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Westmorland Elementary

Public Grades K-8

5443^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of California elementary schools

Summary

Westmorland Elementary is a public K-8 school in Westmorland, CA, part of the Westmorland Union Elementary District. With 323 students, the school faces significant challenges, including consistently low test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and struggles to effectively serve its student subgroups.

Westmorland Elementary's test scores are well below the state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 26.7% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 48.81%. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 42.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Westmorland Elementary's rankings for female, male, Hispanic, English Learner, and low-socioeconomic status students are all in the bottom 25% of California elementary schools, indicating the school is struggling to provide equitable and effective education for all students.

While Westmorland Elementary spends significantly more per student ($29,899 in 2023-2024) compared to nearby schools, which range from $8,982 to $19,433 per student, this higher spending does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes. The nearby Imperial Cross Elementary, T.L. Waggoner Elementary, and Ben Hulse Elementary, while also generally underperforming, tend to have better test scores, lower chronic absenteeism, and more efficient spending per student compared to Westmorland Elementary.

304

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,899

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 South C St.
Westmorland, CA 92281-0088

(760) 344-4364

District: Westmorland Union Elementary

Students who attend Westmorland Elementary usually attend:

High:

Brawley Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.7%

White:

1.6%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,443^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,068^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1412^th of 1,543Westmorland Union 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	5443 of 5857	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	5690 of 5869	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4839 of 5859	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	5508 of 5883	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	1359 of 1417	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	5300 of 5789	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	5237 of 5662	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.7	4885 of 5692	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.1	5117 of 5614	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.7	4870 of 5611	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.4	5395 of 5530	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.7	5277 of 5390	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.3	4984 of 5377	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.9	5120 of 5314	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	22.6	4242 of 5193	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.4	3865 of 5113	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.0	3498 of 5113	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	19.5	4037 of 4818	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.6	4558 of 4822	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.8	4679 of 4809	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.4	1865 of 3162	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.8	829 of 3245	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	43.3	1585 of 3311	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	252 of 602	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.2	2043 of 3275	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	1774 of 3246	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	4759 of 5597	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	5214 of 5612	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	5103 of 5609	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	5327 of 5635	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1205 of 1267	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	5126 of 5492	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	4803 of 5413	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	4664 of 5107	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	4912 of 5107	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	3892 of 5087	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	4661 of 5084	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	4530 of 4963	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	4354 of 4830	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	4966 of 5460	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	5309 of 5517	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	4334 of 5363	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	4869 of 5264	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	1040 of 1110	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	4829 of 5173	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	4709 of 5084	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	5471 of 5628	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	5550 of 5643	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4732 of 5638	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	5266 of 5663	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	1219 of 1272	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	4822 of 5510	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	5206 of 5431	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	2068 of 2761	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	2178 of 2783	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	2018 of 2781	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	2155 of 2740	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	741 of 894	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	1502 of 2715	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	1492 of 2480	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.7	1780 of 2508	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.9	2144 of 2497	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.3	2106 of 2477	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.6	1690 of 2379	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.7	1917 of 2259	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.4	1937 of 2236	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.2	1873 of 2179	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.5	1433 of 2063	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.3	1178 of 2005	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.3	1329 of 1999	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.3	1364 of 1804	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.7	1429 of 1777	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.7	1600 of 1769	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.4	451 of 1478	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.2	102 of 1521	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	80.9	108 of 1540	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	67.5	54 of 363	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	38.0	752 of 1442	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.7	359 of 1364	73.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	1949 of 2533	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	2165 of 2551	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1784 of 2531	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	2053 of 2509	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	633 of 738	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	1432 of 2380	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	1382 of 2262	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	1591 of 2395	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1660 of 2388	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	1486 of 2374	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1640 of 2359	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	929 of 2213	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	896 of 2072	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	1799 of 2542	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	2038 of 2579	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1707 of 2531	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1917 of 2458	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	588 of 721	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	1139 of 2369	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	1138 of 2230	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	1862 of 2534	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1832 of 2552	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1801 of 2538	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1875 of 2527	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	598 of 763	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	1303 of 2407	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	1426 of 2273	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile+38 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)69th percentile+48 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Science13%-19 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westmorland Elementary	Public	K-8	200 South C St.	Westmorland	92281	Imperial County	Westmorland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-4364	304	18	16.5	95.4%	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	297 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.7	5443^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.1%		10	5690^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.0%	247									6.1	18.6	13.2	40.0	6.9	6.1	18.9	32.5	45.2	26.7	20.0	10.3	3.0	10.8	20.0	11.9	13.1	85.0	92.5		90.0	87.5	$29,899	$3,281	$26,618
Phil D. Swing Elementary	Public	K-5	245 West A St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-3350	725	32	22.6	87.9%	17 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	694 (95.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	28.7	4074^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.4%		28.4	4073^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	30.6%	1									14.0		14.0	27.7	39.2	30.7				32.8	34.5	42.3	14.7				30.4	96.9		96.9		96.9	$9,388	$1,149	$8,239
Myron D. Witter Elementary	Public	K-5	150 K St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-0750	741	32	23.1	74.8%	50 (6.7%)	5 (0.7%)	679 (91.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	41	3152^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.2%		38.2	3293^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	43.9%	141									23.2		23.2	37.0	45.5	38.4				40.4	41.3	42.5	27.7				37.1						$8,982	$1,071	$7,911
J. W. Oakley Elementary	Public	K-5	1401 B St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-4620	654	33	19.8	86.1%	10 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	631 (96.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	22.3	4648^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.6%		22.4	4643^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	20.9%	5	6.9	6.9	44.8	44.8	13.8	13.8	3.5	3.5	11.3		11.3	40.4	25.3	26.0				31.0	31.3	26.6	11.3				22.9	98.4	98.4	98.4		98.4	$10,741	$1,259	$9,482
Miguel Hidalgo Elementary	Public	K-5	615 South Cesar Chavez St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-0431	437	20	21.8	90.4%	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	428 (97.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29.1	4030^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.2%		29	4023^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	31.5%	7									19.4		19.4	30.8	33.3	40.3				34.7	29.4	26.9	29.0				28.4	96.9		96.9			$10,714	$1,009	$9,705
Fremont Primary	Public	K-4	401 West Main St.	Calipatria	92233	Imperial County	Calipatria Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 348-5025	348	18	19.8	92.0%	12 (3.4%)	5 (1.4%)	326 (93.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19.4	4886^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.6%		28.1	4099^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.2%	787												26.9	23.3					25.0	26.9	24.7					25.7	96.7					$19,433	$2,790	$16,643
Mulberry Elementary	Public	K-8	1391 East Rutherford Rd.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Mulberry Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-8600	61	4	15.2	45.9%	21 (34.4%)	2 (3.3%)	33 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.2%)								(n/a)											54.6							58.5							36.6						$15,952	$3,186	$12,766
Magnolia Union Elementary	Public	K-8	4502 Casey Rd.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Magnolia Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-2494	128	6	21.3	13.3%	56 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.9	3076^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.5%		50	2553^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	56.5%	523									33.3		24.0	46.2	40.0	40.0		53.3		41.0	38.5	26.7	33.3		20.0		29.5						$17,892	$1,054	$16,838
Ben Hulse Elementary	Public	K-5	303 South D St.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3210	838	38	22.0	66.7%	53 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	762 (90.9%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	55.3	2293^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	60.9%		66.1	1775^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.8%	518									32.6		32.6	43.5	44.5	60.2				49.1	50.3	34.4	43.4				43.1	98.0					$15,572	$2,455	$13,117
Imperial Cross Elementary	Public	K-5	2462 Cross Rd.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3250	760	34	22.3	61.3%	48 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	701 (92.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	57.4	2197^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.5%		52.9	2406^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.0%	209	22.9	22.9	54.2	54.2	47.9	47.9	22.9	22.9	23.7		23.7	50.0	49.1	52.7				50.7	44.8	51.9	47.3				47.7	92.7	97.8		97.8		$14,636	$2,447	$12,189

Frequently Asked Questions about Westmorland Elementary

What schools do graduates of Westmorland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westmorland Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Brawley Union High

What district is Westmorland Elementary in?

Westmorland Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Westmorland Elementary?

Students at Westmorland Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.

How many students attend Westmorland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 304 students attended Westmorland Elementary.

Is Westmorland Elementary a good school?

Westmorland Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.1% of California elementary schools.

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