Westhills Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

710 Glenn Rd

Bessemer AL, 35022, Jefferson County

Phone: 205-432-3500

Ranking:

(397 out of 1,064, top 37%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Bessemer City School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	24		28		27		30		26		27		25
Total Students:	359		398		369		405		418		414		422
Kindergarten:	75	20.9%	59	14.8%	42	11.4%	62	15.3%	61	14.6%	68	16.4%	56	13.3%
Grade 1:	61	17.0%	50	12.6%	53	14.4%	57	14.1%	56	13.4%	55	13.3%	64	15.2%
Grade 2:	54	15.0%	55	13.8%	58	15.7%	56	13.8%	59	14.1%	66	15.9%	60	14.2%
Grade 3:	57	15.9%	67	16.8%	52	14.1%	64	15.8%	74	17.7%	61	14.7%	55	13.0%
Grade 4:	65	18.1%	51	12.8%	62	16.8%	61	15.1%	57	13.6%	50	12.1%	75	17.8%
Grade 5:	47	13.1%	61	15.3%	59	16.0%	54	13.3%	49	11.7%	63	15.2%	57	13.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	180	50.1%	217	54.5%	200	54.2%	228	56.3%	223	53.3%	223	53.9%	223	52.8%
Female:	179	49.9%	181	45.5%	169	45.8%	177	43.7%	184	44.0%	183	44.2%	195	46.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	0.7%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	8	2.2%	8	2.0%	4	1.1%	3	0.7%	7	1.7%	6	1.4%	11	2.6%
Black:	343	95.5%	382	96.0%	359	97.3%	393	97.0%	398	95.2%	398	96.1%	402	95.3%
White:	8	2.2%	8	2.0%	6	1.6%	9	2.2%	10	2.4%	7	1.7%	9	2.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	271	75.5%	316	79.4%	288	78.0%	307	75.8%	297	71.1%	290	70.0%	257	60.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	13	3.6%	27	6.8%	12	3.3%	25	6.2%	38	9.1%	42	10.1%	25	5.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.28		14.47		13.74		13.39		16.08		15.20		16.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
ADAW
2004	Grammar and Usage	5th Grade	% met std	53.4%	27.6%	N/A
2005	Grammar and Usage	5th Grade	% met std	57.1%	33.7%	N/A
2006	Grammar and Usage	5th Grade	% met std	72.3%	33.2%	N/A
2008	Grammar and Usage	5th Grade	% met std	49.12%	35.52%	N/A
2009	Grammar and Usage	5th Grade	% met std	45.76%	33.24%	N/A
2004	Holistic Composition	5th Grade	% met std	58.6%	46%	N/A
2005	Holistic Composition	5th Grade	% met std	70.1%	52.6%	N/A
2006	Holistic Composition	5th Grade	% met std	59.5%	57.2%	N/A
2008	Holistic Composition	5th Grade	% met std	75.44%	66.98%	N/A
2009	Holistic Composition	5th Grade	% met std	77.96%	70.99%	N/A
2004	Sentence Formation	5th Grade	% met std	46.5%	32.3%	N/A
2005	Sentence Formation	5th Grade	% met std	64.2%	36.4%	N/A
2006	Sentence Formation	5th Grade	% met std	72.3%	43.7%	N/A
2008	Sentence Formation	5th Grade	% met std	68.42%	40.19%	N/A
2009	Sentence Formation	5th Grade	% met std	49.15%	48.29%	N/A
2004	Writing Mechanics	5th Grade	% met std	56.8%	34.6%	N/A
2005	Writing Mechanics	5th Grade	% met std	60.7%	38.2%	N/A
2006	Writing Mechanics	5th Grade	% met std	76.5%	35.8%	N/A
2008	Writing Mechanics	5th Grade	% met std	49.12%	33.02%	N/A
2009	Writing Mechanics	5th Grade	% met std	54.23%	40.06%	N/A
ARMT
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	57.6%	57.7%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69.2%	60.1%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	73.85%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	70.83%	72.37%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	67.22%	70.16%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	61.54%	68.61%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76.66%	68.08%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87.72%	77.43%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	64.4%	63%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.6%	70.1%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.33%	79.05%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.42%	83.11%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.52%	79.3%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.31%	76.6%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	72.75%	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.23%	86.28%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	61.7%	50.7%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70%	56.9%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	46%	67%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	62.27%	67.64%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91.78%	83.93%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86.96%	76.54%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77.58%	82.14%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	96.72%	80.21%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83.64%	77.3%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	57.4%	56.5%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78%	66.2%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66.1%	75.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.36%	79.24%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.68%	82.61%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.13%	81.06%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86.2%	82.41%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91.8%	80.49%	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.91%	80.47%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80.7%	67%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	86.2%	65.7%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	92.73%	74.67%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	86.2%	71.17%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	81.67%	76.11%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95.56%	77.59%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	100%	87.43%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	100%	88.19%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.1%	64.2%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74%	62.2%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.82%	71.52%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.14%	74.01%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.27%	74.02%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93.33%	76.19%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	100%	83.01%	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	100%	77.57%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	71.4%	61.9%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	89.5%	75.7%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	75.44%	73.13%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	82.46%	70.06%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	89.59%	73.23%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	85.97%	80.58%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	87.75%	71.35%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	100%	74.93%	N/A
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88%	68.9%	N/A
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	89.5%	78.9%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.96%	81.52%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.46%	84.71%	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91.49%	86.46%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81.36%	85.67%	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.71%	78.05%	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	100%	86.9%	N/A
ASA
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81.03%	56.69%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77.28%	54.29%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81.82%	75.08%	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	89.29%	71.04%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

* Westhills Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.