How does Westwood Charter Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Los Angeles?

Westwood Charter Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 64.6/100, placing it at the 89th percentile statewide. 51% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,150 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Westwood Charter Elementary?

51.3% of students at Westwood Charter Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 76.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Westwood Charter Elementary improving or declining?

Westwood Charter Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 13.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Westwood Charter Elementary?

11.9% of students at Westwood Charter Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Westwood Charter Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Los Angeles Los Angeles County 90025 Charter

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,150 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

662 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

18%

Teachers

27 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 10.4%

White 51.5%

Asian 16.6%

Black 2.1%

Other 19.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Westwood Charter Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	51.3%
Met Standard	25.3%
Below Standard	23.4%

Exceeded

51.3%

Met

25.3%

Below

23.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "77% proficient" for Westwood Charter Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

51.3% of students exceeded standard while 25.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 30.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 30.1 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.8 points higher (vs 44.6% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 13.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.