Westwood Elementary School

Summary:

Westwood Elementary School is a public elementary school in Warren, Michigan, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. With a diverse student population, the school faces several challenges, including below-average academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a high-poverty student population.

Westwood Elementary's academic performance, as measured by M-Step test scores, is generally below the state and Warren Woods Public Schools district averages across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 30.1%, compared to the state average of 39.6%. When compared to nearby schools like Briarwood Elementary and Pinewood Elementary, Westwood generally performs below average in academic achievement.

Another concern is the sharp increase in chronic absenteeism at Westwood Elementary, from 11.7% in 2018-2019 to 35.0% in 2022-2023. This trend may be impacting the school's academic performance. Additionally, the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (75.59% in 2022-2023) suggests that Westwood Elementary serves a population with significant economic challenges, which can have a substantial impact on student learning and achievement.


Detail:

Public K-5

 11999 Martin Rd
       Warren, MI  48093-7805


(586) 439-4406

District: Warren Woods Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
807th of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,606 Help


Students who attend Westwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Warren Woods Middle School
High:    Warren Woods Tower High School

Student/teacher ratio:  20.4 Help
Number of students:  530

Racial breakdown:

White:
49.2%
African American:
23.4%
Asian:
14.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  72.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Westwood Elementary School ranks worse than 54.3% of elementary schools in Michigan. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Warren Woods Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.52. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Westwood Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Warren Woods Public Schools District. Student population at Westwood Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (49.2%), African American (23.4%), Asian (14.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 72.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Westwood Elementary School is 20.4, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Warren Woods Public Schools District! (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Westwood Elementary School is $14,606, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Warren Woods Public Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Westwood Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Westwood Elementary School 807th of 1486 Michigan public elementary schools. (See Westwood Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Warren Woods Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Warren Woods Public Schools 358th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Westwood Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Westwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 76.83 247th 1545 84.0%
2007 76.39 280th 1565 82.1%
2008 70.38 486th 1577 69.2%
2009 64.57 673rd 1589 57.6%
2010 67.34 612th 1552 60.6%
2011 64.67 633rd 1552 59.2%
2012 48.91 861st 1566 45.0%
2013 47.16 896th 1563 42.7%
2014 53.42 771st 1533 49.7%
2015 53.35 746th 1580 52.8%
2016 50.49 786th 1548 49.2%
2017 36.26 925th 1466 36.9%
2018 48.98 816th 1448 43.6%
2019 45.70 743rd 1408 47.2%
2021 34.26 758th 1153 34.3%
2022 31.35 906th 1344 32.6%
2023 46.12 752nd 1470 48.8%
2024 42.52 807th 1486 45.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Westwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 40.97 41st 81 49.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Westwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.61 121st 270 55.2%
2019 56.68 44th 117 62.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Westwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.63 36th 403 91.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Westwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.12 535th 1397 61.7%
2019 67.24 271st 1134 76.1%
2021 50.84 334th 749 55.4%
2022 49.42 521st 1099 52.6%
2023 62.94 403rd 1350 70.1%
2024 60.27 462nd 1381 66.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Westwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.61 722nd 1443 50.0%
2019 45.83 635th 1171 45.8%
2021 36.79 582nd 902 35.5%
2022 31.31 786th 1106 28.9%
2023 41.24 745th 1321 43.6%
2024 39.51 773rd 1342 42.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Westwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.63 850th 1446 41.2%
2019 46.71 628th 1196 47.5%
2021 36.17 592nd 915 35.3%
2022 23.03 883rd 1139 22.5%
2023 40.97 768th 1334 42.4%
2024 39.85 789th 1347 41.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Westwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.63 94th 101 6.9%
2022 18.27 42nd 51 17.6%
2023 13.99 76th 84 9.5%
2024 16.87 84th 97 13.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Westwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.54 73rd 475 84.6%
2019 73.67 36th 212 83.0%
2023 78.59 38th 321 88.2%
2024 62.41 88th 348 74.7%
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Rank History for White students at Westwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.97 808th 1253 35.5%
2019 49.34 570th 1128 49.5%
2021 39.36 612th 1005 39.1%
2022 29.19 803rd 1102 27.1%
2023 48.56 608th 1198 49.2%
2024 42.51 694th 1204 42.4%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan 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.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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by a parent
Monday, August 30, 2021

Open Quote Principal highly unprofessional and lacks compassion. Very unfit for the job. Teachers are great. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Westwood Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 419 1 11 3 0 n/a n/a 0 434
1989 466 1 11 1 0 n/a n/a 0 479
1990 505 2 12 3 0 n/a n/a 0 522
1991 499 5 8 1 1 n/a n/a 0 514
1992 512 2 7 0 1 n/a n/a 0 522
1993 520 1 7 0 2 n/a n/a 0 530
1994 551 5 6 1 9 n/a n/a 0 572
1995 528 3 16 1 2 n/a n/a 0 550
1996 528 3 16 1 2 n/a n/a 0 550
1997 503 3 22 0 0 n/a n/a 0 528
1998 483 4 19 0 0 n/a n/a 0 506
1999 480 7 21 1 0 n/a n/a 0 509
2000 479 10 24 1 1 n/a n/a 0 515
2001 484 16 33 1 1 n/a n/a 0 535
2002 510 10 15 1 1 n/a n/a 3 540
2003 510 10 15 1 1 n/a n/a 3 540
2004 472 25 29 1 1 n/a n/a 0 528
2005 427 33 37 2 0 n/a n/a 0 499
2006 419 36 33 3 0 n/a n/a 0 491
2007 406 44 36 5 0 n/a n/a 14 505
2008 383 41 31 6 n/a n/a n/a 14 475
2009 380 51 35 12 0 n/a n/a 4 482
2010 369 60 39 13 0 n/a n/a 0 481
2011 350 55 35 12 0 4 19 0 475
2012 349 57 45 22 1 1 19 0 494
2013 326 77 41 18 0 1 27 0 490
2014 328 82 49 14 0 1 25 0 499
2015 320 81 59 13 2 0 17 0 492
2016 352 106 65 13 3 0 17 0 556
2017 333 109 69 15 1 0 25 0 552
2018 329 109 69 17 0 0 27 0 551
2019 303 113 75 21 0 0 35 0 547
2020 291 116 81 18 0 0 39 0 545
2021 294 117 81 18 0 0 42 0 552
2022 259 87 62 15 0 0 42 0 465
2023 261 99 74 20 0 0 54 0 508
2024 261 124 77 17 0 0 51 0 530

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 Westwood Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 434 n/a n/a n/a
1989 479 n/a n/a 4.4
1990 522 28.0 18.6 2.9
1991 514 n/a n/a n/a
1992 522 n/a n/a n/a
1993 530 n/a 0.0 0
1994 572 20.0 28.6 6.1
1995 550 23.0 23.9 7.1
1996 550 23.0 23.9 7.1
1997 528 24.0 22.0 7.4
1998 506 23.0 22.0 7.1
1999 509 22.0 23.1 8.8
2000 515 21.0 24.5 12.2
2001 535 20.0 26.8 12.1
2002 540 26.5 20.4 13
2003 540 26.5 20.4 13
2004 528 26.4 20.0 16.3
2005 499 25.4 19.6 18.6
2006 491 24.6 20.0 23
2007 505 23.1 21.9 26.9
2008 475 27.8 17.1 33.4
2009 482 26.9 17.9 37.2
2010 481 27.6 17.4 48.6
2011 475 25.9 18.3 53.5
2012 494 29.0 17.0 56.3
2013 490 25.0 19.5 53.3
2014 499 25.7 19.3 52.3
2015 492 24.0 20.5 55.1
2016 556 26.0 21.3 58.6
2017 552 27.0 20.4 55.6
2018 551 29.7 18.4 60.3
2019 547 29.0 18.8 61.8
2020 545 27.9 19.5 63.9
2021 552 27.3 20.1 53.6
2022 465 25.8 18.0 58.1
2023 508 24.9 20.3 75.6
2024 530 25.9 20.4 72.1

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 Westwood Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 434 n/a n/a n/a
1989 479 n/a n/a 4.4
1990 522 28.0 18.6 2.9
1991 514 n/a n/a n/a
1992 522 n/a n/a n/a
1993 530 n/a 0.0 0
1994 572 20.0 28.6 6.1
1995 550 23.0 23.9 7.1
1996 550 23.0 23.9 7.1
1997 528 24.0 22.0 7.4
1998 506 23.0 22.0 7.1
1999 509 22.0 23.1 8.8
2000 515 21.0 24.5 12.2
2001 535 20.0 26.8 12.1
2002 540 26.5 20.4 13
2003 540 26.5 20.4 13
2004 528 26.4 20.0 16.3
2005 499 25.4 19.6 18.6
2006 491 24.6 20.0 23
2007 505 23.1 21.9 26.9
2008 475 27.8 17.1 33.4
2009 482 26.9 17.9 37.2
2010 481 27.6 17.4 48.6
2011 475 25.9 18.3 53.5
2012 494 29.0 17.0 56.3
2013 490 25.0 19.5 53.3
2014 499 25.7 19.3 52.3
2015 492 24.0 20.5 55.1
2016 556 26.0 21.3 58.6
2017 552 27.0 20.4 55.6
2018 551 29.7 18.4 60.3
2019 547 29.0 18.8 61.8
2020 545 27.9 19.5 63.9
2021 552 27.3 20.1 53.6
2022 465 25.8 18.0 58.1
2023 508 24.9 20.3 75.6
2024 530 25.9 20.4 72.1

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Westwood Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $960 (8.9%) $9,856 (91.1%) $10,817
2020 $806 (7.4%) $10,157 (92.6%) $10,964
2021 $2,064 (16.2%) $10,671 (83.8%) $12,735
2022 $1,927 (13.7%) $12,093 (86.3%) $14,020
2023 $1,847 (12.6%) $12,758 (87.3%) $14,606

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Westwood Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 743rd of 1408 Elementary schoolsRanks 752nd of 1470 Elementary schools
 1.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Westwood Elementary School)50.544.2
 6.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Warren Woods Public Schools)41.836.7
 5.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.140.9
 4.2%
3rd Grade Math (Westwood Elementary School)50.557.1
 6.6%
   3rd Grade Math (Warren Woods Public Schools)3949.2
 10.2%
   3rd Grade Math (Michigan)46.742.9
 3.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Westwood Elementary School)49.543.4
 6.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Warren Woods Public Schools)46.237.9
 8.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.844.3
 1.5%
4th Grade Math (Westwood Elementary School)35.543.4
 7.9%
   4th Grade Math (Warren Woods Public Schools)31.737.4
 5.7%
   4th Grade Math (Michigan)41.838.6
 3.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Westwood Elementary School)44.435.6
 8.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Warren Woods Public Schools)40.934.9
 6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)46.243.9
 2.3%
5th Grade Math (Westwood Elementary School)38.925.6
 13.3%
   5th Grade Math (Warren Woods Public Schools)30.527.6
 2.9%
   5th Grade Math (Michigan)34.831.5
 3.3%
5th Grade Social Studies (Westwood Elementary School)8.912.2
 3.3%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Warren Woods Public Schools)6.410
 3.6%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)17.418.6
 1.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students547508
 7.1%
African American11399
 12.4%
American Indian00
Asian7574
 1.3%
Hispanic2120
 4.8%
Pacific Islander00
White303261
 13.9%
Two or More Races3554
 54.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients61.8%75.6%
 13.8%


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Westwood Elementary School ranks 807th of 1486 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 530 students attended Westwood Elementary School.

Students who attend Westwood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Warren Woods Middle School
High : Warren Woods Tower High School

Students at Westwood Elementary School are 49% White, 23% African American, 15% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.


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