E W Thurston Middle

E W Thurston Middle is a middle school in Westwood, Massachusetts, according to federal school records. There are 664 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 21% above the 547-student average for middle schools in Massachusetts.

E W Thurston Middle is part of Westwood, where 7 schools serve 2,842 students.

The share of White students at E W Thurston Middle is 70%, a majority. It is also 15% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Census estimates put Norfolk County at about 70% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 48%.

Teacher count: 50.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.0:1. Across middle schools in Massachusetts, the average ratio is 11.5:1.

Among Massachusetts public middle schools, E W Thurston Middle outscored 94%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.

The school's county is Norfolk County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $130,739 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 59% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Norfolk County number 198, with about 101,300 students.

Measured in a straight line, Westwood High is about 0.3 miles from E W Thurston Middle. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

E W Thurston Middle falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment was 664 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 683.

E W Thurston Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.