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E W Thurston Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

850 High 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
664
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about E W Thurston Middle

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Westwood kids: Westwood High

On the path

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

K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8E W Thurston MiddleYou are here
9–12Westwood High837 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency56%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts70%
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 ↗

850 High Street, Westwood

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6236
Grade 7223
Grade 8205
Enrollment over time
683’20
662’21
661’22
661’23
664’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Asian 15%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 6%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about E W Thurston Middle 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
Downey
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westwood
A
271 students12:1
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.