Westwood High High School
200 Nahatan St
Westwood MA, 02090, Norfolk County
Phone: 781-326-7500
Ranking: (19 out of 298, top 6%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Westwood School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 68 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 68 | 67 | |||||||
Total Students: | 935 | 907 | 922 | 873 | 857 | 831 | 819 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 254 | 27.2% | 210 | 23.2% | 257 | 27.9% | 211 | 24.2% | 225 | 26.3% | 222 | 26.7% | 207 | 25.3% |
Grade 10: | 211 | 22.6% | 257 | 28.3% | 218 | 23.6% | 227 | 26.0% | 224 | 26.1% | 204 | 24.5% | 199 | 24.3% |
Grade 11: | 256 | 27.4% | 215 | 23.7% | 222 | 24.1% | 223 | 25.5% | 214 | 25.0% | 195 | 23.5% | 213 | 26.0% |
Grade 12: | 211 | 22.6% | 224 | 24.7% | 225 | 24.4% | 212 | 24.3% | 194 | 22.6% | 210 | 25.3% | 200 | 24.4% |
Ungraded: | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 453 | 48.4% | 430 | 47.4% | 437 | 47.4% | 418 | 47.9% | 411 | 48.0% | 399 | 48.0% | 393 | 48.0% |
Female: | 482 | 51.6% | 477 | 52.6% | 485 | 52.6% | 455 | 52.1% | 446 | 52.0% | 432 | 52.0% | 420 | 51.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 64 | 6.8% | 58 | 6.4% | 63 | 6.8% | 46 | 5.3% | 48 | 5.6% | 43 | 5.2% | 39 | 4.8% |
Hispanic: | 20 | 2.1% | 19 | 2.1% | 16 | 1.7% | 19 | 2.2% | 15 | 1.8% | 16 | 1.9% | 12 | 1.5% |
Black: | 33 | 3.5% | 34 | 3.7% | 28 | 3.0% | 29 | 3.3% | 31 | 3.6% | 30 | 3.6% | 32 | 3.9% |
White: | 805 | 86.1% | 786 | 86.7% | 807 | 87.5% | 775 | 88.8% | 762 | 88.9% | 740 | 89.0% | 733 | 89.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 4.1% | 36 | 4.0% | 38 | 4.1% | 23 | 2.6% | 21 | 2.5% | 11 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 1.8% | 15 | 1.7% | 13 | 1.4% | 15 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.1% | 16 | 1.9% | 4 | 0.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.66 | 13.43 | 13.40 | 12.94 | 12.47 | 12.30 | 12.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 92.7% | 91.2% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 91% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 89% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 95% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 94% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 94% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 95% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 94% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 98% | 96% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 100% | 99% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 98% | 98% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 83.7% | 82.8% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 86% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 83% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 87% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 91% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 93% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 94% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 93% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 93% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 97% | 96% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 96% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 87% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 88% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 92% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 93% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 93% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 93% | 71% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 77% | 77% | 42% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 87% | 84% | 55% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 92% | 90% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 93% | 91% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 94% | 93% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 93% | 93% | 72% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 92% | 92% | 73% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 86% | 86% | 35% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Westwood High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.