Westwood Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 23.5% |
| Met Standard | 24.6% |
| Below Standard | 52.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "48% proficient" for Westwood Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
23.5% of students exceeded standard while 24.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.5 points below the Santa Clara Unified district average of 32.0%. The 24 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 29.7% exceeded — 6.3 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 19.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 55 | 30.9% | 30.9% | 61.8% |
| 4th | 56 | 30.4% | 28.6% | 58.9% |
| 5th | 68 | 23.5% | 26.5% | 50.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 17.9% | 32.1% | 50.0% |
| 4th | 60 | 30.0% | 15.0% | 45.0% |
| 5th | 68 | 8.8% | 14.7% | 23.5% |
Nearby schools
24 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.6