Is Westlake Elementary a good school?

Westlake Elementary ranks 3662 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Westlake Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 330 students attended Westlake Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Westlake Elementary?

Students at Westlake Elementary are 43% Asian, 35% Hispanic, 14% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Westlake Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westlake Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Benjamin Franklin Intermediate High : Westmoor High

Westlake Elementary

Summary:

Westlake Elementary is a public elementary school in Daly City, California, serving 330 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Jefferson Elementary School District, which is ranked 720 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westlake Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 5.8% in 2017-2018 to 29.7% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. The school's test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 34.72% of Westlake students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 44.37% in the district and 47.04% statewide. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was 31.58%, compared to 33.71% in the district and 35.54% statewide. Westlake's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools for Hispanic and White students in English Language Arts/Literacy, but in the top 35% for English Language Learner students.

When compared to other elementary schools in the same district, Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary demonstrates significantly higher performance, suggesting that there may be successful practices or strategies that could be replicated at Westlake. Additionally, the high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds at Westlake Elementary, ranging from 48.47% to 54.28% over the past few years, may contribute to the school's challenges, as these students often face additional barriers to academic success.

Detail:

Public K-5

80 Fieldcrest Dr.
Daly City, CA 94015-1004

(650) 991-1252

District: Jefferson Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3662^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,685

Students who attend Westlake Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Benjamin Franklin Intermediate
High:	Westmoor High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.5

Number of students: 330

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

43.0%

Hispanic:

34.8%

White:

13.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 49.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Westlake Elementary ranks worse than 62.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Jefferson Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.16. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Westlake Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (43%), Hispanic (34.8%), White (13.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 49.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Westlake Elementary is 23.5. 8 elementary schools in the Jefferson Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Westlake Elementary is $11,685. 5 elementary schools in the Jefferson Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Westlake Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Westlake Elementary 3662^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Westlake Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Jefferson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Elementary 720^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Westlake Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Westlake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	41.92	2549^th	4809	47.0%
2005	44.53	2464^th	4822	48.9%
2006	44.71	2452^nd	4818	49.1%
2007	39.50	2936^th	5113	42.6%
2008	36.95	3140^th	5113	38.6%
2009	35.11	3360^th	5193	35.3%
2010	42.67	3005^th	5314	43.5%
2011	55.55	2268^th	5377	57.8%
2012	60.53	2010^th	5390	62.7%
2013	60.04	2109^th	5530	61.9%
2015	61.00	1894^th	5611	66.2%
2016	47.09	2656^th	5614	52.7%
2017	50.22	2533^rd	5692	55.5%
2018	52.14	2440^th	5662	56.9%
2019	38.46	3279^th	5789	43.4%
2021	48.48	668^th	1417	52.9%
2022	29.92	3872^nd	5883	34.2%
2023	31.82	3740^th	5874	36.3%
2024	33.16	3662^nd	5862	37.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Westlake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.49	738^th	3246	77.3%
2019	39.81	1801^st	3275	45.0%
2021	68.75	90^th	602	85.0%
2022	38.88	1883^rd	3311	43.1%
2023	63.97	651^st	3250	80.0%
2024	36.28	2086^th	3160	34.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Westlake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.31	2089^th	5084	58.9%
2019	42.73	2917^th	5173	43.6%
2021	67.11	280^th	1110	74.8%
2022	31.05	3750^th	5264	28.8%
2023	33.98	3567^th	5374	33.6%
2024	41.38	3032^nd	5511	45.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Westlake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.21	2177^th	5413	59.8%
2019	39.19	3159^th	5492	42.5%
2021	42.69	657^th	1267	48.1%
2022	36.93	3201^st	5635	43.2%
2023	31.37	3645^th	5617	35.1%
2024	38.62	3164^th	5605	43.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Westlake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.40	2657^th	5431	51.1%
2019	39.55	3064^th	5510	44.4%
2021	54.69	510^th	1272	59.9%
2022	24.35	4294^th	5663	24.2%
2023	33.80	3486^th	5650	38.3%
2024	30.64	3764^th	5636	33.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Westlake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.24	797^th	1071	25.6%
2019	14.09	1022^nd	1149	11.1%
2022	7.61	1055^th	1154	8.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Westlake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.83	2297^th	4830	52.4%
2019	34.11	3377^th	4963	32.0%
2022	20.19	4485^th	5084	11.8%
2023	20.50	4460^th	5098	12.5%
2024	16.14	4708^th	5102	7.7%

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Rank History for White students at Westlake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	3.06	2635^th	2662	1.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Westlake Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	108	49	158	76	0	n/a	n/a	0	391
1989	99	58	173	98	0	n/a	n/a	0	428
1990	101	49	169	129	0	n/a	n/a	0	448
1991	96	56	167	130	0	n/a	n/a	0	449
1992	106	55	174	148	0	n/a	n/a	0	483
1993	112	48	173	136	1	n/a	n/a	0	470
1994	110	45	189	151	1	n/a	n/a	0	496
1995	102	47	214	143	3	n/a	n/a	0	509
1996	102	47	214	143	3	n/a	n/a	0	509
1997	90	46	225	138	8	n/a	n/a	0	507
1998	97	40	226	129	7	n/a	n/a	0	499
1999	73	27	194	122	3	n/a	n/a	50	469
2000	75	18	180	123	2	n/a	n/a	41	439
2001	78	15	178	114	1	n/a	n/a	48	434
2002	69	18	184	129	4	n/a	n/a	32	436
2003	69	18	184	129	4	n/a	n/a	32	436
2004	50	24	191	122	3	n/a	n/a	25	415
2005	38	21	199	107	4	n/a	n/a	29	398
2006	36	18	186	103	2	n/a	n/a	28	373
2007	40	21	176	108	4	n/a	n/a	11	360
2008	48	23	178	115	3	n/a	n/a	0	367
2009	37	18	196	113	5	8	11	0	388
2010	43	13	195	108	0	17	8	0	384
2011	43	12	196	96	2	12	8	0	369
2012	54	12	195	93	2	12	13	0	381
2013	60	12	190	84	2	12	10	0	370
2014	53	9	194	86	2	13	18	0	375
2015	77	6	221	97	2	6	13	0	422
2016	78	4	219	85	2	5	14	0	407
2017	67	5	231	92	2	3	15	0	415
2018	69	3	199	90	0	3	12	0	376
2019	64	1	205	92	0	1	14	0	377
2020	48	2	184	106	0	1	18	0	359
2021	46	3	169	120	0	2	19	0	359
2022	50	4	138	98	1	1	12	0	304
2023	49	4	141	109	0	3	24	0	330
2024	45	8	142	115	0	3	17	0	330

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Westlake Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	391	15.0	26.0	n/a
1989	428	16.0	26.7	n/a
1990	448	18.0	24.8	n/a
1991	449	16.5	27.2	n/a
1992	483	16.8	28.7	44.1
1993	470	18.0	26.1	46
1994	496	20.0	24.8	46.4
1995	509	20.0	25.5	56.6
1996	509	20.0	25.5	56.6
1997	507	20.0	25.4	52.1
1998	499	22.0	22.7	53.7
1999	469	24.0	19.5	50.1
2000	439	22.0	20.0	51.5
2001	434	21.0	20.7	43.5
2002	436	18.5	23.6	57.2
2003	436	18.5	23.6	57.2
2004	415	19.0	21.8	55.1
2005	398	20.0	19.9	51.5
2006	373	19.0	19.6	53.9
2007	360	18.0	20.0	57
2008	367	20.0	18.4	51.2
2009	388	19.0	18.5	54.6
2010	384	17.0	22.5	56.3
2011	369	n/a	n/a	57.5
2012	381	17.7	21.4	n/a
2013	370	19.2	19.2	64.1
2014	375	17.0	22.0	67.2
2015	422	18.0	23.4	60.7
2016	407	16.0	25.4	59.2
2017	415	17.5	23.7	53.5
2018	376	16.5	22.7	58.2
2019	377	17.0	22.1	52.5
2020	359	n/a	n/a	55.2
2021	359	16.0	22.4	48.5
2022	304	14.1	21.5	54.3
2023	330	13.0	25.3	49.4
2024	330	14.0	23.5	49.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Westlake Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	391	15.0	26.0	n/a
1989	428	16.0	26.7	n/a
1990	448	18.0	24.8	n/a
1991	449	16.5	27.2	n/a
1992	483	16.8	28.7	44.1
1993	470	18.0	26.1	46
1994	496	20.0	24.8	46.4
1995	509	20.0	25.5	56.6
1996	509	20.0	25.5	56.6
1997	507	20.0	25.4	52.1
1998	499	22.0	22.7	53.7
1999	469	24.0	19.5	50.1
2000	439	22.0	20.0	51.5
2001	434	21.0	20.7	43.5
2002	436	18.5	23.6	57.2
2003	436	18.5	23.6	57.2
2004	415	19.0	21.8	55.1
2005	398	20.0	19.9	51.5
2006	373	19.0	19.6	53.9
2007	360	18.0	20.0	57
2008	367	20.0	18.4	51.2
2009	388	19.0	18.5	54.6
2010	384	17.0	22.5	56.3
2011	369	n/a	n/a	57.5
2012	381	17.7	21.4	n/a
2013	370	19.2	19.2	64.1
2014	375	17.0	22.0	67.2
2015	422	18.0	23.4	60.7
2016	407	16.0	25.4	59.2
2017	415	17.5	23.7	53.5
2018	376	16.5	22.7	58.2
2019	377	17.0	22.1	52.5
2020	359	n/a	n/a	55.2
2021	359	16.0	22.4	48.5
2022	304	14.1	21.5	54.3
2023	330	13.0	25.3	49.4
2024	330	14.0	23.5	49.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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