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WESTFIELD H S
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About WESTFIELD H S
Set in HOUSTON, Texas, WESTFIELD H S is a sprawling four-year high school, part of SPRING ISD. It teaches 2,264 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 184% larger than the state mean of about 796.
SPRING ISD runs 42 schools in total, collectively educating 33,678 students. WESTFIELD H S is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, WESTFIELD H S logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 39% Black, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 112 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, WESTFIELD H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.2%; this one delivers 27.8%.
In the area at large, census data for Harris County shows median household earnings sit near $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. WESTFIELD H S is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).
Nearest neighbor: BAMMEL MIDDLE, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WESTFIELD H S ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 25.6%.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
Five-year trend. WESTFIELD H S's enrollment has ticked down 24% since 2018, when it stood at 2,987 (now 2,264). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 43% to 54% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 in 2025.
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