Westfield Village Elementary, West Sacramento CA

Original Research by School Decision on Westfield Village Elementary

Westfield Village Elementary serves kindergarten through eighth grade in West Sacramento, a mixed-income city across the Sacramento River from the state capital. The school sits in a community where established neighborhoods like Broderick-Bryte and Old West Sacramento coexist with newer development in the Bridge District and Southport, and where the local economy is anchored in government, health care, warehousing, and agriculture alongside new mixed-use riverfront growth.

The school's test performance reflects significant academic challenges. On the most recent state assessments, proficiency in English language arts across all tested grades averaged in the low-to-mid range; only one grade achieved proficiency rates above thirty percent. Mathematics results are substantially lower across all grades, with most grades showing single-digit proficiency, and only one grade reaching double digits. Science proficiency in the tested grades falls into single digits. These results place the school in the bottom quartile of overall proficiency when compared to districts across Yolo County.

The student body is economically disadvantaged: over ninety percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The enrollment is small to moderate for its grade span, spanning from kindergarten into the eighth grade. The student population is predominantly Hispanic, with meaningful representation of Asian students, and smaller numbers of white, Black, and multiracial students; American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students are present in very small numbers. Specific data on English learner enrollment and students receiving special education services were not available.

The school is part of Washington Unified School District, which covers virtually all of West Sacramento. The district approved two significant bond measures: Measure Z, passed in 2020 as a long-term general obligation bond for facility improvements and construction, and Measure Q, an earlier bond whose debt service creates an ongoing property tax obligation. In fall 2023, a Yolo County calculation error resulted in an unexpected spike in property tax bills tied to Measure Q; while the county established a relief program and rates are expected to normalize over the remaining bond life, this episode underscores the tangible cost of school bonds for homeowners in the area.

Housing in the area spans older, more affordable neighborhoods and newer market-rate developments. Home values are moderate for the region, and rental costs are available but represent a meaningful share of median household income.

A family considering this school would be choosing a neighborhood elementary-through-middle campus with a predominantly low-income and Hispanic student body in a community experiencing rapid waterfront redevelopment. The academic data reflects serious performance gaps that a parent may want to explore further with the school in conversation about instructional programs, support systems, and recent or planned changes in approach.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 342%

School 42% · District 37% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 424%

School 24% · District 39% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 58%

School 8% · District 28% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 63%

School 3% · District 23% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Grade 77%

School 7% · District 23% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 87%

School 7% · District 23% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 329%

School 29% · District 34% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 434%

School 34% · District 40% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 512%

School 12% · District 37% · ▼ 25 pts below district

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

Grade 616%

School 16% · District 33% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Grade 728%

School 28% · District 40% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 823%

School 23% · District 43% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Science

Grade 57%

School 7% · District 27% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 86%

School 6% · District 24% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

This schoolWashington Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.