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Westwood Elementary

Public Grades K-5

3571^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Westwood Elementary is a K-5 school in Houston, TX, serving 475 students within the Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd), where over 93% of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. This school stands out for its exceptional Spanish-language instruction, with 5th-grade students achieving an 83.33% proficiency rate on the STAAR Reading test in Spanish—far exceeding the district average of 33.33% and the state average of 34.82%. This consistent success in bilingual education is a unique strength not seen at nearby schools like Rummel Creek Elementary or Wilchester Elementary, which serve far fewer economically disadvantaged students and spend less per student.

Westwood also demonstrates strong outcomes for its African American students, who ranked in the 70th percentile statewide in 2023-2024, a stark contrast to the school’s overall 38th percentile ranking. This suggests targeted instructional strategies are working well for this group. However, the school faces challenges with its Hispanic student population, which performs at the 30th percentile, highlighting an area for growth. The school has a low student-teacher ratio of 13:1 and higher per-student spending ($12,409) compared to top-performing neighbors like Rummel Creek (16:1, $9,708) and Wilchester (16.8:1, $9,305), reflecting a significant investment in addressing the needs of its high-poverty student body.

After a decade of ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Texas schools, Westwood is showing signs of a rebound, climbing from the 7th percentile in 2016-2017 to the 23rd percentile in 2025-2026. Academic performance varies by grade and subject, with 5th-grade Reading (43.33%) outperforming 3rd-grade Reading (28.38%) in 2025-2026, suggesting that teacher or team effectiveness plays a key role. While the school still lags behind high-performing neighbors like Rummel Creek (99th percentile) and Wilchester (100th percentile), its bilingual program and targeted subgroup success offer a foundation for continued improvement.

475

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,117

Per pupil spending ?

93.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10595 Hammerly
Houston, TX 77043-2698

(713) 251-2100

District: Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Westwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Spring Oaks Middle
High:	Spring Woods High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.1%

White:

4.4%

African American:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Reading scores 18 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg61%

Texas avg50%

3,571^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)

282^nd of 951Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	3571 of 4627	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	3650 of 4651	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	2902 of 4710	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	3560 of 4647	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	3703 of 4581	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	3860 of 4578	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	4025 of 4479	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	3882 of 4359	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	4011 of 4329	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.1	3926 of 4286	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	30.0	3332 of 4320	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.2	3348 of 4260	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.6	3503 of 4221	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.5	3664 of 4206	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.0	3505 of 4095	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.7	3398 of 3937	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.7	3450 of 3884	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.8	3292 of 3768	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.4	2667 of 3724	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.7	2821 of 3476	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	51.5	1967 of 3475	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.2	2557 of 3465	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	61.8	734 of 2443	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.5	537 of 2444	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	21.3	2262 of 2515	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	1597 of 2483	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	33.2	3301 of 4461	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	2922 of 4331	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	2940 of 4295	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	3096 of 4240	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	2111 of 2918	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	2454 of 3668	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	2997 of 3556	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	2958 of 3487	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	2409 of 3446	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	2513 of 3333	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	2756 of 3226	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	3680 of 4575	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	3043 of 3744	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.8	2833 of 4658	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	3767 of 4588	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	3527 of 4561	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	3598 of 4499	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	4189 of 4348	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	4011 of 4306	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	2240 of 3075	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.9	1852 of 2619	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.2	2006 of 2980	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.4	1805 of 2958	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.7	2632 of 3006	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.5	1526 of 3184	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	3098 of 4413	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.0	2570 of 3644	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.2	2432 of 4465	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	3382 of 4401	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	3748 of 4376	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	3687 of 4329	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	3902 of 4188	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	3846 of 4168	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	2968 of 4520	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.0	2140 of 3705	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	1912 of 4594	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.2	3151 of 4521	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	3517 of 4477	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	3402 of 4451	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	3823 of 4309	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	3618 of 4264	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	3348 of 4582	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.5	2476 of 3739	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	2624 of 4647	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	3320 of 4585	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	3852 of 4563	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	3920 of 4498	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	3627 of 4357	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	3664 of 4319	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	3318 of 4301	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.3	1607 of 3549	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	2623 of 4292	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	3050 of 4086	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	2815 of 3952	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	3674 of 3799	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	2326 of 3684	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	3101 of 3558	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	47.9	1686 of 3082	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	2058 of 3082	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	1909 of 3127	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)70th percentile+32 vs school

White (2022)45th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)27th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile+4 vs school

At Risk (2022)26th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)20th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics39%-9 vs state

Reading37%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)				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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Westwood Elementary	Public	K-5	10595 Hammerly	Houston	77043	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-2100	475	36	13.0	93.7%	21 (4.4%)	18 (3.8%)	423 (89.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	27.9	3571^st of 4627 public elementary schools	22.8%		26.2	3650^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.5%	79		20.0	83.3				28.4	40.7	43.3	39.7	43.6	32.3		$13,117
Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10400 Rothbury	Houston	77043	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-7200	457	35	12.8	75.9%	84 (18.4%)	45 (9.8%)	285 (62.4%)	20 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	31.7	3312^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.4%		28.9	3506^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.6%	194							44.3	40.3	47.7	33.9	39.5	37.9		$12,717
Pine Shadows Elementary	Public	K-5	9900 Neuens	Houston	77080	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-6500	859	60	14.3	69.7%	125 (14.6%)	37 (4.3%)	652 (75.9%)	20 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	55.9	1810^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.9%		49.1	2195^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.8%	385	20.0						51.3	58.5	56.1	50.0	46.0	47.0		$9,913
Shadow Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1335 Shadowdale Dr	Houston	77043	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-6800	487	36	13.4	93.0%	23 (4.7%)	34 (7.0%)	414 (85.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	41.8	2598^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.9%		31.8	3320^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.6%	722							36.5	34.2	62.5	40.3	46.2	52.6		$13,375
Sherwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Sherwood Forest	Houston	77043	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-6900	437	33	13.2	61.1%	68 (15.6%)	41 (9.4%)	302 (69.1%)	14 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	39.9	2757^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.4%		38.6	2873^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	38.2%	116	0.0		16.7			20.0	58.1	56.9	48.5	35.4	38.2	23.9		$11,301
Woodview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9749 Cedardale	Houston	77055	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-7800	503	38	13.2	95.8%	20 (4.0%)	17 (3.4%)	452 (89.9%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	25.3	3732^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	19.3%		19.6	4051^st of 4651 public elementary schools	12.9%	319							36.3	36.1	44.6	27.5	34.9	43.2		$12,421
Buffalo Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Blalock Rd	Houston	77080	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-5300	741	53	13.9	96.9%	32 (4.3%)	36 (4.9%)	645 (87.0%)	6 (0.8%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	15.9	4246^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.2%		14	4333^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	6.8%	87	28.1	7.1	50.0	0.0	7.7	10.0	28.6	23.7	43.4	18.5	28.3	40.5		$12,519
Bendwood School	Public	PK, KG-5	12750 Kimberley	Houston	77024	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-5200	41	4	10.2	58.5%	4 (9.8%)	5 (12.2%)	24 (58.5%)	2 (4.9%)	4 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.9%)								(n/a)														$114,276
Wilchester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13618 St Marys Ln	Houston	77079	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-7700	854	51	16.8	10.7%	608 (71.2%)	22 (2.6%)	106 (12.4%)	78 (9.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.2%)	98.9	22^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	99.5%		98.6	31^st of 4651 public elementary schools	99.3%	9							88.6	87.7	91.7	85.8	91.1	91.6	100.0	$8,087
Rummel Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Brittmoore	Houston	77079	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-6700	793	49	16.0	6.6%	482 (60.8%)	6 (0.8%)	129 (16.3%)	113 (14.2%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.1%)	98	54^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.8%		97.9	54^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.8%								83.0	90.8	90.1	79.7	85.6	82.4	100.0	$8,453

Frequently Asked Questions about Westwood Elementary

Is Westwood Elementary a good school?

Westwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.8% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Westwood Elementary in?

Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Westwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 475 students attended Westwood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Westwood Elementary?

Students at Westwood Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Westwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Spring Oaks Middle
High : Spring Woods High School

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