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Westwood Unified School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 56 students in Westwood Unified School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public high schools in California.
Public High School in Westwood Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the California public high school average of 28%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Public High School in Westwood Unified School District have a Graduation Rate of 50%, which is less than the California average of 87%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Westwood High School, with ≥50% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in California or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 30% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public high school average of 79% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
2 Schools
2,817 Schools
# Students
192 Students
2,139,525 Students
# Teachers
12 Teachers
100,737 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Westwood Unified School District, which is ranked #1191 of all 1,925 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#1081 out of 1941 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
33%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-39%
29%
Graduation Rate
≥50%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.45
0.63
# American Indian Students
13 Students
10,468 Students
% American Indian Students
7%
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
244,247 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
11%
# Hispanic Students
39 Students
1,190,384 Students
% Hispanic Students
20%
56%
# Black Students
1 Student
110,575 Students
% Black Students
1%
5%
# White Students
137 Students
458,887 Students
% White Students
71%
22%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
9,060 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
2 Students
108,483 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
18
# Students in K Grade:
20
25,126
# Students in 1st Grade:
12
19,346
# Students in 2nd Grade:
17
19,826
# Students in 3rd Grade:
14
19,554
# Students in 4th Grade:
16
19,798
# Students in 5th Grade:
15
20,237
# Students in 6th Grade:
12
29,089
# Students in 7th Grade:
17
39,371
# Students in 8th Grade:
13
41,955
# Students in 9th Grade:
20
466,491
# Students in 10th Grade:
12
476,582
# Students in 11th Grade:
13
469,509
# Students in 12th Grade:
11
492,623
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,990 in this school district is less than the state median of $19,974. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,130 is less than the state median of $18,396. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$116,387 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$107,188 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,990
$19,974
Spending / Student
$14,130
$18,396
Best Westwood Unified School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Westwood High School
(Math: 20-29% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Fourth And Greenwood Sts.
Westwood, CA 96137
(530) 256-2311
Westwood, CA 96137
(530) 256-2311
Grades: 9-12
| 56 students
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