Westwood Elementary School
2920 Nw 9th
Ankeny IA, 50023, Polk County
Phone: 515-965-9690
Ranking: 
(13 out of 696, top 2%)*
(13 out of 696, top 2%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Ankeny Community School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 35 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 674 | 663 | 696 | 654 | 631 | 622 | 670 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 24 | 3.6% | 16 | 2.3% | 15 | 2.3% | 11 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.3% | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 113 | 16.8% | 115 | 17.3% | 129 | 18.5% | 119 | 18.2% | 110 | 17.4% | 94 | 15.1% | 123 | 18.4% |
| Grade 1: | 119 | 17.7% | 126 | 19.0% | 115 | 16.5% | 102 | 15.6% | 96 | 15.2% | 101 | 16.2% | 125 | 18.7% |
| Grade 2: | 130 | 19.3% | 92 | 13.9% | 107 | 15.4% | 101 | 15.4% | 108 | 17.1% | 102 | 16.4% | 108 | 16.1% |
| Grade 3: | 101 | 15.0% | 105 | 15.8% | 107 | 15.4% | 108 | 16.5% | 100 | 15.8% | 106 | 17.0% | 101 | 15.1% |
| Grade 4: | 110 | 16.3% | 95 | 14.3% | 115 | 16.5% | 100 | 15.3% | 103 | 16.3% | 101 | 16.2% | 106 | 15.8% |
| Grade 5: | 101 | 15.0% | 106 | 16.0% | 107 | 15.4% | 109 | 16.7% | 103 | 16.3% | 110 | 17.7% | 107 | 16.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 335 | 49.7% | 327 | 49.3% | 371 | 53.3% | 337 | 51.5% | 327 | 51.8% | 306 | 49.2% | 349 | 52.1% |
| Female: | 339 | 50.3% | 336 | 50.7% | 325 | 46.7% | 317 | 48.5% | 304 | 48.2% | 308 | 49.5% | 317 | 47.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 10 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 17 | 2.5% | 15 | 2.3% | 11 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.4% | 6 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 10 | 1.5% | 14 | 2.1% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.5% |
| White: | 608 | 90.2% | 602 | 90.8% | 645 | 92.7% | 607 | 92.8% | 598 | 94.8% | 596 | 95.8% | 644 | 96.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 31 | 4.6% | 24 | 3.6% | 23 | 3.3% | 24 | 3.7% | 15 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 56 | 8.3% | 53 | 8.0% | 21 | 3.0% | 19 | 2.9% | 23 | 3.6% | 21 | 3.4% | 33 | 4.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 2.1% | 11 | 1.7% | 18 | 2.6% | 14 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 18 | 2.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.06 | 17.68 | 18.64 | 18.27 | 17.77 | 18.70 | 19.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.05% | 89.87% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.62% | 86.66% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.09% | 88.12% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.42% | 84.59% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.55% | 93.81% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.11% | 91.76% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.82% | 90.27% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.01% | 89.29% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.90% | 91.78% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.12% | 92.45% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.92% | 88.58% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.12% | 91.45% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 80.6% | 80.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 19.4% | 20.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | 11.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 94.4% | 88.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,569.0 | $43,715.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | $37,176.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,092.0 | $44,558.0 |
* Westwood Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.