📍 10595 Hammerly, Houston, Harris County, 77043
Westwood el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 409 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Criselda Chavez. It is part of the Spring Branch Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westwood el enrolls 409 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 35.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 5.1% White and 4.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 361 | 88% |
| White | 21 | 5.1% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
381 of the school's 409 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 369 qualify for free lunch and 12 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 el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 7, state house district 138.
Westwood el is one of 49 schools in SPRING BRANCH ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 32,668 students district-wide and employs 2,171 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 409 students, Westwood el is smaller than the district average of about 667 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large