Total enrollment
2,842
-280 (-9%) vs SY 2017-18
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 campus.
7-year change in Westwood
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
-1 (-12%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
71%
was 81%
% Hispanic
7%
was 4%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
14%
was 10%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| 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 campuses 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 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 9%: 3,122 students in SY 2017-18 versus 2,842 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Westwood lost 1 school, going from 8 to 7. Demographically, the White share of enrollment shrank from 81% to 71%.
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.