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Westwood Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

690^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Westwood Elementary is a public elementary school in Bloomington, Minnesota, serving 339 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Bloomington Public School District, which is ranked 274 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westwood Elementary's academic performance, as measured by the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA-III), is generally below the district and state averages in both math and reading. For the 2024-2025 school year, only 33.33% of Westwood students were proficient or better in MCA-III math, compared to 38.3% in the district and 45.21% statewide. In reading, 33.54% of Westwood students were proficient or better, compared to 41.75% in the district and 49.59% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th-grade math, with only 19.61% of students proficient or better, compared to 34.47% in the district and 42.94% statewide.

Westwood Elementary's performance varies across different student groups, with male students generally outperforming female students and African American and English Language Learner (ELL) students performing better than the school's overall performance. However, students with special education needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform significantly worse than the school's overall performance. Compared to nearby schools within the Bloomington Public School District, such as Poplar Bridge Elementary, Hillcrest Elementary, and Ridgeview Elementary, Westwood Elementary's performance is generally lower in both math and reading.

339

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,686

Per pupil spending ?

50.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3701 W 108th St
Bloomington, MN 55431-3695

(952) 806-7200

District: Bloomington Public Schools

Students who attend Westwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Oak Grove Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.2%

African American:

22.1%

Hispanic:

17.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (33% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg40%

Minnesota avg47%

690^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Bloomington Public Schools

274^th of 446Bloomington Public Schools among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	690 of 872	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	670 of 881	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	585 of 845	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	609 of 858	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	690 of 869	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	647 of 870	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	593 of 847	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.2	544 of 853	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.8	501 of 848	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.7	504 of 840	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.1	622 of 826	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	58.2	401 of 824	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.7	596 of 820	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	65.0	310 of 814	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.1	235 of 803	70.7%	★★★★☆
2009	70.0	119 of 434	72.6%	★★★★☆
2008	77.9	105 of 781	86.6%	★★★★☆
2007	72.8	164 of 777	78.9%	★★★★☆
2006	66.5	243 of 756	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.4	230 of 685	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	71.9	163 of 676	75.9%	★★★★☆
2003	66.3	227 of 674	66.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	183 of 298	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	206 of 310	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	198 of 279	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	239 of 282	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	204 of 227	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	183 of 283	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.4	87 of 266	67.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	143 of 303	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	698 of 799	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	629 of 809	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	595 of 787	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	638 of 799	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	661 of 783	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	606 of 787	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	593 of 774	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	650 of 764	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	642 of 793	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	607 of 774	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	551 of 663	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	642 of 683	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	573 of 740	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	542 of 728	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	551 of 812	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	625 of 826	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.7	463 of 799	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	451 of 808	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	611 of 784	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	586 of 798	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.4	511 of 779	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	348 of 562	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	388 of 572	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	8.5	405 of 417	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	303 of 515	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.4	134 of 463	71.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	621 of 714	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	632 of 730	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	539 of 712	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	514 of 725	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	658 of 710	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	632 of 722	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	582 of 712	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+32 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading34%-16 vs state

Math33%-12 vs state

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Schools Near Westwood Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Westwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 W 108th St	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-7200	339	26	12.8	50.7%	160 (47.2%)	75 (22.1%)	59 (17.4%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.4%)	23.6	690^th of 872 public elementary schools	20.9%		27.8	670^th of 881 public elementary schools	24.0%	20	38.3	40.6	19.6	33.3	32.6	29.7	39.2	33.5	$17,686
Olson Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 W 102nd St	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-8800	524	32	16.4	40.5%	243 (46.4%)	109 (20.8%)	87 (16.6%)	39 (7.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.8%)	47.7	499^th of 872 public elementary schools	42.8%		62.1	352^nd of 881 public elementary schools	60.0%	147	53.4	57.7	39.7	51.0	34.1	41.7	53.9	42.8	$13,140
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 W 104th St	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 681-6800	435	29	14.8	45.1%	182 (41.8%)	67 (15.4%)	68 (15.6%)	57 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (13.6%)	53.8	438^th of 872 public elementary schools	49.8%		63.3	334^th of 881 public elementary schools	62.1%	104	49.4	59.7	47.4	52.1	36.7	52.0	53.9	47.4	$14,288
Compass Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	10640 Lyndale Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	New Century School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 245-0865	245	14	17.5	89.0%	2 (0.8%)	240 (98.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29.9	647^th of 872 public elementary schools	25.8%		16.7	750^th of 881 public elementary schools	14.9%	103	38.2	75.0	5.0	42.7	24.2	34.5	35.0	30.5
Normandale Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9501 Toledo Ave S	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-7000	440	29	14.9	48.4%	207 (47.0%)	83 (18.9%)	92 (20.9%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.4%)	48.3	491^st of 872 public elementary schools	43.7%		48.6	507^th of 881 public elementary schools	42.5%	16	64.1	40.9	35.6	48.3	52.6	36.4	45.8	45.3	$13,924
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	9301 Thomas Rd	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5300	373	26	14.3	20.9%	264 (70.8%)	47 (12.6%)	21 (5.6%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.1%)	57.6	397^th of 872 public elementary schools	54.5%		59.2	384^th of 881 public elementary schools	56.4%	13	61.5	56.9	27.4	47.7	41.2	58.3	62.9	54.9	$14,094
Ridgeview Elementary	Public	K-5	9400 Nesbitt Rd	Bloomington	55438	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-7100	390	28	13.8	23.8%	265 (67.9%)	51 (13.1%)	23 (5.9%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (9.5%)	86.7	77^th of 872 public elementary schools	91.2%		80.8	134^th of 881 public elementary schools	84.8%	57	74.0	59.4	83.1	72.4	64.9	68.1	85.9	72.8	$13,266
Washburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8401 Xerxes Ave S	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 681-5500	298	30	9.9	66.4%	84 (28.2%)	49 (16.4%)	111 (37.2%)	21 (7.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	29 (9.7%)	26.5	678^th of 872 public elementary schools	22.2%		24.3	697^th of 881 public elementary schools	20.9%	19	43.9	31.3	10.5	30.8	40.4	37.5	31.6	37.1	$15,844
New Code Academy Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-5	8401 Xerxes Ave S	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 681-5500	85	8	10.7	67.1%	33 (38.8%)	28 (32.9%)	11 (12.9%)	5 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.4%)								(n/a)				21.7				37.5
Poplar Bridge Elementary	Public	K-5	8401 Palmer Rd	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5400	475	34	13.9	32.6%	279 (58.7%)	48 (10.1%)	74 (15.6%)	29 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.3%)	60.4	364^th of 872 public elementary schools	58.3%		57.4	417^th of 881 public elementary schools	52.7%	53	54.8	66.1	37.1	51.1	53.6	51.6	57.3	54.5	$14,294

Frequently Asked Questions about Westwood Elementary

What schools do graduates of Westwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oak Grove Middle

What is the racial makeup of Westwood Elementary?

Students at Westwood Elementary are 47% White, 22% African American, 17% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Westwood Elementary in?

Bloomington Public Schools

How many students attend Westwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 339 students attended Westwood Elementary.

Is Westwood Elementary a good school?

Westwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.9% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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