Total enrollment
2,842
-110 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Westwood
Massachusetts · 2,842 students · 1 city
Public K-12 education in Westwood runs across 9 schools with combined enrollment of about 2,842 students, averaging 316 per school.
4-year change in Westwood
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
-1 (-12%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Westwood ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Massachusetts | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,842 | #94 of 231 | #3,396 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #73 of 231 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #147 of 231 | #2,500 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.3% | #99 of 206 | #3,389 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 Westwood
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 2,702 to 2,369 students (down 12%) and from 201 to 194 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood High | Westwood | High | 09-12 | 837 |
| E W Thurston Middle | Westwood | Middle | 06-08 | 664 |
| Pine Hill Elementary School | Westwood | Elementary | PK-05 | 473 |
| William E Sheehan | Westwood | Elementary | KG-05 | 278 |
| Martha Jones | Westwood | Elementary | KG-05 | 275 |
| Downey | Westwood | Elementary | KG-05 | 271 |
| Westwood Integrated Preschool | Westwood | Elementary | PK-PK | 44 |
| Deerfield School | Westwood | Combined | M-M | · |
| Paul Hanlon | Westwood | Combined | M-M | · |
About Westwood
Westwood is a small Massachusetts school district running 9 schools with combined enrollment near 2,842.
On the school-mix side, Westwood covers 5 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high school, and 2 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Westwood is about 316, lower than the Massachusetts average of roughly 501.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 4%: 2,952 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,842 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Westwood lost 1 school, going from 8 to 7.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Westwood discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.