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Westford Academy
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 5 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 8 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Westford Academy
Westford Academy is one of the sizable secondary schools in Westford, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Westford, with 1,504 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 777 students each, so Westford Academy sits 94% larger than that benchmark.
Westford comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 4,575 students; Westford Academy is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Westford Academy records that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 34% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Westford Academy has 102 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. The state averages around 23.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Middlesex County put median household earnings sit near $130,847, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Middlesex County runs 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), of which Westford Academy is one.
Nearest neighbor: John A. Crisafulli Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Westford Academy.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Over the past 7-year window. Westford Academy's enrollment has edged down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 1,715 (now 1,504). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 73% to 58%.
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