The top reported proficiency rate is 94% in Social studies. The lowest is 90% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Westerly Elementary School
Westerly Elementary School serves third and fourth graders in Bay Village, an affluent, built-out Lake Erie suburb west of Cleveland. The school enrolls a relatively small group of students, drawn from a community that is almost entirely white, with a small percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
On state assessments, Westerly's students performed at high levels in the 2024-25 school year. In math, a substantial majority of students scored at proficient or above, with an average scale score in the upper part of the performance band. In English language arts, proficiency rates were also strong, with most students meeting or exceeding standards. These results place the school in the top quartile of proficiency performance among schools tested in Cuyahoga County. A prior snapshot of fourth-grade social studies performance from 2016-17 also showed strong results, though more recent social studies data was not available.
One data gap: the school's enrollment figures include special education and English learner counts as not reported, which may reflect either the school's student composition or the way this data is collected and made available at the school level. A parent might want to check directly with the school about the presence of these support programs and what they entail.
Bay Village itself is a thoroughly residential community with a strong tax base and median home values that are stable and moderately above the state benchmark. The city is characterized by tree-lined streets of well-maintained homes — craftsman, Cape Cod, Tudor, and colonial styles, with larger properties along the lake. Most residents work outside the city, in Cleveland's professional and healthcare sectors. Civic life is anchored by parks, including access to the Lake Erie Nature and Science Center and Huntington Beach through the Cleveland Metroparks, and by a newly built county library branch adjacent to City Hall.
The school district itself made a significant structural move in May 2025 when voters approved a continuing property tax levy dedicated to building improvements, technology, and transportation. That levy replaces expiring bonds and requires no future re-approval, establishing a stable long-term funding stream for facility upgrades across the district's five schools. The first improvements began in 2026, affecting the condition and capability of facilities families would encounter.
Westerly sits within a district serving under four thousand students across elementary, middle, and high schools. The school's third and fourth grade focus means it feeds into the district's middle school system. For families in this neighborhood, the school offers strong tested academic performance within a stable, well-resourced, homogeneous community.
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