WESTWOOD HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

WESTWOOD HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, serving grades PK–05 with 451 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

451

Teachers (FTE)

24.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	360	80%
Hispanic/Latino	74	16%
White	10	2%
Two or more races	6	1%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	451	246M / 205F

English Language Learners: 76 (17% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	18.0% -30.8pp	48.8%	247
Reading Proficiency	26.0% -26.2pp	52.2%	241
Science Proficiency	20-24%	—	83

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)

-0.45 grade levels

Math

-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

1 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

281

62.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	451	100%

Contact & Location

2861 SW 9TH ST

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33312

Phone: (754)323-7900

District

BROWARD

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,198

District enrollment: 254,732

Other Schools in District

ANNABEL C. PERRY PK-8 Elementary
ATLANTIC MONTESSORI CHARTER SCHOOL Elementary
ATLANTIC MONTESSORI CHARTER SCHOOL WEST CAMPUS Elementary
ATLANTIC WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
AVANT GARDE ACADEMY K-5 BROWARD Elementary
BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BEACHSIDE MONTESSORI VILLAGE Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 33312) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120018000191

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