Westhills Elementary School

Regular School · Bessemer, AL

Westhills Elementary School is a regular school school in Bessemer, Alabama, serving grades PK–05 with 277 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

277

Teachers (FTE)

16.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	236	85%
Hispanic/Latino	33	12%
White	4	1%
Two or more races	4	1%
Total enrollment	277	130M / 147F

English Language Learners: 11 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	6-9%	24.1%	144
Reading Proficiency	25-29%	46.3%	147
Science Proficiency	11-19%	—	48

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.39 grade levels

Math

-0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

4 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

17% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	277	100%

Contact & Location

710 Glenn Rd

Bessemer, AL 35022

Phone: (205)432-3500

http://www.westhillselementaryschool.com

District

Bessemer City

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,254

District enrollment: 3,246

Other Schools in District

Abrams Elementary School Elementary
Charles F Hard Elementary School Elementary
Greenwood Elementary School Elementary
Jonesboro Elementary School Elementary
Bessemer Center For Technology High
Bessemer City High School High
New Horizon Alternative School High
Bessemer City Middle School Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 35022) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010033000090

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD