For the 2024-25 school year, there are 3 public elementary schools serving 1,159 students in Westwood Heights Schools School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Michigan.
Public Elementary Schools in Westwood Heights Schools School District have an average math proficiency score of 8% (versus the Michigan public elementary school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 11% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 83% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Michigan public elementary school average of 37% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
5 Schools
2,569 Schools
# Students
1,906 Students
958,745 Students
# Teachers
88 Teachers
58,822 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
22:1
22:1
District Rank
Westwood Heights Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 860 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 58% has increased from 39% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#810 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
5%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
13%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
5%
38%
Graduation Rate
58%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.33
0.57
# American Indian Students
6 Students
6,642 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
34,516 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
74 Students
84,947 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
9%
# Black Students
1,539 Students
178,021 Students
% Black Students
81%
18%
# White Students
226 Students
600,854 Students
% White Students
12%
63%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
806 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
58 Students
52,145 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
92
109,698
# Students in 1st Grade:
94
102,983
# Students in 2nd Grade:
104
99,656
# Students in 3rd Grade:
87
101,773
# Students in 4th Grade:
78
100,967
# Students in 5th Grade:
71
101,600
# Students in 6th Grade:
83
102,989
# Students in 7th Grade:
124
90,259
# Students in 8th Grade:
172
89,362
# Students in 9th Grade:
295
14,798
# Students in 10th Grade:
285
14,661
# Students in 11th Grade:
250
13,690
# Students in 12th Grade:
171
14,308
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,001
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,763 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,370. The school district revenue/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,233 is less than the state median of $17,559. The school district spending/student has declined by 18% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$20 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$10,763
$18,370
Spending / Student
$10,233
$17,559
Best Westwood Heights Schools School District Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Academy West Alternative Education
Alternative School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
3400 N Jennings Rd
Flint, MI 48504
(810) 591-0123
Flint, MI 48504
(810) 591-0123
Grades: K-12
| 601 students
Rank: #22.
Colonel Donald Mcmonagle Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
3484 N Jennings Rd
Flint, MI 48504
(810) 591-5145
Flint, MI 48504
(810) 591-5145
Grades: PK-6
| 379 students
Rank: n/an/a
Michael Hamady Elementary School
Magnet School
3207 Finney Ct
Flint, MI 48504
(810) 591-4657
Flint, MI 48504
(810) 591-4657
Grades: K-1
| 179 students
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