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Westhills Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

710 Glenn Rd, Bessemer, AL 35022 · (205) 432-3500 · Part of Bessemer City School District

Bessemer’s School Grade D− better than 1% of Alabama school districts

Students
277
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Westhills Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 9.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Bessemer kids: Bessemer City Middle School

On the path

Where Bessemer kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Westhills Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Bessemer City Middle School616 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

710 Glenn Rd, Bessemer

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K16
Kindergarten48
Grade 140
Grade 245
Grade 342
Grade 445
Grade 541
Enrollment over time
306’20
298’21
315’22
297’23
277’24

Down 9.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 85%Hispanic 12%White 1%Two or more races 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Westhills Elementary School from Bessemer families.

Other schools in Bessemer City School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Bessemer’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.