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Westwood Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

12^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 495 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Westwood Elementary School is a public elementary school in Greenwood, Arkansas, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 815 students. It is part of the Greenwood School District, which is ranked 3 out of 250 districts in Arkansas and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westwood Elementary School consistently outperforms the Greenwood School District and the state of Arkansas in academic proficiency across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Westwood had 63.5% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 52.3% for the district and 34.7% for the state. Westwood has been ranked among the top elementary schools in Arkansas, reaching as high as 12th out of 495 schools in the 2024-2025 school year, placing it in the top 2.5% of elementary schools in the state.

Westwood Elementary School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 17.7 to 18.5 students per teacher over the past few years, lower than the nearby East Pointe Elementary School and the state average. Additionally, Westwood has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (35.95% in 2023-2024) compared to the Greenwood School District (35.86% for East Pointe Elementary) and the nearby Fort Smith School District schools (ranging from 51.09% to 82.27%).

839

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,962

Per pupil spending ?

36.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Westwood Ave
Greenwood, AR 72936

(479) 996-7748

District: Greenwood School District

Students who attend Westwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	East Hills Middle School
	Greenwood Junior High School
High:	Greenwood High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.6%

Two or more races:

10.6%

Hispanic:

9.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arkansas average (65% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Arkansas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg55%

Arkansas avg36%

12^th of 495

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Greenwood School District

3^rd of 250Greenwood School District among Arkansas 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	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	12 of 495	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	37 of 497	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	42 of 492	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.4	54 of 487	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	86.5	43 of 496	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	64 of 488	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	47 of 480	90.2%	★★★★★
2017	82.4	54 of 485	88.9%	★★★★☆
2016	78.4	72 of 494	85.4%	★★★★☆
2015	70.4	109 of 466	76.6%	★★★★☆
2014	76.5	82 of 471	82.6%	★★★★☆
2013	77.5	69 of 476	85.5%	★★★★☆
2012	76.8	72 of 468	84.6%	★★★★☆
2011	73.4	112 of 471	76.2%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics68%+30 vs state

Science68%+30 vs state

English Language Arts64%+29 vs state

Reading62%+26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2025)					ATLAS Reading (2025)					ATLAS Mathematics (2025)					ATLAS Science (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	ATLAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Westwood Ave	Greenwood	72936	Sebastian County	Greenwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 996-7748	839	45	18.6	36.9%	643 (76.6%)	9 (1.1%)	81 (9.7%)	10 (1.2%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (10.6%)	95.7	12^th of 495 public elementary schools	97.6%		89.6	37^th of 497 public elementary schools	92.6%	25	61.5	65.8			63.5	56.5	67.2			61.6	67.8	69.2			68.4	63.9	71.9			67.8	$11,962	$1,257	$10,705
East Pointe Elementary School	Public	K-4	700 Mount Harmony Rd	Greenwood	72936	Sebastian County	Greenwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 996-4249	693	38	18.1	32.2%	546 (78.8%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (10.2%)	6 (0.9%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.8%)	88.2	48^th of 495 public elementary schools	90.3%		87	43^rd of 497 public elementary schools	91.3%	5	53.0	55.4			54.3	49.3	52.7			51.1	67.2	59.4			63.1	53.7	68.3			61.4	$10,392	$991	$9,401
Hackett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	102 North Oak Street	Hackett	72937	Sebastian County	Hackett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 638-8606	474	33	14.1	100.0%	411 (86.7%)	6 (1.3%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.2%)	35.9	338^th of 495 public elementary schools	31.7%		29.9	379^th of 497 public elementary schools	23.7%	41	37.8	24.4	16.9	25.0	26.4	39.2	30.6	18.3	23.3	27.9	39.2	20.4	38.1	28.3	32.7	39.2	26.5	26.7	21.7	29.1	$11,695	$2,221	$9,474
Barling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 D St	Barling	72923	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 452-0211	316	18	17.7	78.2%	167 (52.8%)	1 (0.3%)	89 (28.2%)	13 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	42 (13.3%)	62	179^th of 495 public elementary schools	63.8%		47.8	269^th of 497 public elementary schools	45.9%	90	44.0	39.2	38.4		40.8	42.0	39.1	41.0		40.8	60.0	50.0	33.3		48.8	42.0	28.3	35.9		35.6	$11,916	$1,137	$10,779
Elmer H. Cook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3517 Brooken Hill Dr	Fort Smith	72908	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 646-8880	459	24	19.3	57.1%	242 (52.7%)	36 (7.8%)	66 (14.4%)	18 (3.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (20.5%)	76.5	101^st of 495 public elementary schools	79.6%		82.1	65^th of 497 public elementary schools	86.9%	36	50.0	58.5	46.5		51.9	47.2	53.3	42.3		47.7	48.6	57.2	38.0		48.2	45.8	55.9	33.8		45.5	$11,805	$1,594	$10,211
Beard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Cavanaugh Rd	Fort Smith	72908	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 646-0834	297	19	15.3	78.1%	136 (45.8%)	32 (10.8%)	54 (18.2%)	19 (6.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (17.8%)	32.4	359^th of 495 public elementary schools	27.5%		45.4	282^nd of 497 public elementary schools	43.3%	77	25.5	22.7	30.6		26.2	25.6	24.5	26.5		25.5	31.9	35.8	32.6		33.6	25.6	26.4	32.6		28.2	$14,170	$2,080	$12,089
John P. Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 Massard Rd	Fort Smith	72903	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 452-5808	514	27	19.3	50.0%	277 (53.9%)	29 (5.6%)	75 (14.6%)	56 (10.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (14.6%)	89.4	42^nd of 495 public elementary schools	91.5%		92.5	25^th of 497 public elementary schools	95.0%	17	51.0	62.7	69.9		60.7	52.1	60.2	72.3		61.0	47.9	59.0	71.1		58.8	52.1	54.2	61.4		55.7	$10,959	$1,247	$9,711
Cavanaugh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 School St	Fort Smith	72908	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 646-1131	303	18	16.6	71.9%	139 (45.9%)	38 (12.5%)	59 (19.5%)	16 (5.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (16.2%)	80.9	79^th of 495 public elementary schools	84.0%		67.8	151^st of 497 public elementary schools	69.6%	72	45.4	54.0	41.3		47.1	41.0	54.0	47.8		47.8	52.3	58.0	69.6		60.0	54.5	48.0	50.0		50.7	$14,156	$1,588	$12,568
Raymond F. Orr Elementary School	Public	K-5	3609 Phoenix Ave	Fort Smith	72903	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 646-3711	235	14	17.0	70.6%	124 (52.8%)	18 (7.7%)	32 (13.6%)	12 (5.1%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (19.6%)	57.5	215^th of 495 public elementary schools	56.6%		59.7	208^th of 497 public elementary schools	58.1%	7	27.7	58.6	34.9		39.7	27.6	53.7	39.6		39.7	34.0	61.0	32.6		42.0	29.8	51.2	34.9		38.2	$16,992	$4,555	$12,437
Carnall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2524 South Tulsa St	Fort Smith	72901	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 646-3612	172	9	18.8	91.3%	79 (45.9%)	22 (12.8%)	40 (23.3%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (16.3%)	23.3	400^th of 495 public elementary schools	19.2%		15.7	439^th of 497 public elementary schools	11.7%	39	20.9	37.0	16.7		25.3	25.0	37.0	20.9		28.0	16.7	22.2	16.7		18.7	25.0	22.2	12.5		20.0	$17,679	$2,202	$15,477

Frequently Asked Questions about Westwood Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Westwood Elementary School?

Students at Westwood Elementary School are 77% White, 11% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Westwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 839 students attended Westwood Elementary School.

Is Westwood Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Westwood Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 12^th of 495 Arkansas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Westwood Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : East Hills Middle School
Middle : Greenwood Junior High School
High : Greenwood High School

What district is Westwood Elementary School in?

Greenwood School District

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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