Summary
Westwood Elementary serves 278 students in prekindergarten through grade 5 in Junction City, in Geary County Schools. The most important concern is that Westwood’s latest test results are below both district and state levels in every subject, and the school ranks near the bottom of the nearby group: its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were 42% in English language arts, 33% in math and 34% in science.
Compared with nearby schools, Westwood is second-lowest in ELA and math proficiency and lowest in science; nearby averages are 57%, 48% and 57%, respectively. Its science result is its closest to the state rate, at 4 percentage points below, while ELA is 4 points below the state and 5 below the district; math is 8 points below the state and 9 below the district. Within grades, fourth-grade math is a relative bright spot at 42%, just 2 points below the state. Fifth-grade ELA is a particular weakness: 34%, 17 points below the state and the lowest among nearby schools.
Results have fallen recently: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, proficiency dropped 19 percentage points in ELA, 18 in math and 8 in science. SchoolDigger’s standing also fell from the 67th to the 25th percentile; its latest ranking is 492nd of 657 Kansas schools, with 1 star, down from 3. Attendance has improved—chronic absenteeism declined from 21% to 16%—though it remains slightly above the nearby average of 15%. Westwood’s student–teacher ratio is relatively low at 12.4, compared with a nearby average of 14.3, and 76% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, a higher share than most nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well it serves Hispanic students is at the 45th percentile, above the school’s overall 25th, but fell from the 74th percentile the prior year; its measure for students with low socioeconomic status is at the 41st percentile, down from the 88th.
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