Western Heights Elementary School

Summary:

Western Heights Elementary School is a public elementary school in Westlake, Louisiana, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 341 students. The school is part of the Calcasieu Parish school district, which is ranked 34 out of 122 districts in Louisiana and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Western Heights Elementary consistently performs above the Calcasieu Parish and Louisiana state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, 71% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 68% for Calcasieu Parish and 59% for Louisiana. In the same year, 74% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 74% for Calcasieu Parish and 69% for Louisiana. The school's diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 72.43% White, 11.73% African American, and 8.5% Hispanic, is notable compared to many nearby schools.

While Western Heights Elementary outperforms many nearby schools, such as Pearl Watson Elementary and Combre-Fondel Elementary, it lags behind high-performing schools like Prien Lake Elementary and T.S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School. The school's performance across various student subgroups, including its male students, African American students, and Hispanic students, is particularly noteworthy, with these subgroups ranking in the top half or top third of Louisiana elementary schools in recent years.


Detail:

Public 3-5

 1100 Elizabeth Street
       Westlake, LA  70669


(337) 217-4930

District: Calcasieu Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
221st of 675 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,489 Help


Students who attend Western Heights Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    S. P. Arnett Middle School
High:    Westlake High School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.5 Help
Number of students:  341

Racial breakdown:

White:
72.4%
African American:
11.7%
Hispanic:
8.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  56.3% Help


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Compare Details Western Heights Elementary School ranks better than 67.3% of elementary schools in Louisiana. It also ranks 15th among 30 ranked elementary schools in the Calcasieu Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.02. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (72.4%), African American (11.7%), Hispanic (8.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 56.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Western Heights Elementary School is 19.5, which is the highest among 33 elementary schools in the Calcasieu Parish School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Western Heights Elementary School is $14,489. 20 elementary schools in the Calcasieu Parish School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Western Heights Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Western Heights Elementary School 221st of 675 Louisiana public elementary schools. (See Western Heights Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Calcasieu Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks Calcasieu Parish 34th of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Western Heights Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Western Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 80.05 130th 725 82.1%
2008 72.94 196th 743 73.6%
2009 73.33 200th 738 72.9%
2010 78.13 163rd 736 77.9%
2011 75.59 187th 766 75.6%
2012 85.31 78th 764 89.8%
2013 76.30 159th 772 79.4%
2014 76.65 154th 777 80.2%
2015 63.08 306th 792 61.4%
2016 79.65 132nd 742 82.2%
2017 77.69 151st 739 79.6%
2018 60.13 249th 728 65.8%
2019 78.83 155th 731 78.8%
2021 69.79 221st 729 69.7%
2022 66.12 256th 727 64.8%
2023 67.98 243rd 730 66.7%
2024 70.02 221st 675 67.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Western Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.19 3rd 44 93.2%
2022 65.21 14th 48 70.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Western Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 91.86 13th 333 96.1%
2021 73.03 59th 306 80.7%
2022 65.19 91st 307 70.4%
2023 65.14 92nd 296 68.9%
2024 75.37 38th 208 81.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Western Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.61 225th 682 67.0%
2019 81.72 91st 697 86.9%
2021 65.11 249th 719 65.4%
2022 58.02 300th 724 58.6%
2023 61.81 269th 723 62.8%
2024 65.44 237th 674 64.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Western Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 79.85 124th 684 81.9%
2021 69.56 207th 705 70.6%
2022 62.01 270th 701 61.5%
2023 61.56 286th 705 59.4%
2024 68.17 220th 635 65.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Western Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.16 47th 281 83.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Western Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 75.27 177th 696 74.6%
2021 63.60 259th 704 63.2%
2022 69.51 217th 712 69.5%
2023 72.05 188th 713 73.6%
2024 69.57 199th 651 69.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Western Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.06 97th 547 82.3%
2019 77.40 101st 559 81.9%
2021 59.55 191st 564 66.1%
2022 60.29 183rd 562 67.4%
2023 47.29 297th 570 47.9%
2024 61.93 170th 509 66.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Western Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 86.53 19th 202 90.6%
2022 38.05 152nd 220 30.9%
2023 52.99 114th 233 51.1%
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Rank History for White students at Western Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.77 300th 516 41.9%
2019 71.06 132nd 517 74.5%
2021 51.70 279th 522 46.6%
2022 51.83 272nd 517 47.4%
2023 54.57 255th 518 50.8%
2024 47.41 263rd 434 39.4%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept 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.

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Data source: Louisiana Dept of Education

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Enrollment information for Western Heights Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 558 558
1990 405 160 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 565
1991 384 138 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 522
1992 393 218 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 612
1993 368 187 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 555
1994 315 183 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 498
1995 271 159 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 430
1996 271 159 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 430
1997 238 146 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 385
1998 242 145 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 390
1999 247 151 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 402
2000 243 93 0 4 1 n/a n/a 0 341
2001 248 102 0 6 1 n/a n/a 0 357
2002 261 90 0 6 1 n/a n/a 0 358
2003 261 90 0 6 1 n/a n/a 0 358
2004 258 91 0 3 1 n/a n/a 0 353
2005 248 87 0 4 1 n/a n/a 0 340
2006 241 66 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 311
2007 234 76 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 314
2008 255 74 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 335
2009 238 89 2 6 0 n/a n/a 0 335
2010 249 82 1 7 1 n/a n/a 0 340
2011 255 91 1 7 1 0 2 0 357
2012 267 81 1 11 1 0 6 0 367
2013 262 94 1 11 0 0 7 0 375
2014 241 89 1 11 0 0 7 0 349
2015 235 75 1 14 1 0 9 0 335
2016 309 82 1 18 3 0 22 0 435
2017 291 75 2 16 0 0 21 0 405
2018 282 65 2 21 0 1 22 0 393
2019 256 50 3 20 4 0 10 0 343
2020 265 47 3 19 0 0 6 0 340
2021 250 38 2 28 1 0 10 0 329
2022 245 31 2 24 1 0 19 0 322
2023 247 40 1 29 1 0 23 0 341

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 Western Heights Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 558 23.1 24.1 40
1990 565 34.0 16.6 41.6
1991 522 35.0 14.9 40
1992 612 37.0 16.5 44.9
1993 555 37.0 15.0 45.2
1994 498 38.0 13.1 48.4
1995 430 33.0 13.0 50
1996 430 33.0 13.0 50
1997 385 33.0 11.7 51.7
1998 390 32.0 12.2 55.4
1999 402 28.0 14.4 65.9
2000 341 25.0 13.6 50.4
2001 357 26.0 13.7 60.8
2002 358 25.0 14.3 59.8
2003 358 25.0 14.3 59.8
2004 353 23.5 15.0 63.7
2005 340 23.4 14.5 65
2006 311 24.9 12.5 64.3
2007 314 23.9 13.1 66.2
2008 335 26.9 12.5 66.9
2009 335 27.4 12.2 68.1
2010 340 24.6 13.7 68.5
2011 357 23.9 14.8 72.3
2012 367 23.4 15.6 68.4
2013 375 26.8 13.9 69.9
2014 349 25.0 13.9 70.2
2015 335 23.0 14.5 55.5
2016 435 32.0 13.5 39.5
2017 405 22.0 18.3 41
2018 393 22.4 17.5 28.8
2019 343 17.5 19.6 41.1
2020 340 18.0 18.8 44.7
2021 329 17.9 18.3 94.5
2022 322 18.0 17.8 27
2023 341 17.4 19.5 56.3

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 Western Heights Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 558 23.1 24.1 40
1990 565 34.0 16.6 41.6
1991 522 35.0 14.9 40
1992 612 37.0 16.5 44.9
1993 555 37.0 15.0 45.2
1994 498 38.0 13.1 48.4
1995 430 33.0 13.0 50
1996 430 33.0 13.0 50
1997 385 33.0 11.7 51.7
1998 390 32.0 12.2 55.4
1999 402 28.0 14.4 65.9
2000 341 25.0 13.6 50.4
2001 357 26.0 13.7 60.8
2002 358 25.0 14.3 59.8
2003 358 25.0 14.3 59.8
2004 353 23.5 15.0 63.7
2005 340 23.4 14.5 65
2006 311 24.9 12.5 64.3
2007 314 23.9 13.1 66.2
2008 335 26.9 12.5 66.9
2009 335 27.4 12.2 68.1
2010 340 24.6 13.7 68.5
2011 357 23.9 14.8 72.3
2012 367 23.4 15.6 68.4
2013 375 26.8 13.9 69.9
2014 349 25.0 13.9 70.2
2015 335 23.0 14.5 55.5
2016 435 32.0 13.5 39.5
2017 405 22.0 18.3 41
2018 393 22.4 17.5 28.8
2019 343 17.5 19.6 41.1
2020 340 18.0 18.8 44.7
2021 329 17.9 18.3 94.5
2022 322 18.0 17.8 27
2023 341 17.4 19.5 56.3

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Western Heights Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $10,702
2018 $11,504
2019 $11,880
2020 $12,769
2021 $13,407
2022 $14,489

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Western Heights Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 155th of 731 Elementary schoolsRanks 243rd of 730 Elementary schools
 12.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Western Heights Elementary School)9075
 15%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Calcasieu Parish)7575
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7062
 8%
3rd Grade Social Studies (Western Heights Elementary School)5446
 8%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Calcasieu Parish)4848
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)4744
 3%
4th Grade Social Studies (Western Heights Elementary School)6362
 1%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Calcasieu Parish)5559
 4%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5153
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Western Heights Elementary School)8269
 13%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Calcasieu Parish)6972
 3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6361
 2%
5th Grade Social Studies (Western Heights Elementary School)7046
 24%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Calcasieu Parish)5854
 4%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5448
 6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students343341
 0.6%
African American5040
 20%
American Indian41
 75%
Asian31
 66.7%
Hispanic2029
 45%
Pacific Islander00
White256247
 3.5%
Two or More Races1023
 130%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients41.1%56.3%
 15.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Western Heights Elementary School

In the 2022-23 school year, 341 students attended Western Heights Elementary School.

Students at Western Heights Elementary School are 72% White, 12% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

Western Heights Elementary School ranks 221st of 675 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Western Heights Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : S. P. Arnett Middle School
High : Westlake High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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