Summary:
The city of Westmorland, California has only one school, Westmorland Elementary, which serves grades K-8 and has a total enrollment of 335 students. The school is part of the Westmorland Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 1473 out of 1568 districts in the state of California and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Westmorland Elementary has struggled with consistently low academic performance, with test scores well below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 21.55% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 47.04%, and only 9.13% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 35.54%. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 42.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average.
Additionally, Westmorland Elementary has a very high percentage of students (93.73%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's student-teacher ratio of 17.6 is slightly higher than the state average. These factors suggest that Westmorland Elementary would benefit from targeted interventions and support to address the unique challenges facing the school and its students.
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