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Westlake Elementary

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Westlake Elementary ranks 2910 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2910^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of California elementary schools

Summary

Westlake Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 321 students in the Jefferson Elementary district in Daly City, a community where over half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school is currently performing at about the state average, showing a positive rebound after several years of lower rankings. However, test scores in most subjects are below district and state averages, with a particularly significant gap in 5th-grade science where only 14% of students are proficient. The school also faces a major challenge with chronic absenteeism, with nearly 23% of students missing too much school, a rate much higher than the district average. Performance varies widely among different groups of students, and the school spends less per student than some other schools in the district with similar needs.

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools highlight areas for potential learning. For instance, Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary, just over a mile away in the same district, has much higher test scores and a much lower absenteeism rate. Within the Jefferson district, schools like John F. Kennedy Elementary achieve better academic results while spending more per student. The school's recent improvement is encouraging, and focusing on upper-grade instruction, science, and improving attendance appear to be key opportunities for continued growth.

321

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,773

Per pupil spending ?

54.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 Fieldcrest Dr.
Daly City, CA 94015-1004

(650) 991-1252

District: Jefferson Elementary

Students who attend Westlake Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Benjamin Franklin Intermediate
High:	Westmoor High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.8%

Asian:

38.0%

White:

13.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 34th percentile in 2022 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 50th (2025) from a 34th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the California median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 19 pts below the California average

!Near the bottom of Jefferson Elementary's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg40%

California avg41%

2,910^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Jefferson Elementary

645^th of 1,543Jefferson Elementary among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	2910 of 5857	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.2	3668 of 5869	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	3732 of 5859	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	3872 of 5883	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	668 of 1417	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.5	3279 of 5789	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	2440 of 5662	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.2	2533 of 5692	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.1	2656 of 5614	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.0	1894 of 5611	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.0	2109 of 5530	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.5	2010 of 5390	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.6	2268 of 5377	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	42.7	3005 of 5314	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.1	3360 of 5193	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.9	3140 of 5113	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.5	2936 of 5113	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.7	2452 of 4818	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.5	2464 of 4822	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.9	2549 of 4809	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1057 of 1203	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	1055 of 1154	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	1022 of 1149	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	797 of 1071	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.3	2088 of 3162	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.0	651 of 3245	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	38.9	1883 of 3311	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.7	90 of 602	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	39.8	1801 of 3275	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.5	738 of 3246	77.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	3353 of 5597	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	3170 of 5612	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	3640 of 5609	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	3201 of 5635	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	657 of 1267	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	3159 of 5492	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.2	2177 of 5413	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	3995 of 5107	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	4713 of 5107	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	4451 of 5087	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	4485 of 5084	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	3377 of 4963	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	2297 of 4830	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	3064 of 5460	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	3036 of 5517	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	3562 of 5363	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	3750 of 5264	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	67.1	280 of 1110	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	42.7	2917 of 5173	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.3	2089 of 5084	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	2341 of 5628	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.6	3770 of 5643	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	3482 of 5638	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	4294 of 5663	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.7	510 of 1272	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.5	3064 of 5510	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	2657 of 5431	51.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	3.1	2634 of 2661	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)58th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2025)12th percentile-38 vs school

White (2023)1st percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science14%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westlake Elementary	Public	K-5	80 Fieldcrest Dr.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1252	321	15	21.4	54.5%	43 (13.4%)	6 (1.9%)	131 (40.8%)	122 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.3%)	44.6	2910^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.3%		33.2	3668^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.5%	758	14.0	14.0	52.4	55.0	38.8	48.1	46.5	53.5	17.5	37.1	94.7	96.5		94.7	96.5		$17,773	$2,581	$15,192
Garden Village Elementary	Public	K-5	208 Garden Ln.	Colma	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1233	288	12	24.0	60.1%	34 (11.8%)	5 (1.7%)	134 (46.5%)	98 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.6%)	50.8	2555^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.4%		39.4	3210^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.3%	655	32.6	32.6	42.1	40.5	53.7	45.5	40.5	39.5	43.2	41.1	93.0	96.5		96.5	93.0	96.5	$17,489	$2,126	$15,363
Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	43 Miriam St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1255	266	12	22.1	61.3%	19 (7.1%)	2 (0.8%)	163 (61.3%)	72 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.6%)	47.3	2741^st of 5857 public elementary schools	53.2%		34.9	3533^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	39.8%	792	45.5	45.5	25.0	42.2	39.4	35.6	35.9	47.9	43.8	42.9	94.7	94.7	96.5	94.7	94.7	96.5	$19,471	$2,611	$16,860
Ortega (Jose) Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Sargent St.	San Francisco	94132	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4726	410	16	25.1	54.6%	14 (3.4%)	18 (4.4%)	49 (12.0%)	275 (67.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.9%)	78	1241^st of 5857 public elementary schools	78.8%		82.8	1046^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.2%	195	52.4	52.4	54.7	54.8	53.1	54.2	62.5	67.7	65.1	65.1	91.7	95.0	96.7	95.0	93.3	96.7	$21,297	$1,864	$19,433
Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary	Public	K-5	725 Southgate Ave.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1246	299	13	23.0	35.5%	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (16.7%)	206 (68.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	33 (11.0%)	82.5	1047^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.1%		86.9	867^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.2%	180	54.1	54.1	55.4	72.3	65.6	64.0	57.1	69.6	58.3	61.1							$15,596	$1,561	$14,035
Sheridan Elementary	Public	K-5	431 Capitol Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4743	196	9	23.0	75.5%	13 (6.6%)	34 (17.3%)	88 (44.9%)	43 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (8.7%)	23.1	4587^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.7%		23.7	4494^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.4%	93	15.4	15.4	30.0	28.6	41.7	32.9	29.0	20.7	15.4	22.1							$29,549	$1,977	$27,572
Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary	Public	K-5	305 Eastmoor Ave.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1243	303	14	21.7	48.2%	32 (10.6%)	4 (1.3%)	112 (37.0%)	133 (43.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	18 (5.9%)	49.9	2597^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.7%		56.5	2209^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.4%	388	30.6	30.6	45.7	41.7	47.2	44.6	51.1	34.0	38.9	41.5	86.1	94.4	94.4	91.7	94.4		$23,178	$2,581	$20,597
John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	785 Price St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1239	304	14	21.7	52.3%	13 (4.3%)	2 (0.7%)	156 (51.3%)	111 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.3%)	61.1	2012^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.6%		56.9	2193^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	62.6%	181	34.2	34.2	27.3	66.0	57.9	50.4	39.1	64.6	47.4	50.8	92.7	94.1		95.6	94.1	97.1	$25,345	$4,563	$20,782
Susan B. Anthony Elementary	Public	K-5	575 Abbot Ave.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 997-7880	407	17	24.6	51.8%	23 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	226 (55.5%)	136 (33.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	53.5	2393^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	59.1%		56.4	2216^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.2%	177	34.7	34.7	44.1	36.1	57.8	46.5	49.3	36.1	41.7	42.6							$17,332	$2,028	$15,304
Lakeshore Alternative Elementary	Public	K-5	220 Middlefield Dr.	San Francisco	94132	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2825	416	22	19.0	65.6%	51 (12.3%)	57 (13.7%)	93 (22.4%)	136 (32.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	75 (18.0%)	41.3	3131^st of 5857 public elementary schools	46.5%		53.3	2382^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	59.4%	749	42.4	42.4	31.0	29.7	56.9	38.5	32.9	21.9	40.9	32.1	91.5	93.9	96.3	92.7	91.5	91.5	$23,360	$1,211	$22,149

Frequently Asked Questions about Westlake Elementary

What district is Westlake Elementary in?

Jefferson Elementary

What schools do graduates of Westlake Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westlake Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Benjamin Franklin Intermediate
High : Westmoor High

What is the racial makeup of Westlake Elementary?

Students at Westlake Elementary are 41% Hispanic, 38% Asian, 13% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Westlake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Westlake Elementary.

Is Westlake Elementary a good school?

Westlake Elementary ranks 2910^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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