Westlake Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 21.3% |
| Met Standard | 22.4% |
| Below Standard | 56.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "44% proficient" for Westlake Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
21.3% of students exceeded standard while 22.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.5 points below the Jefferson Elementary district average of 23.7%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 25.1% exceeded — 3.8 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 21.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 22.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 42 | 28.6% | 23.8% | 52.4% |
| 4th | 40 | 32.5% | 22.5% | 55.0% |
| 5th | 49 | 10.2% | 28.6% | 38.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 27.9% | 18.6% | 46.5% |
| 4th | 43 | 20.9% | 32.6% | 53.5% |
| 5th | 57 | 8.8% | 8.8% | 17.5% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.1