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Westwood Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 1000 Rebel Way, Sloan, Woodbury County, 51055

336
Pupils
12.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Westwood Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sloan, Woodbury County. The school has 336 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jill Kerr. It is part of the Westwood Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Jill Kerr
School district
Westwood Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Westwood Elementary School enrolls 336 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.

Male students
156 (46%)
Female students
180 (54%)
Teachers (FTE)
27.4
Student-teacher ratio
12.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 4.2% Two or more races and 3.6% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White30691%
Two or more races144.2%
Hispanic or Latino123.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native41.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

130 of the school's 336 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 112 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“6Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Westwood Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-40, state senate district 9, state house district 17.

School district: Westwood Comm School District

Westwood Elementary School is one of 2 schools in Westwood Comm School District, based in Sloan, Iowa. The district serves 597 students district-wide and employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 336 students, Westwood Elementary School is close to the district average of about 299 students per school.

597
District students
2
Schools
46
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

72%
Reading proficient
67%
Math proficient
11%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Rural - Distant

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