📍 506 W Edgewood, Friendswood, Galveston County, 77546
Westwood el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Friendswood, Galveston County. The school has 637 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Crystal Mille. It is part of the Friendswood Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westwood el enrolls 637 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 5.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 415 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 139 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 33 | 5.2% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
124 of the school's 637 students (19%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 109 qualify for free lunch and 15 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 el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 11, state house district 24.
Westwood el is one of 6 schools in FRIENDSWOOD ISD, based in FRIENDSWOOD, Texas. The district serves 6,194 students district-wide and employs 395 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 637 students, Westwood el is smaller than the district average of about 1,032 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large