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Westborough High
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public high schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 291 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 282 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 304 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 327 | 27% |
| Ungraded | 9 | 1% |
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 79.0% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 87.0% |
| 2021-22 | 85.0% | 81.0% |
| 2020-21 | 90.0% | 86.0% |
| 2018-19 | 84.0% | 84.0% |
Where Westborough High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Worcester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #18 of 327 ▲ 7 | #2 of 51 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #17 of 326 ▲ 12 | #2 of 51 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #217 of 315 | #33 of 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,213 | #77 of 379 | #11 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #256 of 325 | #35 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #51 of 325 | #10 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #78 of 133 | #11 of 24 |
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 | 1,213 | 94.8 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,202 | 92 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,178 | 90.9 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,182 | 93 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,131 | 89.5 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,032 | 85 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 1,054 | 79 | 13.3:1 | 7% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 822 | N/A | N/A | 1% (11) |
| 1990-91 | 569 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (1,131 to 1,213); teachers up 6% (89.5 to 94.8).
About Westborough High
Westborough High operates as a high-enrollment high school in Westborough, Massachusetts. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 1,213 students. The average for high schools in Massachusetts is about 777 students, so this school is 56% bigger than average.
Westborough High reports to Westborough, which has 6 schools and 3,831 students.
Westborough High's enrollment is 50% White. The next largest groups are 34% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. In Worcester County overall, about 73% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Westborough High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
Its teaching staff equals 94.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.8:1. For comparison, high schools in Massachusetts average 23.4:1.
allk12 grades Westborough High an A. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Census Bureau estimates for Worcester County show that median household income is about $95,939, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Westborough High is one of 257 public schools in Worcester County, which together enroll about 121,490 students.
The nearest other public school, J Harding Armstrong, is about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Westborough High.
Under the NCES locale system, Westborough High is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 1,182 in 2020-21 and 1,213 in 2024-25, a gain of 31 students.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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