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Westwood J H School

Serves grades 7 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1801 Panther Blvd
Palestine, TX 75803
Phone
(903) 723-0423
District
WESTWOOD ISD
County
ANDERSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
205
Classroom Teachers
19

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

4

(10 is best)

Better than 32.8% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Westwood J H School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
23%
42%
40%
52%
5%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
49%
45%
55%
58%
43%
52%
49%
45%
55%
58%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
13
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 97 47.3%
Grade 8 108 52.7%
Total 205 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 48.5% 48.2% 26.7%
Black 26.0% 22.2% 13.3%
Hispanic 24.5% 28.4% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.4% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 0.8% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 77.1% 74.5% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 74.1% 71.6% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.9% 2.8% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 13,682 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 142.8 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.0% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 13.5% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 42.9% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.9% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 13.7% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,870 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 7.8% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 78.5% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 4.5% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.7% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.0% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.6% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.0% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 26.1% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.1% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 11.4% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,629 $9,373,000 53.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $361 $511,000 2.9%
Staff $533 $753,000 4.3%
General Administration $320 $453,000 2.6%
School Administration $849 $1,200,000 6.9%
Operation $1,269 $1,794,000 10.3%
Transportation $499 $705,000 4.1%
Other $733 $1,037,000 6.0%
Total Support $4,564 $6,453,000 37.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,100 $1,556,000 9.0%
Total Expenditures $12,293 $17,382,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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