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Westerly High School
B+

Westerly High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

23 Ward Avenue, Westerly, RI 02891 · (401) 315-1501 · Part of Westerly School District

Westerly’s School Grade B better than 58% of Rhode Island school districts

Directions
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
650
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Westerly High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 74% of Rhode Island’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.5% since 2020–21

On the path

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

5–8Westerly Middle School639 students
9–12Westerly High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 21.2%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Rhode Island’s 278 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

23 Ward Avenue, Westerly

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9164
Grade 10167
Grade 11170
Grade 12149
Enrollment over time
743’20
726’21
699’22
692’23
650’24

Down 12.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 78%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 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 Westerly High School from Westerly families.

Other schools in Westerly School District

The district →
Westerly Inclusion Preschool P
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Westerly
87 students12:1
Dunn's Corners School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Westerly
B+
264 students10:1
Springbrook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Westerly
B−
243 students9:1
State Street School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Westerly
B+
212 students10:1
Westerly Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Westerly
C+
639 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 Rhode Island’s other public schools; Westerly’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.