Colburn School-High Street Historic District · Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Westwood’s public schools outscore 95% of Massachusetts districts
In Westwood, 71% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Westwood, 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.
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.
Westwood’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 75 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Westwood’s, its schools beat 69%, lower than their 95% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 72% and math 71% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 98% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $26,842 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is E W Thurston Middle, then Westwood High. Enrollment is up 11% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Xaverian Brothers High School (private) and Beacon Scholastic Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Westwood’s grade
A+: better than 95% of Massachusetts school districts, #11 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Westwood, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Westwood · depends on your address
Pine Hill Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 473 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Westwood Integrated Preschool
Grades PK · 44 students · 15:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Westwood
E W Thurston Middle
Grades 6–8 · 664 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Westwood
E W Thurston Middle
Grades 6–8 · 664 students · 13:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Westwood
E W Thurston Middle
Grades 6–8 · 664 students · 13:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Westwood
Westwood High
Grades 9–12 · 837 students · 11:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Westwood
Westwood High
Grades 9–12 · 837 students · 11:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Westwood
Westwood High
Grades 9–12 · 837 students · 11:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Westwood
Westwood High
Grades 9–12 · 837 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Westwood’s public schools are run by Westwood 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.
Well above the state in reading
Westwood vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Westwood’s borders.
Every school in Westwood
9 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).
Questions about Westwood’s schools
Are Westwood’s schools good?
By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Westwood children attend outscore 95% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #11 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 69%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Westwood in?
Westwood School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,842 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
Where do Westwood kids go to high school?
Westwood High, with 837 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Westwood’s graduation rate?
98% of the class of 2023 in Westwood School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Westwood spend per student?
$26,842 in Westwood School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Westwood?
Yes: Xaverian Brothers High School (catholic · all-boys, grades 7–12, 966 students) and Beacon Scholastic Academy (nonsectarian, grades 4–12, 21 students).
Parents talk
What Westwood families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Westwood → They have their own page.
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.