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Westhill High School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 592 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 551 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 488 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 593 | 27% |
Schools most like Westhill High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westhill High School this school | 2,224 | 53.6% | N/A |
| Brien McMahon High School Norwalk | 1,739 | 50.0% | N/A |
| Stamford High School Stamford | 2,102 | 53.6% | N/A |
| Danbury High School Danbury | 3,612 | 55.1% | N/A |
| Norwalk High School Norwalk | 1,494 | 50.9% | N/A |
| West Haven High School West Haven | 1,813 | 52.2% | N/A |
Where Westhill High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Western Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,224 | #4 of 201 | #3 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #165 of 188 | #20 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #74 of 188 | #7 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #69 of 196 | #4 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.9% | #36 of 63 | #6 of 9 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,224 | 154.3 | 14.4:1 | 54% (1,191) |
| 2023-24 | 2,259 | 170 | 13.3:1 | 47% (1,069) |
| 2022-23 | 2,265 | 188.3 | 12.0:1 | 50% (1,136) |
| 2020-21 | 2,236 | 155 | 14.4:1 | 55% (1,230) |
| 2017-18 | 2,061 | 160.4 | 12.8:1 | 49% (1,001) |
| 2015-16 | 2,096 | 145 | 14.5:1 | 49% (1,017) |
| 2010-11 | 2,310 | 147 | 15.7:1 | 47% (1,091) |
| 2000-01 | 1,933 | 134 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,344 | 118 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (2,061 to 2,224); teachers down 4% (160.4 to 154.3).
About Westhill High School
Westhill High School is a large high school in Stamford, Connecticut, one of the schools in Stamford School District. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,224 students. Across high schools in Connecticut, the average enrollment is about 788.
Stamford School District has 15,483 students in 21 schools, and Westhill High School is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Westhill High School is 61% Hispanic. Other groups include 19% White, 12% Black, and 6% Asian. The county population is about 21% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 154.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.4:1. Across high schools in Connecticut, the average ratio is 12.3:1. Roughly 54% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 33% average for public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region, the school's rate is higher.
Western Connecticut Planning Region is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $128,188, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Western Connecticut Planning Region's 149 public schools enroll about 90,520 students and include Westhill High School.
The closest school to Westhill High School is Roxbury School, located about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Westhill High School falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 2,236 in 2020-21, 2,224 in 2024-25.
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