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Downey

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

250 Downey Street, Westwood, MA 02090 · (781) 326-7500 · Part of Westwood School District

Westwood’s School Grade A+ better than 95% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
271
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Downey

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 33 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Westwood kids: E W Thurston Middle

On the path

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

K–5DowneyYou are here
6–8E W Thurston Middle664 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts82%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

250 Downey Street, Westwood

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten38
Grade 147
Grade 252
Grade 344
Grade 446
Grade 544
Enrollment over time
295’20
306’21
308’22
314’23
271’24

Down 8.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 65%Asian 22%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 6%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Downey from Westwood families.

Other schools in Westwood School District

The district →
Pine Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westwood
473 students14:1
Westwood Integrated Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Westwood
44 students15:1
William E Sheehan
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westwood
A+
278 students12:1
Martha Jones
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westwood
A+
275 students14:1
E W Thurston Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Westwood
A−
664 students13:1
Westwood High
High · Grades 9–12 · Westwood
A+
837 students11:1

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 Massachusetts’s other public schools; Westwood’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.