Westwood Elementary School
- Elementary school in Friendswood ISD
- Friendswood, TX
- Early education - 2nd grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Friendswood ISD: N/A
Total students
545
Avg. teacher experience
11.4 years
Friendswood ISD: 13.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Friendswood ISD: 98.9%
Statewide: 90.3%
Westwood Elementary School is an elementary school in Friendswood, TX, in the Friendswood ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 545 students. 20.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 6.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,881, which is $407 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.4 years of experience.
Contact information
Principal
- Andrew Hull
- ahull@fisdk12.net
- (281) 482-3341
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Westwood Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
545
African American
10 (1.8%)
Friendswood ISD: 1.8%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Friendswood ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
25 (4.6%)
Friendswood ISD: 6.7%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
141 (25.9%)
Friendswood ISD: 21.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Friendswood ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
336 (61.7%)
Friendswood ISD: 64.8%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
33 (6.1%)
Friendswood ISD: 4.8%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
20.7 %
Friendswood ISD: 18.9%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
20.4 %
Friendswood ISD: 13.2%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
6.6 %
Friendswood ISD: 3.9%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
6.6 %
Friendswood ISD: 3.6%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
7.2 %
Friendswood ISD: 9%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
19.3 %
Friendswood ISD: 14.7%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Friendswood ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Friendswood ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Friendswood ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Friendswood ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
11.8 %
Friendswood ISD: 13.1%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
0 %
Friendswood ISD: 15.1%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Friendswood ISD: 33.3%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
7.7 %
Friendswood ISD: 6%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
12 %
Friendswood ISD: 16.1%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Friendswood ISD: 18.2%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
11.2 %
Friendswood ISD: 12.6%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
18.5 %
Friendswood ISD: 14.9%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
38.5
African American
0 (0%)
Friendswood ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Friendswood ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Friendswood ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
3 (7.8%)
Friendswood ISD: 10.2%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Friendswood ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
34.5 (89.6%)
Friendswood ISD: 85.9%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
1 (2.6%)
Friendswood ISD: 1.9%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Friendswood ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
35.5 (92.2%)
Friendswood ISD: 70.8%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
3 (7.8%)
Friendswood ISD: 28.8%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Friendswood ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
14.1
Friendswood ISD: 15.9
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
11.4 years
Friendswood ISD: 13.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$62,881
Friendswood ISD: $63,917
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$59,557
Friendswood ISD: $58,668
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$58,212
Friendswood ISD: $58,596
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$60,425
Friendswood ISD: $60,927
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$64,405
Friendswood ISD: $64,730
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$70,665
Friendswood ISD: $70,808
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$73,918
Friendswood ISD: $76,696
Statewide: $74,014