For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public elementary schools serving 970 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 84% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Michigan public elementary school average of 38% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
5 Schools
2,544 Schools
# Students
1,564 Students
953,641 Students
# Teachers
68 Teachers
58,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
23:1
23:1
District Rank
Westwood Heights Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 851 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
4 Students
6,574 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
35,670 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
65 Students
87,214 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
9%
# Black Students
1,269 Students
176,246 Students
% Black Students
81%
18%
# White Students
174 Students
592,590 Students
% White Students
11%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
812 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
49 Students
53,732 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
80
106,334
# Students in 1st Grade:
77
100,790
# Students in 2nd Grade:
71
102,777
# Students in 3rd Grade:
86
100,401
# Students in 4th Grade:
72
101,847
# Students in 5th Grade:
73
101,136
# Students in 6th Grade:
70
102,120
# Students in 7th Grade:
91
90,984
# Students in 8th Grade:
114
87,683
# Students in 9th Grade:
267
14,722
# Students in 10th Grade:
232
14,342
# Students in 11th Grade:
188
13,967
# Students in 12th Grade:
143
14,500
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,038
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,117 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,471 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$20 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,117
$18,510
Spending / Student
$12,471
$17,693
Best Westwood Heights Schools School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Academy West Alternative Education
Alternative 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: 6-12
| 441 students
Rank: #22.
Colonel Donald Mcmonagle Elementary 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: 2-6
| 372 students
Rank: n/an/a
3207 Finney Ct
Flint, MI 48504
(810) 591-4657
Flint, MI 48504
(810) 591-4657
Grades: K-1
| 157 students
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