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Westwood, MA
Public School Ratings




Westwood Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Westwood School District details

Westwood School District
220 Nahatan Street
Westwood, MA 02090

2,914 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Westwood School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.7% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
73%
43%
72%
45%
73%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Deerfield School
72 Deerfield Avenue
Westwood, MA, 02090
KG-05
Downey School
250 Downey Street
Westwood, MA, 02090
PK-05
E W Thurston Middle School
850 High Street
Westwood, MA, 02090
06-08
Martha Jones School
80 Martha Jones Rd
Westwood, MA, 02090
KG-05
Paul Hanlon School
790 Gay Street
Westwood, MA, 02090
KG-05
Westwood High School
200 Nahatan Street
Westwood, MA, 02090
09-12
Westwood Integrated Preschool School
200 Nahatan Street
Westwood, MA, 02090
PK-PK
William E Sheehan School
549 Pond Street
Westwood, MA, 02090
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 77.4% 57.0%
Black 2.2% 9.8%
Hispanic 6.8% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 13.4% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,049 $40,940,000 58.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,193 $6,389,000 9.1%
Staff $1,282 $3,735,000 5.3%
General Administration $313 $913,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,059 $3,086,000 4.4%
Operation $2,479 $7,225,000 10.3%
Transportation $665 $1,939,000 2.8%
Other $409 $1,191,000 1.7%
Total Support $8,400 $24,478,000 35.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,565 $4,561,000 6.5%
Total Expenditures $24,015 $69,979,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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