📍 2861 Sw 9th St, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, 33312
Westwood Heights Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County. The school has 522 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Georgia Stewart. It is part of the Broward school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westwood Heights Elementary School enrolls 522 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Black or African American, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 444 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 57 | 11% |
| White | 12 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
453 of the school's 522 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 447 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Westwood Heights Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 33, state house district 94.
Westwood Heights Elementary School is one of 329 schools in BROWARD, based in FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida. The district serves 243,553 students district-wide and employs 12,532 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 522 students, Westwood Heights Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 740 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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