Westwood Primary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Palestine, Texas
Westwood Primary in Palestine, Texas enrolled 378 students in 2024-25 with 22.7 full-time teachers, 16.6 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%
363 students in 2022-23, 384 students in 2023-24, 378 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.7 to 22.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 363 | 25.7 | 14.1 |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 23.7 | 16.2 |
| 2024-25 | 378 | 22.7 | 16.6 |
16.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 80 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 342 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Westwood Primary enrolled 342 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 342 of the 342 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent19.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
46.0% of students were White, 26.7% Hispanic, 18.3% Black in 2024-25.
- White46.0%
- Hispanic26.7%
- Black18.3%
- Two or more races8.2%
- American Indian0.8%
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 Palestine
5 public elementary schools in Palestine report 2024-25 enrollment; Westwood Primary is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Elementary | 442 | 14.5 | 77.6% |
| Westwood Elementary | 404 | 14.1 | 78.7% |
| Northside Primary | 400 | 15.5 | 79.3% |
| Westwood Primary | 378 | 16.6 | 83.9% |
| Neches Elementary | 195 | 10.7 | 53.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Westwood Primary
- Westwood ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 404 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Southside ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.6 miles away: 442 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
- Compare Westwood Primary with Westwood ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Westwood ISD spends per student$12,562 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,562
- The largest public schools in TexasWestwood Primary is the number 3,539 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#3,539 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher16.6 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.16.6:1
- 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 Primary
How many students attend Westwood Primary?
378 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 363 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Palestine, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Westwood Primary?
16.6 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 Primary a Title I school?
Westwood Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Westwood Primary in?
Westwood ISD, NCES district ID 4843290. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 484329005606 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.