Westfield High High School
177 Montgomery Rd
Westfield MA, 01085, Hampden County
Phone: 413-572-6466
Ranking: (198 out of 298, bottom 34%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Westfield 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: | 99 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 102 | 106 | 100 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,411 | 1,484 | 1,514 | 1,580 | 1,583 | 1,599 | 1,620 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 332 | 23.5% | 349 | 23.5% | 349 | 23.1% | 390 | 24.7% | 385 | 24.3% | 381 | 23.8% | 390 | 24.1% |
Grade 10: | 311 | 22.0% | 356 | 24.0% | 407 | 26.9% | 396 | 25.1% | 389 | 24.6% | 403 | 25.2% | 415 | 25.6% |
Grade 11: | 381 | 27.0% | 411 | 27.7% | 390 | 25.8% | 403 | 25.5% | 414 | 26.2% | 438 | 27.4% | 412 | 25.4% |
Grade 12: | 371 | 26.3% | 361 | 24.3% | 359 | 23.7% | 380 | 24.1% | 387 | 24.4% | 372 | 23.3% | 402 | 24.8% |
Ungraded: | 16 | 1.1% | 7 | 0.5% | 9 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 690 | 48.9% | 743 | 50.1% | 746 | 49.3% | 802 | 50.8% | 789 | 49.8% | 803 | 50.2% | 801 | 49.4% |
Female: | 721 | 51.1% | 741 | 49.9% | 768 | 50.7% | 778 | 49.2% | 794 | 50.2% | 796 | 49.8% | 802 | 49.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 52 | 3.7% | 55 | 3.7% | 46 | 3.0% | 35 | 2.2% | 25 | 1.6% | 21 | 1.3% | 24 | 1.5% |
Hispanic: | 26 | 1.8% | 148 | 10.0% | 143 | 9.4% | 134 | 8.5% | 156 | 9.9% | 154 | 9.6% | 140 | 8.6% |
Black: | 32 | 2.3% | 18 | 1.2% | 15 | 1.0% | 18 | 1.1% | 19 | 1.2% | 20 | 1.3% | 23 | 1.4% |
White: | 1,277 | 90.5% | 1,244 | 83.8% | 1,290 | 85.2% | 1,374 | 87.0% | 1,366 | 86.3% | 1,390 | 86.9% | 1,419 | 87.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 19 | 1.3% | 13 | 0.9% | 15 | 1.0% | 17 | 1.1% | 16 | 1.0% | 13 | 0.8% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 325 | 23.0% | 362 | 24.4% | 297 | 19.6% | 261 | 16.5% | 262 | 16.6% | 254 | 15.9% | 268 | 16.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 3.2% | 59 | 4.0% | 51 | 3.4% | 45 | 2.8% | 73 | 4.6% | 78 | 4.9% | 62 | 3.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.22 | 15.36 | 15.45 | 15.93 | 15.55 | 15.10 | 16.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 69.3% | 60.0% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 60% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 58% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 59% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 63% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 71% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 77% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 74% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 77% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 88% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 89% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 58.1% | 52.9% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 49% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 53% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 64% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 64% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 61% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 68% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 71% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 66% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 70% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 73% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 58% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 48% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 50% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 51% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 58% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 59% | 71% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 34% | 33% | 42% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 64% | 51% | 55% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 16% | 12% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 17% | 17% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 21% | 14% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 17% | 24% | 72% |
2008 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 55% | 53% | 55% |
2009 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 57% | 56% | 57% |
2010 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 57% | 55% | 55% |
2011 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 65% | 65% | 61% |
2012 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 65% | 64% | 63% |
2013 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 68% | 67% | 63% |
2007 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 44% | 41% | 35% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Westfield High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.