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Westwood Elementary

Public Grades K-5
1831st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 68% of California elementary schools
Summary

Westwood Elementary is a K–5 school in Santa Clara, California, with 368 students, in the Santa Clara Unified area. Its clearest concern is attendance: in 2025–2026, chronic absenteeism was 21% at Westwood, compared with 14% in the district and 18% statewide. It was also higher than at all ten nearby schools, whose rates ranged from 1.8% to 16.5%.

Westwood’s strongest academic comparison is English language arts (ELA), while science is its clearest weakness against nearby schools and the district. In 2025–2026, 59% of Westwood students met ELA standards, above the state’s 49% and the nearby-school average of 56%, but just below the district’s 61%. Math proficiency was 48%—above the state’s 38%, but below the district’s 50% and nearby average of 55%. Science proficiency was 37%, barely above the state’s 36%, and below the district’s 51% and nearby average of 50%. Westwood ranked fifth of 11 schools in ELA and math, and eighth in science.

Results have not moved steadily upward: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA rose about 1 percentage point and math about 3, while science fell about 15 points, from 52% to 37%. SchoolDigger placed Westwood in the 68th percentile statewide with 3 stars in 2025–2026, up from the 62nd percentile the prior year but below nearby Millikin Elementary and Washington Open Elementary. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 20.6, and 38% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well Westwood serves Asian students ranked the school in the 28th percentile, well below its overall percentile of 68; its ranking for how well it serves Hispanic students was also lower, at the 48th percentile.

368
Students ?
20.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$40,859
Per pupil spending ?
37.5%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
≥ 98%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
 435 Saratoga Ave.
       Santa Clara, CA  95050-6434

(408) 423-4300

District: Santa Clara Unified


Students who attend Westwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Buchser Middle
High:    Santa Clara High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
45.9%
White:
21.5%
Asian:
19.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 80th percentile in 2019 → 68th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Above the California median (68th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped from its 80th-percentile peak (2019) to 68th (2026)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school51%
District avg55%
California avg42%
1,831st of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Top 32%▬ steady since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
11th of 19Elementary Schools in the Santa Clara Unified
224th of 968Santa Clara Unified 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202664.81831 of 580468.5%★★★☆☆
202557.22203 of 585762.4%★★★☆☆
202473.61428 of 586975.7%★★★★☆
202370.01574 of 585973.1%★★★★☆
202269.71621 of 588372.4%★★★★☆
201980.11165 of 578979.9%★★★★☆
201871.31505 of 566273.4%★★★★☆
201761.51942 of 569265.9%★★★☆☆
201665.31745 of 561468.9%★★★☆☆
201555.22171 of 561161.3%★★★☆☆
201343.83084 of 553044.2%★★☆☆☆
201250.12615 of 539051.5%★★★☆☆
201143.62978 of 537744.6%★★☆☆☆
201029.43899 of 531426.6%★☆☆☆☆
200935.33350 of 519335.5%★★☆☆☆
200840.42924 of 511342.8%★★☆☆☆
200739.72922 of 511342.9%★★☆☆☆
200638.22815 of 481841.6%★★☆☆☆
200537.62855 of 482240.8%★★☆☆☆
200447.12301 of 480952.2%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202636.8867 of 120728.2%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202468.2456 of 316285.6%★★★★☆
202346.81357 of 324558.2%★★★☆☆
202275.4373 of 331188.7%★★★★☆
201898.162 of 324698.1%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202667.51604 of 556971.2%★★★★☆
202555.32186 of 559760.9%★★★☆☆
202473.01361 of 561275.7%★★★★☆
202365.21712 of 560969.5%★★★☆☆
202275.11317 of 563576.6%★★★★☆
201981.51009 of 549281.6%★★★★☆
201869.51524 of 541371.8%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202645.52648 of 508547.9%★★☆☆☆
202533.13534 of 510730.8%★★☆☆☆
202454.41983 of 510761.2%★★★☆☆
202360.31648 of 508767.6%★★★☆☆
202268.51230 of 508475.8%★★★★☆
201977.7800 of 496383.9%★★★★☆
201871.91045 of 483078.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202658.61947 of 541264.0%★★★☆☆
202554.92138 of 546060.8%★★★☆☆
202464.41541 of 551772.1%★★★★☆
202360.31723 of 536367.9%★★★☆☆
202257.71811 of 526465.6%★★★☆☆
201988.6342 of 517393.4%★★★★★
201876.2863 of 508483.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202659.62003 of 559064.2%★★★☆☆
202557.22110 of 562862.5%★★★☆☆
202469.81520 of 564373.1%★★★★☆
202369.01549 of 563872.5%★★★★☆
202264.41758 of 566369.0%★★★☆☆
201975.61280 of 551076.8%★★★★☆
201871.31429 of 543173.7%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202560.8768 of 284773.0%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202668.6809 of 253268.0%★★★☆☆
202543.31581 of 259839.1%★★☆☆☆
202460.71112 of 265158.1%★★★☆☆
202364.8969 of 266163.6%★★★☆☆
202240.91708 of 272637.3%★★☆☆☆
201973.1698 of 283475.4%★★★★☆
201853.81393 of 273749.1%★★☆☆☆
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 (2024)86th percentile+10 vs school
Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+11 vs school
Female (2026)71st percentile+3 vs school
White (2026)68th percentile~ school
Male (2026)64th percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2026)48th percentile-21 vs school
Asian (2026)28th percentile-40 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy59%+9 vs state
Mathematics48%+9 vs state
Science37%~ state avg

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Westwood Elementary ranks 1831st of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Westwood Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 21% White, 20% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Students who attend Westwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Buchser Middle
High : Santa Clara High

In the 2024-25 school year, 368 students attended Westwood Elementary.

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Latest California data All new data »
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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