📍 708 Trammell St, Dalton, Whitfield County, 30720
Westwood Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dalton, Whitfield County. The school has 579 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dalton Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westwood Elementary School enrolls 579 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 37% White and 8.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 269 | 46% |
| White | 216 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 51 | 8.8% |
| Asian | 21 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 3.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
370 of the school's 579 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 298 qualify for free lunch and 72 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Westwood Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 54, state house district 4.
Westwood Elementary School is one of 10 schools in Dalton Public Schools, based in Dalton, Georgia. The district serves 7,619 students district-wide and employs 615 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 579 students, Westwood Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 762 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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