Westwood High School

Located at 945 W RIO SALADO PKWY, in MESA, Arizona, Westwood High School is a big 9-12 campus that serves 3,135 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Mesa Unified District (4235). Compared to the state average of about 631 students per school, that is 397% above typical.

Westwood High School is one of 81 schools operated by Mesa Unified District (4235), a district that hosts 55,821 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Westwood High School lists that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest comes out to 19% White, 10% Native American, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 154 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 20.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate median household earnings sit near $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Westwood High School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

The closest other public school is EVIT - Westwood High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Westwood High School has declined 4%, going from 3,282 students in 2018 to 3,135 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 25% to 19% across the same window.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.