Westwood Elementary School
Public elementary school in Friendswood, Texas · Friendswood ISD · Grades Pre-K–2
Westwood Elementary School serves 497 students in grades Pre-K–2 in Friendswood (Galveston County). It is one of 6 schools in Friendswood ISD. By enrollment it is the 2575th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 35.96 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–2 |
| District | Friendswood ISD |
| County | Galveston County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481995001951 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Friendswood ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 497 | 6,194 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 16.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 17.5% | 10.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 31% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Westwood Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 4 elementary schools in Friendswood ISD, Westwood Elementary School is the smallest, with 8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 639; Westwood Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 2 with 167 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 53, against an average of 124 per grade. This year grade 2 has 26% more students than kindergarten (167 against 133). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 53 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 62.4% here and 64.4% across Friendswood ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 24.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
17.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 10.8% across Friendswood ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 35.96 full-time-equivalent teachers for 497 students, Westwood Elementary School has 13.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 497 students would have about 33.6 teachers, so Westwood Elementary School has 2.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Westwood Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. Zue S Bales Intermediate School (in the same district) is listed at the same location. Within 10 miles there are 84 other elementary schools, 21 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 62.4% |
| Hispanic | 24.5% |
| Two or more races | 6.6% |
| Asian | 4% |
| Black | 2.4% |
47.7% of students are girls and 52.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 53 |
| Kindergarten | 133 |
| Grade 1 | 144 |
| Grade 2 | 167 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
506 W Edgewood, Friendswood, TX 77546
Phone: (281)482-3341
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Westwood Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zue S Bales Intermediate School | Friendswood ISD | 0.1 mi | 640 | 16 | 16.9% |
| Rustic Oak Elementary School | Pearland ISD | 1.3 mi | 645 | 15.6 | 30.2% |
| Wedgewood Elementary School | Clear Creek ISD | 1.9 mi | 637 | 16.8 | 52.4% |
| C D Landolt Elementary School | Clear Creek ISD | 2.7 mi | 736 | 16.5 | 52.7% |
| Windsong Elementary School | Friendswood ISD | 2.8 mi | 607 | 14.5 | 8.7% |
| P H Greene Elementary School | Clear Creek ISD | 2.8 mi | 545 | 14.3 | 57.8% |
| Shadycrest Elementary School | Pearland ISD | 2.9 mi | 512 | 15.3 | 23% |
| Arlyne & Alan Weber Elementary School | Clear Creek ISD | 2.9 mi | 742 | 17.7 | 49.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Friendswood ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| C W Cline Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 906 |
| Friendswood High School | High | 9–12 | 2,014 |
| Friendswood Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,530 |
| Windsong Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 607 |
| Zue S Bales Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 640 |