Is Westmorland Elementary a good school?

Westmorland Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Westmorland Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 323 students attended Westmorland Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Westmorland Elementary?

Students at Westmorland Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Westmorland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westmorland Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Brawley Union High

Westmorland Elementary

Summary:

Westmorland Elementary is a public elementary school located in Westmorland, CA, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 335 students. The school is part of the Westmorland Union Elementary District, which is ranked 1473 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westmorland Elementary faces significant challenges, with a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 13.9% in 2018-2019 to 42.4% in 2022-2023, much higher than the state average and nearby schools. Academically, the school consistently performs below the state and nearby school averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 21.55% of Westmorland Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 47.04%, and only 9.13% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 35.54%. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th grade, where only 2.63% and 2.7% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics and ELA, respectively.

Westmorland Elementary also struggles to support its student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools for female, male, and low socioeconomic status students in ELA and Mathematics in 2023-2024. However, the school performs better in supporting English Language Learners, ranking in the top 50% of California elementary schools in 2022-2023. The school's high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 93.73% to 95.93% over the past few years, may be a contributing factor to its poor academic performance. In comparison, the nearby Imperial Cross Elementary, T.L. Waggoner Elementary, and Ben Hulse Elementary generally perform better across various metrics, as they are part of the higher-ranked Imperial Unified and Brawley Elementary districts.

Detail:

Public K-8

200 South C St.
Westmorland, CA 92281-0088

(760) 344-4364

District: Westmorland Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
5683^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,536

Students who attend Westmorland Elementary usually attend:

High:

Brawley Union High

Student/teacher ratio: 17.0

Number of students: 323

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.1%

White:

0.6%

African American:

0.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Westmorland Elementary ranks worse than 96.9% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.98. (See more...)

Compare Details Westmorland Elementary ranks worse than 78.2% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.92. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (99.1%), White (0.6%), African American (0.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Westmorland Elementary is 17. (See more...)

Compare Westmorland Elementary employs 19 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Westmorland Elementary is $12,536.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Westmorland Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Westmorland Elementary 5683^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Westmorland Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Westmorland Elementary 2173^rd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Westmorland Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Westmorland Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Westmorland Union Elementary 1473^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Westmorland Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Westmorland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	9.85	4679^th	4809	2.7%
2005	11.63	4558^th	4822	5.5%
2006	19.45	4037^th	4818	16.2%
2007	30.96	3498^th	5113	31.6%
2008	26.44	3865^th	5113	24.4%
2009	22.62	4242^nd	5193	18.3%
2010	10.86	5120^th	5314	3.7%
2011	14.34	4984^th	5377	7.3%
2012	7.66	5277^th	5390	2.1%
2013	7.36	5395^th	5530	2.4%
2015	17.65	4870^th	5611	13.2%
2016	14.15	5117^th	5614	8.9%
2017	17.72	4885^th	5692	14.2%
2018	13.23	5237^th	5662	7.5%
2019	14.14	5300^th	5789	8.4%
2021	11.83	1359^th	1417	4.1%
2022	13.31	5508^th	5883	6.4%
2023	20.04	4851^st	5874	17.4%
2024	9.98	5683^rd	5862	3.1%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Westmorland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.84	1774^th	3246	45.3%
2019	36.18	2043^rd	3275	37.6%
2021	44.84	252^nd	602	58.1%
2022	43.31	1585^th	3311	52.1%
2023	58.80	830^th	3250	74.5%
2024	39.41	1863^rd	3160	41.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Westmorland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.84	4709^th	5084	7.4%
2019	15.11	4829^th	5173	6.6%
2021	17.01	1040^th	1110	6.3%
2022	16.65	4869^th	5264	7.5%
2023	24.55	4342^nd	5374	19.2%
2024	12.32	5303^rd	5511	3.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Westmorland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.59	4803^rd	5413	11.3%
2019	13.42	5126^th	5492	6.7%
2021	13.56	1205^th	1267	4.9%
2022	13.44	5327^th	5635	5.5%
2023	15.45	5111^th	5617	9.0%
2024	13.79	5207^th	5605	7.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Westmorland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	11.25	5206^th	5431	4.1%
2019	17.96	4822^nd	5510	12.5%
2021	12.11	1219^th	1272	4.2%
2022	14.40	5266^th	5663	7.0%
2023	19.79	4741^st	5650	16.1%
2024	8.84	5543^rd	5636	1.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Westmorland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.25	4354^th	4830	9.9%
2019	17.56	4530^th	4963	8.7%
2022	17.66	4661^st	5084	8.3%
2023	27.60	3901^st	5098	23.5%
2024	12.37	4907^th	5102	3.8%

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

Rank History for Westmorland Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Westmorland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	13.74	1600^th	1769	9.6%
2005	20.71	1429^th	1777	19.6%
2006	25.30	1364^th	1804	24.4%
2007	32.28	1329^th	1999	33.5%
2008	39.25	1178^th	2005	41.2%
2009	31.46	1433^rd	2063	30.5%
2010	19.17	1873^rd	2179	14.0%
2011	18.42	1937^th	2236	13.4%
2012	19.69	1917^th	2259	15.1%
2013	30.61	1690^th	2379	29.0%
2015	17.27	2106^th	2477	15.0%
2016	16.91	2144^th	2497	14.1%
2017	26.67	1780^th	2508	29.0%
2018	35.94	1492^nd	2480	39.8%
2019	38.51	1502^nd	2715	44.7%
2021	20.40	741^st	894	17.1%
2022	21.43	2155^th	2740	21.4%
2023	25.40	2032^nd	2802	27.5%
2024	21.92	2173^rd	2777	21.8%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Westmorland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.74	359^th	1364	73.7%
2019	38.04	752^nd	1442	47.9%
2021	67.49	54^th	363	85.1%
2022	80.90	108^th	1540	93.0%
2023	81.23	102^nd	1529	93.3%
2024	49.38	451^st	1477	69.5%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Westmorland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.02	1138^th	2230	49.0%
2019	46.09	1139^th	2369	51.9%
2021	25.26	588^th	721	18.4%
2022	24.54	1917^th	2458	22.0%
2023	31.07	1718^th	2549	32.6%
2024	23.60	2035^th	2575	21.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Westmorland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.63	1382^nd	2262	38.9%
2019	35.39	1432^nd	2380	39.8%
2021	19.86	633^rd	738	14.2%
2022	20.53	2053^rd	2509	18.2%
2023	27.01	1792^nd	2547	29.6%
2024	18.43	2160^th	2546	15.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Westmorland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.03	1426^th	2273	37.3%
2019	40.30	1303^rd	2407	45.9%
2021	23.67	598^th	763	21.6%
2022	24.31	1875^th	2527	25.8%
2023	26.56	1812^th	2558	29.2%
2024	25.89	1828^th	2547	28.2%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Westmorland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.76	896^th	2072	56.8%
2019	50.63	929^th	2213	58.0%
2022	29.58	1640^th	2359	30.5%
2023	33.80	1495^th	2391	37.5%
2024	29.71	1656^th	2383	30.5%

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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 Westmorland Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	94	2	2	304	0	n/a	n/a	402
1989	103	2	4	308	0	n/a	n/a	417
1990	87	3	3	347	0	n/a	n/a	440
1991	87	5	2	395	0	n/a	n/a	489
1992	74	12	1	424	0	n/a	n/a	511
1993	75	14	1	421	0	n/a	n/a	511
1994	84	7	0	423	0	n/a	n/a	514
1995	59	12	0	422	0	n/a	n/a	493
1996	59	12	0	422	0	n/a	n/a	493
1997	60	11	0	409	0	n/a	n/a	480
1998	54	8	0	395	0	n/a	n/a	457
1999	38	9	0	393	0	n/a	n/a	440
2000	39	10	2	369	0	n/a	n/a	420
2001	34	6	1	369	0	n/a	n/a	410
2002	36	6	4	377	0	n/a	n/a	423
2003	36	6	4	377	0	n/a	n/a	423
2004	40	6	6	363	0	n/a	n/a	415
2005	28	7	6	350	0	n/a	n/a	391
2006	37	3	10	351	0	n/a	n/a	401
2007	33	3	7	350	0	n/a	n/a	393
2008	37	4	6	338	n/a	n/a	n/a	385
2009	30	4	6	323	1	0	0	364
2010	30	0	5	347	1	0	1	384
2011	24	0	2	347	1	0	0	374
2012	31	3	1	350	0	0	0	385
2013	23	2	1	338	0	0	0	364
2014	20	3	1	339	0	0	0	363
2015	28	3	1	330	0	0	1	363
2016	20	1	2	335	0	0	1	359
2017	17	0	0	363	0	0	0	380
2018	15	1	0	356	0	0	0	372
2019	11	7	0	384	0	0	0	402
2020	7	9	0	379	0	0	0	395
2021	8	7	1	353	0	0	0	369
2022	6	6	0	343	0	0	0	355
2023	5	1	0	329	0	0	0	335
2024	2	1	0	320	0	0	0	323

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 Westmorland Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	402	19.0	21.1	n/a
1989	417	19.0	21.9	n/a
1990	440	21.0	20.9	n/a
1991	489	20.9	23.3	n/a
1992	511	21.2	24.1	86.1
1993	511	14.0	36.5	77.7
1994	514	12.0	42.8	75.5
1995	493	19.0	25.9	94.9
1996	493	19.0	25.9	94.9
1997	480	23.9	20.1	95
1998	457	24.0	19.0	75.7
1999	440	24.0	18.3	95
2000	420	23.0	18.3	99.3
2001	410	35.0	11.7	99.3
2002	423	29.1	14.5	99.3
2003	423	29.1	14.5	99.3
2004	415	26.2	15.8	86.7
2005	391	27.0	14.5	85.2
2006	401	30.2	13.3	86.3
2007	393	28.3	13.9	88.8
2008	385	31.5	12.2	84.7
2009	364	28.8	11.4	89
2010	384	25.0	15.3	88.5
2011	374	n/a	n/a	91.4
2012	385	26.0	14.8	n/a
2013	364	23.0	15.8	99.2
2014	363	21.0	17.2	93.1
2015	363	19.0	19.1	94.2
2016	359	19.0	18.8	93.9
2017	380	20.0	19.0	93.4
2018	372	19.0	19.5	94.4
2019	402	21.0	19.1	94
2020	395	n/a	n/a	95.4
2021	369	20.0	18.4	95.9
2022	355	21.0	16.9	95.8
2023	335	19.0	17.6	93.7
2024	323	19.0	17.0	94.7

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 Westmorland Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	402	19.0	21.1	n/a
1989	417	19.0	21.9	n/a
1990	440	21.0	20.9	n/a
1991	489	20.9	23.3	n/a
1992	511	21.2	24.1	86.1
1993	511	14.0	36.5	77.7
1994	514	12.0	42.8	75.5
1995	493	19.0	25.9	94.9
1996	493	19.0	25.9	94.9
1997	480	23.9	20.1	95
1998	457	24.0	19.0	75.7
1999	440	24.0	18.3	95
2000	420	23.0	18.3	99.3
2001	410	35.0	11.7	99.3
2002	423	29.1	14.5	99.3
2003	423	29.1	14.5	99.3
2004	415	26.2	15.8	86.7
2005	391	27.0	14.5	85.2
2006	401	30.2	13.3	86.3
2007	393	28.3	13.9	88.8
2008	385	31.5	12.2	84.7
2009	364	28.8	11.4	89
2010	384	25.0	15.3	88.5
2011	374	n/a	n/a	91.4
2012	385	26.0	14.8	n/a
2013	364	23.0	15.8	99.2
2014	363	21.0	17.2	93.1
2015	363	19.0	19.1	94.2
2016	359	19.0	18.8	93.9
2017	380	20.0	19.0	93.4
2018	372	19.0	19.5	94.4
2019	402	21.0	19.1	94
2020	395	n/a	n/a	95.4
2021	369	20.0	18.4	95.9
2022	355	21.0	16.9	95.8
2023	335	19.0	17.6	93.7
2024	323	19.0	17.0	94.7

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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