Total enrollment
4,772
-159 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
13 schools in Westfield
Massachusetts · 4,834 students · 1 city
Public-school families inside Westfield pick from 13 schools serving the district's roughly 4,834 K-12 students (8 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in Westfield
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Westfield ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Massachusetts | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,834 | #44 of 231 | #1,997 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 12 | #23 of 231 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #88 of 231 | #1,456 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.8% | #102 of 206 | #3,424 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Westfield
Since 2017-18, the 10 district schools that reported both years went from 4,642 to 4,043 students (down 13%) and from 360 to 350 full-time teachers (down 3%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield High | Westfield | High | 09-12 | 1,034 |
| Westfield Intermediate School | Westfield | Middle | 05-06 | 729 |
| Westfield Middle School | Westfield | Middle | 07-08 | 671 |
| Westfield Technical Academy | Westfield | High | 09-12 | 557 |
| Munger Hill | Westfield | Elementary | PK-04 | 320 |
| Paper Mill | Westfield | Elementary | KG-04 | 312 |
| Southampton Road | Westfield | Elementary | PK-04 | 310 |
| Highland | Westfield | Elementary | PK-04 | 305 |
| Abner Gibbs | Westfield | Elementary | KG-04 | 196 |
| Franklin Ave | Westfield | Elementary | KG-04 | 176 |
| Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center | Westfield | Elementary | PK-PK | 162 |
| Westfield Virtual School | Westfield | High | 06-12 | 62 |
| Westfield River Elementary School | Westfield | Elementary | PK-04 | · |
About Westfield
Westfield is a thinly populated Massachusetts school district running 13 schools with combined enrollment near 4,834.
Looking at the level breakdown, Westfield consists of 8 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Westfield runs about 372 students per school, 26% below the state mean of roughly 501.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 3%: 4,931 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,772 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Westfield discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.