Westmore Oaks Elementary, West Sacramento CA

Original Research by School Decision on Westmore Oaks Elementary

Westmore Oaks Elementary serves kindergarten through eighth grade in West Sacramento, a city that sits directly across the Sacramento River from downtown Sacramento and spans an economic and architectural range from older neighborhoods like Old West Sacramento and Broderick-Bryte dating to the early 1900s to newer suburban areas like Southport and the modern, high-amenity Bridge District near the river. The school is part of Washington Unified School District, which covers virtually all of West Sacramento.

The school's student body is predominantly low-income. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By race and ethnicity, the school is notably diverse: roughly two-fifths of students identify as Hispanic, roughly one-fifth as Asian, roughly one-quarter as white, and smaller shares as Black, multiracial, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and American Indian or Alaska Native.

Academic proficiency at Westmore Oaks is low across both tested subjects. In mathematics, proficiency across tested grades hovers in single digits to low teens. English language arts shows similarly weak performance at most grade levels, though eighth grade stands apart with proficiency around a quarter of students, a sharp rise from earlier grades where proficiency typically stays below one-sixth. Science proficiency, tested in fifth and eighth grades, is very low in fifth grade and modest in eighth. Data for social studies comes only from 2012-13, when eighth-grade proficiency was higher. These results put the school in the bottom quartile among districts in Yolo County when overall proficiency is measured across tested subjects and grades. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, including what support structures, tutoring, or remedial programming are in place, and how the school plans to address the gap.

The school sits within a community experiencing strong growth. The Bridge District riverfront redevelopment is adding hundreds of housing units alongside offices, retail, and public amenities. A long-term state-funded transit and infrastructure investment approved in December 2025 includes two electric streetcars, new bike lanes, and bus shelters as part of broader light-rail expansion. This growth is reshaping the city's economic profile and likely shaping school enrollment and demographics over time.

Housing costs in the 95691 zip code that includes the school have declined modestly in recent months but remain substantial. Median home value in the area is above the national benchmark and sits roughly in line with the state average. Monthly rents are moderate and typical for the region. A family weighing a move should be aware that West Sacramento homeowners faced an unexpected property tax increase tied to school bonds in fall 2023 after a county error in tax calculations. While officials said rates are expected to stabilize over the remaining life of the district's bond obligations, the incident illustrates that school district finances and bonding decisions directly affect resident costs. The district passed a voter-approved bond measure in November 2020 that funded facility improvements and represents an ongoing property tax commitment.

Westmore Oaks is a regular public school with no charter or magnet designation. The school's enrollment spans evenly across its grade range. Data on English learner status and special education enrollment were not available. The school website was not provided in the available information.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 310%

School 10% · District 37% · ▼ 27 pts below district

▼ 32 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

Grade 412%

School 12% · District 39% · ▼ 26 pts below district

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

Grade 58%

School 8% · District 28% · ▼ 19 pts below district

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

Grade 611%

School 11% · District 23% · ▼ 12 pts below district

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

Grade 710%

School 10% · District 23% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 812%

School 12% · District 23% · ▼ 12 pts below district

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

English language arts

Grade 36%

School 6% · District 34% · ▼ 28 pts below district

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

Grade 414%

School 14% · District 40% · ▼ 26 pts below district

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

Grade 58%

School 8% · District 37% · ▼ 29 pts below district

▼ 37 pts below state median · ▼ 34 pts below county median

Grade 615%

School 15% · District 33% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Grade 710%

School 10% · District 40% · ▼ 30 pts below district

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

Grade 827%

School 27% · District 43% · ▼ 16 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 55%

School 5% · District 27% · ▼ 22 pts below district

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

Grade 814%

School 14% · District 24% · ▼ 10 pts below district

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

Social studies

Grade 858%

School 58% · District 52% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · even with 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.