📍 2305 Salt Works Rd, Palestine, Anderson County, 75803
Westwood el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palestine, Anderson County. The school has 408 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kayla Warren. It is part of the Westwood Isd school district. It serves grades 3–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westwood el enrolls 408 students across grades 3–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 21% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 191 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 113 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 84 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
302 of the school's 408 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 292 qualify for free lunch and 10 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 a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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-60, state senate district 3, state house district 8.
Westwood el is one of 4 schools in WESTWOOD ISD, based in PALESTINE, Texas. The district serves 1,387 students district-wide and employs 106 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 408 students, Westwood el is larger than the district average of about 347 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant