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Schools in Westport · Westport School District

Westport’s public schools score below 66% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Westport, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.

#205of 283 Massachusetts townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
39%
▼ 5 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
▼ 1 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 0–4 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.0K
▼ 25% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.8
MA 11.9
Schools in town
3
1,515 students on the public path
In brief

Westport’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 258 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Westport’s, its schools beat 41%, higher than their 34% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 40% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts (the state reports Westport’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,983 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary and one middle school

From grade 1 the district’s path is Westport Elementary, then Westport Middle-High School. Enrollment is up 12% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Westport’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 34% of Massachusetts school districts, #205 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Both inputs trail the Massachusetts average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 34%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (258)Better than 41%
Towns in Bristol County (15)Better than 0%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 812 test results and a graduating class of 72 could put Westport anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Westport’s students in the tested grades sat them (813 in math, 811 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Westport, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KAlice A MacomberWestport School DistrictNo scores
1–4Westport ElementaryWestport School DistrictB−
5–12Westport Middle-High SchoolWestport School DistrictB−

Westport’s public schools are run by Westport School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Westport School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,515 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$19,983MA $26,530 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 43.7% · 811 students tested
Math40%
State average 40.7% · 813 students tested

Westport vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Westport’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WestportCWestport
DartmouthBDartmouth
Fall RiverDFall River

Little Compton, RI and Tiverton, RI border Westport but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Westport

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Westportby address
Alice A Macomber
Elementary · Grades PK–K
163 students15:1Rate it →
Westport Elementary
Elementary · Grades 1–4
B−
463 students12:1Rate it →
Westport Middle-High School
High · Grades 5–12
B−
889 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Westport’s schools

Are Westport’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Westport children attend score below 66% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #205 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 41%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Westport in?

Westport School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,515 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Westport’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Westport School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Westport spend per student?

$19,983 in Westport School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.