The top reported proficiency rate is 44% in Math. The lowest is 38% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Westmoreland Elementary
Westmoreland Elementary serves children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in the small town of Westmoreland, Tennessee, part of Sumner County. The school’s enrollment leans heavily White, with a small Hispanic share and smaller numbers of Black, American Indian, and Asian students. This reflects the broader demographic profile of the surrounding community.
Westmoreland is described as a quiet country town with a walkable core near its Town Square, where a mural of local landmarks and a mix of downtown businesses anchor civic life. The town has seen steady population growth in recent decades and has invested in infrastructure such as a vacuum sewer system and federal grants for quality-of-life improvements. Major employers are not extensively detailed in public materials, but the town itself is a modest employer, and industrial and commercial opportunities exist alongside a historical agricultural base. Parks, a library, and Westmoreland Lake serve as civic anchors. The elementary school, as of the early 2000s, is located closer to the middle and high schools than its previous site, suggesting a consolidated campus area on the edge of town.
State testing results for the most recent year show that in math, a share of students scored at the proficient level or above. In English language arts, the share was lower. In science, the share was in between. These results come from the TNReady assessments, and participation rates were very high. A parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand how the school supports students who are not yet meeting the state’s proficiency bar. Science results from a prior year that is not comparable due to assessment changes are not useful for trend reading. No social studies results from the current year were available.
The school runs from pre-K through fifth grade, so there is no graduation rate to consider. Special population data such as the share of students with disabilities or those learning English was not reported in the available data. Similarly, information on free or reduced-price meal eligibility was not reported, so the economic need profile of the student body is not clear from the data alone.
The district, Sumner County, does not appear to have undergone any major recent changes that would directly affect the school’s day-to-day operations based on what was publicly reported. The comparison set that would place Westmoreland Elementary relative to other districts in Sumner County was too small to generate meaningful positioning, so academic read is best done in the context of the school’s own scores and the state benchmarks.
Housing in the Westmoreland ZIP code is priced below the state and national typical values, though that gap may vary by home type and condition. Rent and mortgage costs in the area are such that a typical household would spend a moderate share of income on housing by national standards, though this is a general economic context figure, not a school-specific input.
In sum, Westmoreland Elementary is a pre-K-through-fifth-grade public school in a growing small town with a rural feel. The student body is predominantly White, and the school’s proficiency rates on state tests are a fact a family would want to investigate further, especially in English language arts, where the share reaching proficiency is below half. The school does not serve grades that produce a graduation rate, and economic and special-population data are gaps that make it harder to assess the full picture of student need and support. The community itself offers a quiet, walkable core with parks and a library, and the housing market is relatively accessible compared to state averages. This school fits a family looking for a small-town public elementary option in Sumner County, but those concerned with academic performance may wish to ask the school directly about its approach to instruction and intervention.
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