 2876th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Westwood Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd) 318th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Westwood Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Westwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 38.20 2557th 3465 26.2%
2005 51.47 1967th 3475 43.4%
2006 30.67 2821st 3476 18.8%
2007 40.36 2667th 3724 28.4%
2008 24.79 3292nd 3768 12.6%
2009 23.72 3450th 3884 11.2%
2010 26.71 3398th 3937 13.7%
2011 26.98 3505th 4095 14.4%
2012 24.51 3664th 4206 12.9%
2013 27.57 3503rd 4221 17.0%
2014 31.24 3348th 4260 21.4%
2015 30.02 3332nd 4320 22.9%
2016 15.09 3926th 4286 8.4%
2017 15.15 4011th 4329 7.3%
2018 18.54 3882nd 4359 10.9%
2019 17.83 4025th 4479 10.1%
2021 20.12 3860th 4578 15.7%
2022 24.17 3703rd 4581 19.2%
2023 27.22 3560th 4647 23.4%
2024 38.91 2876th 4675 38.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Westwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.18 2756th 3226 14.6%
2019 33.04 2513th 3333 24.6%
2021 34.27 2409th 3446 30.1%
2022 25.66 2958th 3487 15.2%
2023 25.45 2997th 3556 15.7%
2024 36.06 2433rd 3638 33.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Westwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.26 3101st 3558 12.8%
2019 36.27 2326th 3684 36.9%
2021 19.71 3674th 3799 3.3%
2022 32.87 2815th 3952 28.8%
2023 30.93 3050th 4086 25.4%
2024 39.62 2602nd 4261 38.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Westwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.81 3618th 4264 15.2%
2019 23.50 3823rd 4309 11.3%
2021 29.84 3402nd 4451 23.6%
2022 29.98 3517th 4477 21.4%
2023 36.24 3151st 4521 30.3%
2024 54.28 1899th 4560 58.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Westwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.13 4011th 4306 6.9%
2019 12.22 4189th 4348 3.7%
2021 24.03 3598th 4499 20.0%
2022 28.38 3527th 4561 22.7%
2023 24.49 3767th 4588 17.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Westwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 59.50 1526th 3184 52.1%
2021 18.67 2632nd 3006 12.4%
2022 51.42 1805th 2958 39.0%
2023 48.24 2006th 2980 32.7%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Westwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.16 3096th 4240 27.0%
2019 36.48 2940th 4295 31.5%
2021 35.60 2922nd 4331 32.5%
2022 33.15 3301st 4461 26.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Westwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.88 3664th 4319 15.2%
2019 24.71 3627th 4357 16.8%
2021 19.31 3920th 4498 12.9%
2022 22.29 3852nd 4563 15.6%
2023 31.15 3320th 4585 27.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Westwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.65 1597th 2483 35.7%
2019 21.31 2262nd 2515 10.1%
2021 65.54 537th 2444 78.0%
2024 61.81 723rd 2421 70.1%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Westwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.85 3846th 4168 7.7%
2019 18.32 3902nd 4188 6.8%
2021 23.14 3687th 4329 14.8%
2022 24.18 3748th 4376 14.4%
2023 29.91 3382nd 4401 23.2%
2024 45.22 2408th 4431 45.7%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Westwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.75 1909th 3127 39.0%
2021 37.20 2058th 3082 33.2%
2022 47.85 1686th 3082 45.3%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Westwood Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 228 91 25 152 n/a n/a n/a 0 496
1989 222 70 22 139 0 n/a n/a 0 453
1990 254 53 34 132 0 n/a n/a 0 473
1991 252 82 44 147 0 n/a n/a -45 480
1992 248 55 51 185 2 n/a n/a 0 541
1993 221 64 49 177 0 n/a n/a 0 511
1994 187 51 80 184 4 n/a n/a 0 506
1995 189 68 71 218 0 n/a n/a 0 546
1996 189 68 71 218 0 n/a n/a 0 546
1997 168 76 54 219 0 n/a n/a 0 517
1998 149 75 60 218 0 n/a n/a 0 502
1999 149 65 56 237 1 n/a n/a 0 508
2000 128 84 51 309 0 n/a n/a 0 572
2001 118 68 38 346 0 n/a n/a 0 570
2002 101 63 32 342 0 n/a n/a 0 538
2003 101 63 32 342 0 n/a n/a 0 538
2004 74 56 25 360 0 n/a n/a 0 515
2005 65 53 23 370 0 n/a n/a 0 511
2006 75 58 31 407 0 n/a n/a 0 571
2007 57 59 25 448 0 n/a n/a 0 589
2008 65 52 19 440 0 n/a n/a 0 576
2009 45 59 22 487 1 n/a n/a 0 614
2010 52 54 16 525 1 n/a n/a 0 648
2011 52 44 8 488 4 1 6 0 603
2012 44 46 9 467 25 1 7 0 599
2013 51 42 8 464 21 0 9 0 595
2014 40 41 6 540 18 1 12 0 658
2015 44 29 10 562 18 1 8 0 672
2016 39 27 8 560 19 0 7 0 660
2017 27 23 7 554 1 0 9 0 621
2018 31 41 6 504 2 0 5 0 589
2019 19 44 4 443 1 0 10 0 521
2020 23 37 4 435 0 0 7 0 506
2021 29 26 2 418 1 0 7 0 483
2022 23 22 1 381 2 0 5 0 434
2023 21 19 1 361 3 0 4 0 409
2024 24 24 5 364 4 0 9 0 430

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Westwood Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 496 28.0 17.7 n/a
1989 453 n/a n/a n/a
1990 473 30.0 15.7 n/a
1991 480 30.0 16.0 n/a
1992 541 30.6 17.6 49.5
1993 511 32.0 16.0 57.5
1994 506 30.3 16.7 49.8
1995 546 31.3 17.4 53.3
1996 546 31.3 17.4 53.3
1997 517 28.7 18.0 62.9
1998 502 31.4 16.0 69.1
1999 508 30.0 16.9 66.3
2000 572 34.0 16.8 70.1
2001 570 39.0 14.6 70
2002 538 38.5 14.0 78.4
2003 538 38.5 14.0 78.4
2004 515 38.9 13.2 78.1
2005 511 36.4 14.0 78.3
2006 571 36.5 15.6 83.5
2007 589 38.2 15.4 85.7
2008 576 43.0 13.4 82.8
2009 614 40.4 15.2 85.2
2010 648 40.0 16.2 90.7
2011 603 45.0 13.4 90.4
2012 599 42.6 14.0 89.1
2013 595 39.5 15.0 87.1
2014 658 37.5 17.5 87.8
2015 672 46.0 14.6 62.5
2016 660 46.0 14.3 88.8
2017 621 44.0 14.1 88.1
2018 589 42.0 14.0 90.3
2019 521 39.0 13.3 88.1
2020 506 35.8 14.1 92.3
2021 483 31.9 15.0 95.4
2022 434 34.8 12.4 91
2023 409 35.0 11.6 93.2
2024 430 31.7 13.5 95.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Westwood Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 496 28.0 17.7 n/a
1989 453 n/a n/a n/a
1990 473 30.0 15.7 n/a
1991 480 30.0 16.0 n/a
1992 541 30.6 17.6 49.5
1993 511 32.0 16.0 57.5
1994 506 30.3 16.7 49.8
1995 546 31.3 17.4 53.3
1996 546 31.3 17.4 53.3
1997 517 28.7 18.0 62.9
1998 502 31.4 16.0 69.1
1999 508 30.0 16.9 66.3
2000 572 34.0 16.8 70.1
2001 570 39.0 14.6 70
2002 538 38.5 14.0 78.4
2003 538 38.5 14.0 78.4
2004 515 38.9 13.2 78.1
2005 511 36.4 14.0 78.3
2006 571 36.5 15.6 83.5
2007 589 38.2 15.4 85.7
2008 576 43.0 13.4 82.8
2009 614 40.4 15.2 85.2
2010 648 40.0 16.2 90.7
2011 603 45.0 13.4 90.4
2012 599 42.6 14.0 89.1
2013 595 39.5 15.0 87.1
2014 658 37.5 17.5 87.8
2015 672 46.0 14.6 62.5
2016 660 46.0 14.3 88.8
2017 621 44.0 14.1 88.1
2018 589 42.0 14.0 90.3
2019 521 39.0 13.3 88.1
2020 506 35.8 14.1 92.3
2021 483 31.9 15.0 95.4
2022 434 34.8 12.4 91
2023 409 35.0 11.6 93.2
2024 430 31.7 13.5 95.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Westwood Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,465 (13.5%) $9,415 (86.5%) $10,880
2020 $1,345 (12.2%) $9,687 (87.8%) $11,033
2021 $1,721 (13.9%) $10,689 (86.1%) $12,409

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Westwood Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 4025th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3560th of 4647 Elementary schools
 13.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Westwood Elementary)1846
 28%
   3rd Grade Reading (Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd))4761
 14%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Westwood Elementary)4148
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd))4752
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Westwood Elementary)3432
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd))4656
 10%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Westwood Elementary)3031
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd))4858
 10%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Westwood Elementary)2113
 8%
   4th Grade Reading (Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd))2016
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2929
5th Grade Reading (Westwood Elementary)2341
 18%
   5th Grade Reading (Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd))5265
 13%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Westwood Elementary)2518
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd))5561
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Westwood Elementary)1718
 1%
   5th Grade Science (Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd))4541
 4%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
5th Grade Reading (Westwood Elementary)1717
   5th Grade Reading (Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd))2925
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5333
 20%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students521409
 21.5%
African American4419
 56.8%
American Indian13
 200%
Asian41
 75%
Hispanic443361
 18.5%
Pacific Islander00
White1921
 10.5%
Two or More Races104
 60%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients88.1%93.2%
 5.1%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Westwood Elementary

In the 2023-24 school year, 430 students attended Westwood Elementary.

Students who attend Westwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Spring Oaks Middle
High : Spring Woods High School

Westwood Elementary ranks 2876th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Westwood Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 6% White, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.


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