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Westlake Elementary

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Westlake Elementary ranks 3485 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3485^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of California elementary schools

Summary

Westlake Elementary is a 321-student K–5 school in Daly City, in the Jefferson Elementary district. Its results are mixed: English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA) is a relative bright spot, especially in grade 3, while science is the clearest academic concern. In 2025–2026, 19% of students were proficient in science, compared with 36% statewide and 29% in the district; Westlake ranked second-lowest among itself and 10 nearby schools.

Westlake’s strongest showing is grade 3 ELA: 53% were proficient, above the state’s 44% and the district’s 45%; only one nearby school had a higher grade-3 result. But that strength does not carry through the later grades: grade 4 ELA proficiency was 33%, and grade 5 was 33%, both below state results. All-grade ELA proficiency was 39%, 10 percentage points below the state and 8 below the district, though Westlake sat near the middle of nearby schools. Math proficiency was 35%, and, like ELA and science, remained below the state. Westlake’s science result was also well below the nearby-school average of 29% and was the second-lowest in the group.

Results have improved over the four years from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, but recent changes are uneven: ELA rose 6 percentage points overall and math 5, while both fell in the latest year—by 9 points in ELA and 2 in math. Science increased 1 point over the four-year span and 5 points in the latest year. SchoolDigger gives Westlake a 40th-percentile ranking and 2 stars for 2025–2026, placing it in the middle of nearby schools; the district ranks at the 58th percentile with 3 stars. The student-teacher ratio was 21.4 in 2024–2025, second-lowest among the 11 schools. That year, 55% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for English Language Learner Students fell from the 80th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 34th in 2023–2024, while its 2024–2025 ranking for Asian Students was at the 12th percentile compared with the school’s overall 50th percentile that year.

321

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,152

Per pupil spending ?

54.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

89%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

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: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg41%

California avg42%

3,485^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Jefferson Elementary

708^th of 1,530Jefferson 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
2026	36.2	3485 of 5817	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	34.6	3527 of 5581	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	22.3	4262 of 5094	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	33.7	3678 of 5423	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	39.7	3158 of 5603	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)44th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile-3 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)12th percentile-38 vs school

White (2023)1st percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics35%-4 vs state

Science19%-17 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	36.2	3485^th of 5817 public elementary schools	40.1%		44.6	2910^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.3%	575	19.1	19.1	52.8	32.6	33.3	38.8	47.4	31.9	26.2	34.7	89%	0%	$21,152	$1,875	$19,277
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%)	34.1	3652^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	37.2%		50.8	2555^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.4%	1097	23.7	23.7	23.1	35.0	39.5	32.5	39.0	39.5	31.6	36.9	96%	0%	$17,815	$1,340	$16,475
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%)	28.8	4098^th of 5817 public elementary schools	29.6%		47.3	2741^st of 5857 public elementary schools	53.2%	1357	24.1	24.1	24.4	37.8	34.6	32.3	26.8	40.0	24.1	29.2	94%	0%	$19,520	$1,648	$17,872
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%)	73.5	1424^th of 5817 public elementary schools	75.5%		78	1241^st of 5857 public elementary schools	78.8%	183	48.5	48.5	45.3	50.0	71.4	55.3	60.9	56.3	56.1	57.7	≥ 98%		$21,160	$1,501	$19,659
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%)	85.2	908^th of 5817 public elementary schools	84.4%		82.5	1047^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.1%	139	53.2	53.2	63.0	61.7	74.5	66.0	76.1	65.0	53.2	64.7	≥ 95%		$16,692	$1,258	$15,434
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%)	15	5218^th of 5817 public elementary schools	10.3%		23.1	4587^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.7%	631	20.0	20.0	15.6	14.8	30.0	20.2	25.0	15.4	17.2	19.5	91%	0%	$28,547	$1,893	$26,654
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%)	42	3102^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	46.7%		49.9	2597^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.7%	505	16.3	16.3	44.4	53.7	34.9	44.2	40.0	40.0	32.6	37.5	≥ 98%		$22,370	$2,510	$19,860
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%)	51.4	2533^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	56.5%		61.1	2012^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.6%	521	34.7	34.7	38.2	50.0	37.5	42.1	38.2	56.8	40.8	45.7	89%	0%	$26,372	$4,024	$22,348
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%)	47.5	2744^th of 5817 public elementary schools	52.8%		53.5	2393^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	59.1%	351	23.3	23.3	47.6	54.0	45.0	48.9	50.0	36.9	25.0	37.6	≥ 98%		$18,979	$1,274	$17,705
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%)	30.7	3948^th of 5817 public elementary schools	32.1%		41.3	3131^st of 5857 public elementary schools	46.5%	817	26.2	26.2	32.7	36.7	32.3	34.3	36.7	31.9	21.5	29.8	≥ 98%		$24,663	$1,338	$23,325

Frequently Asked Questions about Westlake Elementary

What district is Westlake Elementary in?

Jefferson Elementary

Is Westlake Elementary a good school?

Westlake Elementary ranks 3485^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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.

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