The top reported proficiency rate is 76% in Social studies. The lowest is 67% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Westwood Elementary
Westwood Elementary serves students from four-year-old kindergarten through fourth grade in De Pere, a mid-sized city within the Green Bay metropolitan area. The school is part of the West De Pere School District, one of two districts that serve the city. The other is the Unified School District of De Pere, so families choosing a home in this part of town should be clear on which attendance area they fall into.
The school draws from a community with a mixed character. De Pere sits on both banks of the Fox River, with a historic downtown core, a traditional grid of large homes near the river, and newer suburban subdivisions further out. St. Norbert College is a significant local presence, and the city's housing stock runs from historic properties along streets like Broadway and Ridgeway Boulevard to more recent developments. Housing values in the area are above both the state and national benchmarks, though the estimated monthly rent is a relatively modest share of median income. The west side of the city hosts the college campus, and schools are distributed through neighborhoods rather than gathered on a single campus.
Westwood Elementary has a substantial enrollment for a school that serves only pre-kindergarten through fourth grade. The student body is predominantly white, with the next largest groups being Hispanic and students who identify as two or more races. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that places the school in a moderate range for economic diversity. Data on the share of students with individualized education programs and English learners was not reported in the available data. A parent may want to ask the school directly about those populations and the supports in place.
State testing results are available for grades three and four. In third grade, students showed strong proficiency rates in both math and English language arts, with the English language arts result notably higher. Fourth graders scored at a comparable level in math and English language arts, while science proficiency was at the same rate as those subjects. Social studies, tested only in fourth grade, was the strongest subject. Measured against all tested subjects and grades, the school’s overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to other districts in Brown County. These are solid results for an elementary school, particularly so in the early primary years when foundational skills are being built. The school’s participation rates on state assessments were very high, which gives confidence that the results reflect the full student body rather than a selected subset.
Because Westwood Elementary serves only through fourth grade, there are no graduation rate data reported here. Students who attend Westwood will move on to other schools in the West De Pere district for upper elementary, middle, and high school grades.
The school is a regular public school with no charter or magnet status. Information on course access, staffing ratios, and discipline data was not available in the provided materials. The district brief did not surface any recent major changes or strategic initiatives with a lasting impact, so there is no reported shift in programming or boundaries to factor in.
This is a school with strong academic results in the early grades, set in a community that combines historic riverfront character with suburban growth. The housing market is expensive relative to state and national averages, and the city is part of a growing metropolitan area. For a family looking at the west side of De Pere, Westwood Elementary represents a high-performing entry point into the district’s elementary pathway. The main open question for a prospective parent may be how the school supports students with different learning needs, since that detail was not present in the data.
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