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Westwood Elementary

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Westwood Elementary ranks 575 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

575^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Westwood Elementary is a public elementary school in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, serving 452 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the St. Cloud Public School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westwood Elementary consistently outperforms the St. Cloud Public School District in both math and reading proficiency, with 43.35% math proficiency and 41.38% reading proficiency in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the district's 24.81% and 33.71%, respectively. However, the school's performance is still below the state average, indicating room for improvement. Westwood's 4th-grade math performance is particularly strong, consistently outperforming the state average.

While Westwood Elementary has a diverse student population, its performance varies across different student subgroups. The school's English Language Learner (ELL) and Special Education students have historically struggled, with their performance ranking in the bottom quartile of Minnesota elementary schools. Nearby Pleasantview Elementary, which is part of the Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools district, consistently outperforms Westwood Elementary in both math and reading proficiency. The charter schools in the area, such as Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy and Success Academy Saint Cloud, tend to have lower academic performance compared to Westwood Elementary.

531

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,046

Per pupil spending ?

59.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5800 Ridgewood Rd
Saint Cloud, MN 56303-8888

(320) 370-7630

District: St. Cloud Public School District

Students who attend Westwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	North Junior High
High:	Apollo Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.6%

Hispanic:

22.0%

African American:

20.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (42% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg29%

Minnesota avg47%

575^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the St. Cloud Public School District

354^th of 446St. Cloud Public School District among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	575 of 872	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	606 of 881	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	515 of 845	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	459 of 858	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	532 of 869	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	474 of 870	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	463 of 847	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	60.4	392 of 853	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.4	486 of 848	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.0	545 of 840	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.5	633 of 826	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.4	607 of 824	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.8	577 of 820	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.1	659 of 814	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.5	654 of 803	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.8	530 of 781	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.8	536 of 777	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.3	458 of 756	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.8	399 of 685	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.9	486 of 676	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	170 of 298	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	154 of 310	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	102 of 279	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	90 of 282	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	128 of 283	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	117 of 266	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	59.8	59 of 136	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.3	37 of 134	72.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	228 of 303	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.4	173 of 303	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	79.3	20 of 256	92.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	606 of 799	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	611 of 809	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	545 of 787	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	516 of 799	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.1	536 of 783	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	480 of 787	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	428 of 774	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	116 of 238	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	122 of 249	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	467 of 764	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	543 of 793	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	389 of 774	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	254 of 663	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	292 of 683	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	286 of 740	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	302 of 728	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	457 of 812	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	531 of 826	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	396 of 799	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	347 of 808	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.8	409 of 784	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	427 of 798	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	458 of 779	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	44.2	46 of 81	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	70 of 96	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	85 of 98	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	525 of 562	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	501 of 572	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.5	242 of 524	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	156 of 500	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	237 of 417	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	266 of 515	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	265 of 463	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	436 of 714	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	561 of 730	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	409 of 712	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	389 of 725	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	573 of 710	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	454 of 722	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	477 of 712	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2019)57th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)43rd percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math43%~ state avg

Reading41%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)							MCA-III Reading (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Westwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5800 Ridgewood Rd	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7630	531	36	14.7	59.7%	221 (41.6%)	106 (20.0%)	117 (22.0%)	21 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (11.7%)	39.6	575^th of 872 public elementary schools	34.1%		36	606^th of 881 public elementary schools	31.2%	31	41.4	55.7	31.8				43.4	40.0	42.0	42.2				41.4	$15,046
Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2805 9th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6330	704	52	13.6	68.9%	216 (30.7%)	294 (41.8%)	81 (11.5%)	21 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (12.8%)	25.5	683^rd of 872 public elementary schools	21.7%		23.6	701^st of 881 public elementary schools	20.4%	18	37.0	29.3	31.9				33.0	34.4	30.6	43.5				35.7	$12,943
Discovery Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 7th St S	Waite Park	56387	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6180	572	43	13.1	78.8%	134 (23.4%)	240 (42.0%)	145 (25.3%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (7.2%)	10.3	793^rd of 872 public elementary schools	9.1%		8.6	803^rd of 881 public elementary schools	8.9%	10	21.4	23.4	16.9				20.9	20.2	24.2	28.2				23.9	$14,592
Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1025 18th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 774-2201	266	25	10.4	97.4%	4 (1.5%)	262 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.2	706^th of 872 public elementary schools	19.0%		20.7	720^th of 881 public elementary schools	18.3%	14	39.0	31.1	28.3				32.6	34.2	22.2	34.8				30.3	$14,533
Success Academy St. Cloud Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	809 12th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	Success Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 876-3050	140	8	17.5	98.6%	0 (0.0%)	138 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	11.4	780^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.6%		12.6	775^th of 881 public elementary schools	12.0%	5	32.0	29.2	8.3				23.3	28.0	20.8	16.7				21.9
Oak Hill Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 County Road 136	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6000	878	59	14.8	66.4%	266 (30.3%)	486 (55.4%)	46 (5.2%)	21 (2.4%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.1%)	45 (5.1%)	28.6	660^th of 872 public elementary schools	24.3%		29	660^th of 881 public elementary schools	25.1%		37.6	45.1	23.2				35.4	36.8	33.3	42.0				37.4	$13,981
Pleasantview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1009 N 6th Ave	Sauk Rapids	56379	Benton County	Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 253-0506	734	55	13.3	42.0%	549 (74.8%)	34 (4.6%)	48 (6.5%)	14 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (11.7%)	51.1	465^th of 872 public elementary schools	46.7%		58.1	402^nd of 881 public elementary schools	54.4%	63	51.7	53.8	41.4				48.6	42.4	40.6	58.9				47.9	$11,315
Stride Academy K-8 Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3241 Oakham Ln	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	STRIDE Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 230-5340	569	56	10.2	83.7%	37 (6.5%)	493 (86.6%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.6%)	16.4	740^th of 872 public elementary schools	15.1%		10.3	790^th of 881 public elementary schools	10.3%	50	34.3	15.1	26.7	10.0	3.2	9.9	16.5	18.3	11.1	53.3	33.8	20.3	24.3	26.2	$12,178
Benton-Stearns Education Pioneers	Public	K-6	212 3rd Avenue North	Sartell	56377	Stearns County	Benton-Stearns Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 223-7401	8	2	3.4		6 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (25.0%)								(n/a)
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud	Public, Charter	K-8	3701 33rd Street South	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 281-4430	260	20	12.9	85.4%	59 (22.7%)	133 (51.2%)	45 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.5%)	8.8	801^st of 872 public elementary schools	8.1%		6.2	827^th of 881 public elementary schools	6.1%	26	19.4	17.2	9.8	0.0			11.5	12.5	25.8	16.7	41.7			20.7	$12,516

Frequently Asked Questions about Westwood Elementary

What schools do graduates of Westwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Junior High
High : Apollo Senior High

What district is Westwood Elementary in?

St. Cloud Public School District

Is Westwood Elementary a good school?

Westwood Elementary ranks 575^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Westwood Elementary?

Students at Westwood Elementary are 42% White, 22% Hispanic, 20% African American, 12% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Westwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended Westwood Elementary.

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