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Westwood Elementary Primary School
506 West Edgewood Friendswood TX, 77546, Galveston County Phone: 281-482-3341 Ranking:  (551 out of 6,018, top 9%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3 School District: Friendswood Independent 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: | 39 | 36 | 41 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 46 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 629 | 610 | 656 | 702 | 713 | 741 | 736 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 36 | 5.7% | 42 | 6.9% | 48 | 7.3% | 63 | 9.0% | 50 | 7.0% | 62 | 8.4% | 20 | 2.7% |
| Kindergarten: | 144 | 22.9% | 140 | 23.0% | 124 | 18.9% | 132 | 18.8% | 137 | 19.2% | 162 | 21.9% | 144 | 19.6% |
| Grade 1: | 153 | 24.3% | 130 | 21.3% | 142 | 21.6% | 147 | 20.9% | 177 | 24.8% | 162 | 21.9% | 177 | 24.0% |
| Grade 2: | 144 | 22.9% | 146 | 23.9% | 149 | 22.7% | 185 | 26.4% | 172 | 24.1% | 178 | 24.0% | 173 | 23.5% |
| Grade 3: | 152 | 24.2% | 152 | 24.9% | 193 | 29.4% | 175 | 24.9% | 177 | 24.8% | 177 | 23.9% | 222 | 30.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 329 | 52.3% | 311 | 51.0% | 334 | 50.9% | 360 | 51.3% | 352 | 49.4% | 369 | 49.8% | 373 | 50.7% |
| Female: | 300 | 47.7% | 299 | 49.0% | 322 | 49.1% | 342 | 48.7% | 353 | 49.5% | 364 | 49.1% | 359 | 48.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 32 | 5.1% | 26 | 4.3% | 22 | 3.4% | 26 | 3.7% | 34 | 4.8% | 42 | 5.7% | 37 | 5.0% |
| Hispanic: | 141 | 22.4% | 129 | 21.1% | 139 | 21.2% | 129 | 18.4% | 96 | 13.5% | 105 | 14.2% | 84 | 11.4% |
| Black: | 10 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.6% | 14 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.3% | 14 | 1.9% | 14 | 1.9% |
| White: | 432 | 68.7% | 431 | 70.7% | 465 | 70.9% | 523 | 74.5% | 570 | 79.9% | 578 | 78.0% | 599 | 81.4% |
| 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: | 12 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.0% | 11 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 89 | 14.1% | 99 | 16.2% | 96 | 14.6% | 107 | 15.2% | 86 | 12.1% | 78 | 10.5% | 31 | 4.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 3.0% | 10 | 1.6% | 19 | 2.9% | 15 | 2.1% | 24 | 3.4% | 25 | 3.4% | 18 | 2.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.24 | 16.99 | 15.92 | 15.89 | 15.72 | 16.10 | 16.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAAR | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 81% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 83% | 69% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 96% | 79% |
| TAKS | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 96% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 97% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 98% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 100% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 79.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 18.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 12.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 87.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,155.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,227.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,430.0 |
* Westwood Elementary Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.