Westwood Elementary

Summary:

Westwood Elementary is a public elementary school in Bloomington, Minnesota, serving 343 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Bloomington Public School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westwood Elementary faces several academic challenges. Its students perform below the state and district averages in both math and reading on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA-III). For example, only 34.08% of Westwood students were proficient or better in math, compared to 39.44% in the district and 45.47% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th-grade math, with just 26.15% of students proficient or better, compared to 34.84% in the district and 44.14% statewide. Westwood Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westwood Elementary's struggles are especially pronounced for certain student subgroups, such as male students, African American students, and students with special education needs. For instance, the school ranked 206 out of 310 Minnesota elementary schools for its African American students, with a 2-star rating. Westwood's performance is also lower than that of nearby schools within the Bloomington district, such as Poplar Bridge Elementary, Olson Elementary, and Hillcrest Elementary, which have higher academic achievement and statewide rankings.


Detail:

Public K-5

 3701 W 108th St
       Bloomington, MN  55431-3695


(952) 806-7200

District: Bloomington Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
670th of 881 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,686 Help


Students who attend Westwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Oak Grove Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  11.7 Help
Number of students:  343

Racial breakdown:

White:
49.9%
African American:
20.4%
Hispanic:
15.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  46.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Westwood Elementary ranks worse than 76% of elementary schools in Minnesota. It also ranks 7th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Bloomington Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.77. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Westwood Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Bloomington Public School District. Student population at Westwood Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (49.9%), African American (20.4%), Hispanic (15.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 46.6% 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 is 11.7, which is the lowest among 10 elementary schools in the Bloomington Public School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Westwood Elementary is $17,686, which is the 2nd highest among 10 elementary schools in the Bloomington Public School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Westwood Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Westwood Elementary 670th of 881 Minnesota public elementary schools. (See Westwood Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Bloomington Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bloomington Public School District 271st of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Westwood Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Westwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 66.28 227th 674 66.3%
2004 71.92 163rd 676 75.9%
2005 65.38 230th 685 66.4%
2006 66.54 243rd 756 67.9%
2007 72.82 164th 777 78.9%
2008 77.87 105th 781 86.6%
2009 70.04 119th 434 72.6%
2010 70.11 235th 803 70.7%
2011 64.95 310th 814 61.9%
2012 42.67 596th 820 27.3%
2013 58.18 401st 824 51.3%
2014 35.11 622nd 826 24.7%
2015 50.75 504th 840 40.0%
2016 50.82 501st 848 40.9%
2017 46.17 544th 853 36.2%
2018 40.19 593rd 847 30.0%
2019 34.15 647th 870 25.6%
2021 22.50 690th 869 20.6%
2022 36.84 609th 858 29.0%
2023 38.32 585th 845 30.8%
2024 27.77 670th 881 24.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Westwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.37 134th 463 71.1%
2019 46.24 303rd 515 41.2%
2021 8.49 405th 417 2.9%
2024 35.93 388th 572 32.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Westwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.88 542nd 728 25.5%
2019 30.48 573rd 740 22.6%
2021 11.80 642nd 683 6.0%
2022 21.74 551st 663 16.9%
2023 26.77 607th 774 21.6%
2024 25.50 642nd 793 19.0%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Westwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.91 593rd 774 23.4%
2019 31.00 606th 787 23.0%
2021 17.45 661st 783 15.6%
2022 21.80 638th 799 20.2%
2023 29.19 595th 787 24.4%
2024 26.92 629th 809 22.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Westwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.41 511th 779 34.4%
2019 36.02 586th 798 26.6%
2021 27.81 611th 784 22.1%
2022 50.97 451st 808 44.2%
2023 47.65 463rd 799 42.1%
2024 29.36 625th 826 24.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Westwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.36 87th 266 67.3%
2019 38.56 183rd 283 35.3%
2021 18.95 204th 227 10.1%
2022 20.55 239th 282 15.2%
2023 31.69 198th 279 29.0%
2024 33.87 206th 310 33.5%
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Rank History for White students at Westwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.94 582nd 712 18.3%
2019 23.79 632nd 722 12.5%
2021 17.63 658th 710 7.3%
2022 36.64 514th 725 29.1%
2023 32.76 539th 712 24.3%
2024 22.36 632nd 730 13.4%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota 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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Enrollment information for Westwood Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 535 10 18 7 3 n/a n/a 0 573
1989 548 9 19 6 3 n/a n/a 0 585
1990 542 11 17 5 1 n/a n/a 0 576
1991 548 5 16 8 3 n/a n/a 0 580
1992 502 11 20 4 3 n/a n/a 0 540
1993 469 11 20 4 3 n/a n/a 0 507
1994 470 16 15 3 1 n/a n/a 0 505
1995 435 14 18 3 1 n/a n/a 0 471
1996 435 14 18 3 1 n/a n/a 0 471
1997 403 15 22 3 1 n/a n/a 0 444
1998 416 19 22 2 4 n/a n/a 0 463
1999 400 21 17 1 6 n/a n/a 0 445
2000 364 23 12 4 6 n/a n/a 0 409
2001 403 26 22 14 6 n/a n/a 0 471
2002 361 38 21 19 3 n/a n/a 0 442
2003 361 38 21 19 3 n/a n/a 0 442
2004 347 45 34 19 4 n/a n/a 0 449
2005 330 43 35 19 2 n/a n/a 0 429
2006 340 53 33 39 5 n/a n/a 0 470
2007 297 44 30 41 7 n/a n/a 0 419
2008 268 50 27 49 5 n/a n/a 0 399
2009 256 59 33 47 3 n/a n/a 0 398
2010 239 60 34 48 5 n/a n/a 0 386
2011 239 48 23 41 2 0 22 0 375
2012 262 60 21 41 3 0 29 0 416
2013 270 52 22 33 1 0 37 0 415
2014 279 57 23 29 3 0 41 0 432
2015 267 57 25 41 3 0 44 0 437
2016 266 54 24 42 4 0 35 0 425
2017 237 71 27 38 4 0 28 0 405
2018 224 73 27 39 4 0 35 0 402
2019 209 58 27 34 3 0 25 0 356
2020 201 59 29 49 2 0 26 0 366
2021 178 82 22 39 1 0 29 0 351
2022 186 84 20 44 3 0 29 0 366
2023 171 70 17 52 1 0 32 0 343

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

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 573 29.3 19.5 4.4
1989 585 27.0 21.6 3.6
1990 576 28.3 20.3 5.2
1991 580 27.0 21.4 6.7
1992 540 25.0 21.6 9.8
1993 507 24.7 20.5 7.7
1994 505 21.3 23.7 9.7
1995 471 23.1 20.4 8.3
1996 471 23.1 20.4 8.3
1997 444 24.9 17.8 9.5
1998 463 n/a 0.0 6.7
1999 445 33.6 13.2 5.6
2000 409 28.9 14.2 11.2
2001 471 29.0 16.2 15.1
2002 442 30.0 14.7 14.7
2003 442 30.0 14.7 14.7
2004 449 26.5 16.9 16
2005 429 27.0 15.9 19.6
2006 470 18.2 25.8 22.6
2007 419 28.2 14.9 23.9
2008 399 26.0 15.3 26.6
2009 398 27.5 14.5 29.9
2010 386 26.6 14.5 33.2
2011 375 26.0 14.4 37.3
2012 416 26.5 15.6 41.1
2013 415 29.1 14.2 38.8
2014 432 32.6 13.2 42.1
2015 437 31.0 14.0 39.4
2016 425 32.0 13.2 39.3
2017 405 29.2 13.8 42.2
2018 402 33.3 12.0 43.5
2019 356 29.5 12.0 39.3
2020 366 29.5 12.3 39.3
2021 351 24.6 14.2 41
2022 366 25.6 14.2 42.9
2023 343 29.1 11.7 46.6

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

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 573 29.3 19.5 4.4
1989 585 27.0 21.6 3.6
1990 576 28.3 20.3 5.2
1991 580 27.0 21.4 6.7
1992 540 25.0 21.6 9.8
1993 507 24.7 20.5 7.7
1994 505 21.3 23.7 9.7
1995 471 23.1 20.4 8.3
1996 471 23.1 20.4 8.3
1997 444 24.9 17.8 9.5
1998 463 n/a 0.0 6.7
1999 445 33.6 13.2 5.6
2000 409 28.9 14.2 11.2
2001 471 29.0 16.2 15.1
2002 442 30.0 14.7 14.7
2003 442 30.0 14.7 14.7
2004 449 26.5 16.9 16
2005 429 27.0 15.9 19.6
2006 470 18.2 25.8 22.6
2007 419 28.2 14.9 23.9
2008 399 26.0 15.3 26.6
2009 398 27.5 14.5 29.9
2010 386 26.6 14.5 33.2
2011 375 26.0 14.4 37.3
2012 416 26.5 15.6 41.1
2013 415 29.1 14.2 38.8
2014 432 32.6 13.2 42.1
2015 437 31.0 14.0 39.4
2016 425 32.0 13.2 39.3
2017 405 29.2 13.8 42.2
2018 402 33.3 12.0 43.5
2019 356 29.5 12.0 39.3
2020 366 29.5 12.3 39.3
2021 351 24.6 14.2 41
2022 366 25.6 14.2 42.9
2023 343 29.1 11.7 46.6

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 Westwood Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $17,686

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Westwood Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 647th of 870 Elementary schoolsRanks 585th of 845 Elementary schools
 5.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Westwood Elementary)39.741.5
 1.8%
   3rd Grade Math (Bloomington Public School District)56.349.6
 6.7%
   3rd Grade Math (Minnesota)65.659.1
 6.5%
3rd Grade Reading (Westwood Elementary)43.137.7
 5.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Bloomington Public School District)51.645.5
 6.1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Minnesota)54.647.4
 7.2%
4th Grade Math (Westwood Elementary)55.442.9
 12.5%
   4th Grade Math (Bloomington Public School District)51.244.5
 6.6%
   4th Grade Math (Minnesota)63.957.1
 6.8%
4th Grade Reading (Westwood Elementary)48.241.3
 6.9%
   4th Grade Reading (Bloomington Public School District)48.645.2
 3.3%
   4th Grade Reading (Minnesota)55.448.4
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Westwood Elementary)4821.4
 26.6%
   5th Grade Math (Bloomington Public School District)40.533.9
 6.7%
   5th Grade Math (Minnesota)5244.4
 7.6%
5th Grade Reading (Westwood Elementary)4966.7
 17.7%
   5th Grade Reading (Bloomington Public School District)58.157.6
 0.5%
   5th Grade Reading (Minnesota)65.858.7
 7%
5th Grade Science (Westwood Elementary)5142.9
 8.2%
   5th Grade Science (Bloomington Public School District)44.443.2
 1.2%
   5th Grade Science (Minnesota)54.948.4
 6.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students356343
 3.7%
African American5870
 20.7%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian2717
 37%
Hispanic3452
 52.9%
Pacific Islander00
White209171
 18.2%
Two or More Races2532
 28%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients39.3%46.6%
 7.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Westwood Elementary

In the 2022-23 school year, 343 students attended Westwood Elementary.

Westwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.0% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Students who attend Westwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oak Grove Middle

Students at Westwood Elementary are 50% White, 20% African American, 15% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% Asian.


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