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Westwood Elementary

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Westwood Elementary ranks 2203 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2203^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of California elementary schools

Summary

Westwood Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 368 students in the diverse Santa Clara Unified district, known for its historically stable performance and effective support for a student population with moderate economic need.

When compared to nearby schools with similar demographics, Westwood often achieves stronger academic results. For instance, it outperforms Scott Lane Elementary and Pomeroy Elementary in English Language Arts, despite serving a comparable community. A particular strength is its program for English Language Learners, which has consistently ranked among the top in the state. However, the school's most recent statewide ranking dropped to the 62nd percentile, a notable decline from the previous year, with significant dips in math proficiency, especially in 5th grade.

This recent slide is a point of attention, but Westwood's decade-long record of mid-to-upper tier performance suggests it may be a temporary challenge. The school operates with moderate per-student spending compared to neighbors like Bowers Elementary, which spends more for similar results. Overall, Westwood represents a solid choice that has historically delivered good outcomes for its community, though parents may want to inquire about supports for upper-grade math and the plans to address the recent test score trends.

368

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,459

Per pupil spending ?

37.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 80th-percentile peak (2019) to 62nd (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg53%

California avg41%

2,203^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Santa Clara Unified

401^st of 1,543Santa 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	2203 of 5857	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.6	1428 of 5869	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	1574 of 5859	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	1621 of 5883	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	1165 of 5789	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	1505 of 5662	73.4%	★★★★☆
2017	61.5	1942 of 5692	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.3	1745 of 5614	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.2	2171 of 5611	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.8	3084 of 5530	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.1	2615 of 5390	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.6	2978 of 5377	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.4	3899 of 5314	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.3	3350 of 5193	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.4	2924 of 5113	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.7	2922 of 5113	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.2	2815 of 4818	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.6	2855 of 4822	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.1	2301 of 4809	52.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	68.2	456 of 3162	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	46.8	1357 of 3245	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.4	373 of 3311	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	98.1	62 of 3246	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	2186 of 5597	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.0	1361 of 5612	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	1712 of 5609	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.1	1317 of 5635	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	1009 of 5492	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	1524 of 5413	71.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	3534 of 5107	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.4	1983 of 5107	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	1648 of 5087	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.5	1230 of 5084	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	800 of 4963	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	1045 of 4830	78.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	2138 of 5460	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	1541 of 5517	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	1723 of 5363	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	1811 of 5264	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.6	342 of 5173	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	76.2	863 of 5084	83.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	2110 of 5628	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	1520 of 5643	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	1549 of 5638	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	1758 of 5663	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.6	1280 of 5510	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	1429 of 5431	73.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	768 of 2847	73.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	1581 of 2598	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.7	1112 of 2651	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	969 of 2661	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	1708 of 2726	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.1	698 of 2834	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	53.8	1393 of 2737	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

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

Male (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)61st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile~ school

White (2025)39th percentile-23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+8 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science32%~ state avg

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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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westwood Elementary	Public	K-5	435 Saratoga Ave.	Santa Clara	95050	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-4300	368	18	20.6	37.5%	79 (21.5%)	14 (3.8%)	169 (45.9%)	72 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (8.7%)	57.2	2203^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	62.4%		73.6	1428^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.7%	775	32.4	32.4	61.8	58.9	50.0	56.4	50.0	45.0	23.5	38.6		$30,459	$1,378	$29,081
C. W. Haman Elementary	Public	K-5	865 Los Padres Blvd.	Santa Clara	95050	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1400	324	16	19.7	28.4%	86 (26.5%)	5 (1.5%)	126 (38.9%)	76 (23.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (9.0%)	50.2	2579^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.0%		64.9	1823^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	68.9%	756	34.9	34.9	36.4	51.2	51.2	46.2	42.2	41.3	32.6	38.8		$33,117	$2,784	$30,333
Millikin Elementary	Public	K-5	615 Hobart Terrace	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1800	504	22	22.9	4.2%	21 (4.2%)	7 (1.4%)	7 (1.4%)	447 (88.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	99	13^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.8%		99	17^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.7%	4	92.4	92.4	88.3	87.2	94.9	90.2	94.8	87.2	92.4	91.5	95.2	$25,798	$774	$25,024
Central Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2720 Sonoma Pl.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-4400	419	21	19.8	19.8%	69 (16.5%)	7 (1.7%)	96 (22.9%)	207 (49.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.8%)	75	1368^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.6%		78	1242^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.8%	126	40.6	40.6	68.3	62.1	53.1	61.1	70.3	57.1	42.2	56.6	97.1	$26,705	$1,269	$25,436
Washington Open Elementary	Public	K-5	270 Washington Ave.	Santa Clara	95050	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-3900	352	16	22.7	8.2%	127 (36.1%)	4 (1.1%)	48 (13.6%)	119 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (15.3%)	93.8	415^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.9%		96.4	225^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.2%	190	68.5	68.5	66.7	90.4	77.8	77.9	70.2	80.8	74.1	74.9		$29,018	$854	$28,164
Sutter Elementary	Public	K-5	3200 Forbes Ave.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-4200	314	17	18.3	14.6%	91 (29.0%)	7 (2.2%)	62 (19.7%)	110 (35.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.4%)	85.8	891^st of 5857 public elementary schools	84.8%		90.4	681^st of 5869 public elementary schools	88.4%	210	53.2	53.2	74.4	63.8	57.5	65.0	83.7	66.0	59.6	69.3	96.8	$30,596	$1,638	$28,958
Lynhaven Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	881 South Cypress Ave.	San Jose	95117	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 566-0368	463	23	20.1	48.4%	55 (11.9%)	19 (4.1%)	259 (55.9%)	84 (18.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.5%)	40	3219^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.0%		46	2790^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.5%	429	27.4	27.4	32.8	41.2	34.4	36.2	39.1	47.8	27.9	38.7		$19,109	$1,107	$18,002
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary	Public	K-5	277 Rodonovan Dr.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 248-4313	453	21	21.1	28.0%	58 (12.8%)	3 (0.7%)	65 (14.3%)	273 (60.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (10.4%)	88.4	750^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.2%		92.1	565^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.4%	185	69.0	69.0	58.6	60.0	83.6	66.3	72.1	67.8	72.4	70.4		$19,193	$650	$18,543
Scott Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	1925 Scott Blvd.	Santa Clara	95050	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-4100	406	20	19.9	55.2%	23 (5.7%)	12 (3.0%)	318 (78.3%)	36 (8.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.4%)	28.8	4068^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.5%		26.8	4228^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.0%	160	23.2	23.2	28.9	35.7	25.5	30.6	40.0	31.5	19.6	29.9		$30,200	$3,031	$27,169
Pomeroy Elementary	Public	K-5	1250 Pomeroy Ave.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-3800	300	16	19.3	43.3%	30 (10.0%)	7 (2.3%)	150 (50.0%)	93 (31.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.0%)	46.9	2773^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	52.7%		32.8	3705^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.9%	932	29.8	29.8	44.4	30.6	45.2	39.4	54.1	26.9	51.1	42.7		$36,582	$4,117	$32,465

Frequently Asked Questions about Westwood Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Westwood Elementary?

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

What schools do graduates of Westwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Buchser Middle
High : Santa Clara High

What district is Westwood Elementary in?

Santa Clara Unified

Is Westwood Elementary a good school?

Westwood Elementary ranks 2203^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Westwood Elementary?

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

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