Westhills Elementary School
710 Glenn Rd
Bessemer AL, 35022, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-432-3500
Ranking: 
(397 out of 1,064, top 37%)*
(397 out of 1,064, top 37%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Bessemer City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 24 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 359 | 398 | 369 | 405 | 418 | 414 | 422 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 75 | 20.9% | 59 | 14.8% | 42 | 11.4% | 62 | 15.3% | 61 | 14.6% | 68 | 16.4% | 56 | 13.3% |
| Grade 1: | 61 | 17.0% | 50 | 12.6% | 53 | 14.4% | 57 | 14.1% | 56 | 13.4% | 55 | 13.3% | 64 | 15.2% |
| Grade 2: | 54 | 15.0% | 55 | 13.8% | 58 | 15.7% | 56 | 13.8% | 59 | 14.1% | 66 | 15.9% | 60 | 14.2% |
| Grade 3: | 57 | 15.9% | 67 | 16.8% | 52 | 14.1% | 64 | 15.8% | 74 | 17.7% | 61 | 14.7% | 55 | 13.0% |
| Grade 4: | 65 | 18.1% | 51 | 12.8% | 62 | 16.8% | 61 | 15.1% | 57 | 13.6% | 50 | 12.1% | 75 | 17.8% |
| Grade 5: | 47 | 13.1% | 61 | 15.3% | 59 | 16.0% | 54 | 13.3% | 49 | 11.7% | 63 | 15.2% | 57 | 13.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 180 | 50.1% | 217 | 54.5% | 200 | 54.2% | 228 | 56.3% | 223 | 53.3% | 223 | 53.9% | 223 | 52.8% |
| Female: | 179 | 49.9% | 181 | 45.5% | 169 | 45.8% | 177 | 43.7% | 184 | 44.0% | 183 | 44.2% | 195 | 46.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 2.2% | 8 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.4% | 11 | 2.6% |
| Black: | 343 | 95.5% | 382 | 96.0% | 359 | 97.3% | 393 | 97.0% | 398 | 95.2% | 398 | 96.1% | 402 | 95.3% |
| White: | 8 | 2.2% | 8 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.6% | 9 | 2.2% | 10 | 2.4% | 7 | 1.7% | 9 | 2.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 271 | 75.5% | 316 | 79.4% | 288 | 78.0% | 307 | 75.8% | 297 | 71.1% | 290 | 70.0% | 257 | 60.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 3.6% | 27 | 6.8% | 12 | 3.3% | 25 | 6.2% | 38 | 9.1% | 42 | 10.1% | 25 | 5.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.28 | 14.47 | 13.74 | 13.39 | 16.08 | 15.20 | 16.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 27.6% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 33.7% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 33.2% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.12% | 35.52% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.76% | 33.24% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 46% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 52.6% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 57.2% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.44% | 66.98% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.96% | 70.99% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 32.3% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 36.4% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 43.7% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.42% | 40.19% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.15% | 48.29% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 34.6% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 38.2% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 35.8% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.12% | 33.02% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.23% | 40.06% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 57.7% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 60.1% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 73.85% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.83% | 72.37% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.22% | 70.16% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.54% | 68.61% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.66% | 68.08% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.72% | 77.43% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 63% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 70.1% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.33% | 79.05% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.42% | 83.11% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.52% | 79.3% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.31% | 76.6% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 72.75% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.23% | 86.28% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 50.7% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 56.9% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 67% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.27% | 67.64% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.78% | 83.93% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.96% | 76.54% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.58% | 82.14% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.72% | 80.21% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.64% | 77.3% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 56.5% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 66.2% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 75.4% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.36% | 79.24% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.68% | 82.61% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.13% | 81.06% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 82.41% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 80.49% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.91% | 80.47% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 67% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 65.7% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.73% | 74.67% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 71.17% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.67% | 76.11% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.56% | 77.59% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 87.43% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88.19% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 64.2% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 62.2% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.82% | 71.52% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.14% | 74.01% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.27% | 74.02% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.33% | 76.19% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 83.01% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 77.57% | 88.88% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 61.9% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 75.7% | 74.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.44% | 73.13% | 73.46% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.46% | 70.06% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.59% | 73.23% | 74.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.97% | 80.58% | 76.94% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.75% | 71.35% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 74.93% | 77.16% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 68.9% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 78.9% | 83% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.96% | 81.52% | 84.87% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.46% | 84.71% | 86.61% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.49% | 86.46% | 86.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.36% | 85.67% | 86.13% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 78.05% | 88.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 86.9% | 88.35% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.03% | 56.69% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.28% | 54.29% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.82% | 75.08% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.29% | 71.04% | 80.09% |
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* Westhills Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.