Westwood Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Friendswood, Texas
Westwood Elementary in Friendswood, Texas enrolled 497 students in 2024-25 with 36.0 full-time teachers, 13.8 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 22% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 15%
637 students in 2022-23, 551 students in 2023-24, 497 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.4 to 36.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 637 | 42.4 | 15.0 |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 38.5 | 14.3 |
| 2024-25 | 497 | 36.0 | 13.8 |
13.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 69 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 599 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Westwood Elementary enrolled 599 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 599 of the 599 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent10.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
62.4% of students were White, 24.5% Hispanic, 6.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White62.4%
- Hispanic24.5%
- Two or more races6.6%
- Asian4.0%
- Black2.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Friendswood
6 public elementary schools in Friendswood report 2024-25 enrollment; Westwood Elementary is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| C W Cline Elementary | 906 | 16.5 | 3.8% |
| C D Landolt Elementary | 736 | 16.5 | 44.4% |
| Zue S Bales Intermediate | 640 | 16.0 | 15.5% |
| Wedgewood Elementary | 637 | 16.8 | 47.3% |
| Windsong Intermediate | 607 | 14.5 | 7.6% |
| Westwood Elementary | 497 | 13.8 | 15.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Westwood Elementary
- Zue S Bales IntermediateThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 640 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Rustic Oak ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 645 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare Westwood Elementary with Zue S Bales IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Friendswood ISD spends per student$10,559 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,559
- The largest public schools in TexasWestwood Elementary is the number 2,495 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,495 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher13.8 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.13.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Westwood Elementary
How many students attend Westwood Elementary?
497 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 637 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Friendswood, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Westwood Elementary?
13.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Westwood Elementary a Title I school?
Westwood Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Westwood Elementary in?
Friendswood ISD, NCES district ID 4819950. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481995001951 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.