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Westport Middle-High School

400 Old County Road, Westport, MA 02790 · (508) 636-1050 · Bristol County
GRADES 05–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL889 STUDENTS
Enrollment
889
High
DISTRICT 505 · STATE 777
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 5
118
Grade 6
129
Grade 7
125
Grade 8
127
Grade 9
108
Grade 10
116
Grade 11
72
Grade 12
91
Ungraded
3
Student demographics
White
79790%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 51%
Hispanic
425%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 26%
Black
91%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10%
Asian
71%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7%
Two+
303%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
46652%
Female
42147%

School pathway

Feeds from
Westport Elementary0104
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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
32.9%
MA avg 43.8% . -23.1pp since 2016
Math
26.6%
MA avg 42.2% . -15.4pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 23 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 15 points.

Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
889
+339 (+62%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 10.1:1
% White
90%
was 91%
% Hispanic
5%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Westport Middle-High School

Set in Westport, Massachusetts, Westport Middle-High School is a middle-of-the-pack secondary school, overseen by Westport. It teaches 889 students across grades 5 through 12.

Across the 3 schools in Westport (1,515 students total), Westport Middle-High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Westport Middle-High School shows that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.

In the area at large, Bristol County reports that the typical household earns roughly $85,625 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Westport Middle-High School is one of 142 public schools in Bristol County (combined enrollment of about 80,897 students).

Nearest neighbor: Westport Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Westport Middle-High School operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Westport Middle-High School's enrollment has grew 62% since 2018, when it stood at 550 (now 889). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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Bristol County at a glance

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Population
582,270
Census ACS
Median income
$85,625
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
142
80,897 students

Quick facts

School name
Westport Middle-High School
District
Westport
Address
400 Old County Road, Westport, MA 02790
Phone
(508) 636-1050
County
Bristol County
Level
High
Grade range
05–12
Total enrollment
889
Teachers (FTE)
78
Student–teacher ratio
11.4:1
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
251278002861
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Westport Middle-High School
How many students attend Westport Middle-High School?
Westport Middle-High School enrolls approximately 889 students in grades 05-12.
What age range does Westport Middle-High School serve?
Westport Middle-High School serves students from grade 05 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Westport Middle-High School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Westport Middle-High School.
What is the student diversity at Westport Middle-High School?
Student demographics at Westport Middle-High School are roughly 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Westport Middle-High School in?
Westport Middle-High School is part of Westport.
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