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Weston High
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- 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 | 155 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 167 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 167 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 169 | 26% |
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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 83 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 7 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 88.0% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 84.0% |
| 2021-22 | 88.0% | 86.0% |
| 2020-21 | 84.0% | 85.0% |
| 2018-19 | 89.0% | 88.0% |
Where Weston High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #10 of 327 ▼ 4 | #6 of 58 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #18 of 326 ▼ 7 | #9 of 58 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #176 of 315 | #28 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 658 | #194 of 379 | #48 of 63 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #126 of 325 | #19 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #54 of 325 | #12 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #151 of 188 | #22 of 30 |
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 | 658 | 60.4 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 662 | 60.8 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 639 | 60.4 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 630 | 63 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 694 | 63.8 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 726 | 72 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 748 | 70 | 10.7:1 | 4% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 550 | N/A | N/A | 3% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 441 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (694 to 658); teachers down 5% (63.8 to 60.4).
About Weston High
Located in Weston, Massachusetts, Weston High is a low-enrollment high school. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 658 students enrolled.
Weston High sits within Weston, which has 5 schools and 2,063 students.
White students account for 55% of enrollment at Weston High. Other groups make up 25% Asian, 7% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 5% Black. Middlesex County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at Weston High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
Weston High operates with 60.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 10.9:1. For comparison, high schools in Massachusetts average 23.4:1.
allk12 grades Weston High an A. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
According to the American Community Survey, in Middlesex County, median household income is about $130,847, roughly 60% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Weston High is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County, which together enroll about 215,896 students.
The closest public school, Weston Middle, is about 0.1 miles from Weston High. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 630 in 2020-21 and 658 in 2024-25, a increase of 28 students.
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