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Enrollment
2,858
High
DISTRICT 1,524 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROUND ROCK ISD·NCES 483808005805
Westwood High School
12400 MELLOW MEADOW DR, AUSTIN, TX 78750 · (512) 464-4000 · Williamson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,858 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Texas public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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 Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
160 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
356 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 752 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 709 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 705 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 692 | 24% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
82.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
75.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +41.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 41 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 48.0% | 8.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 44.0% | 31.0% | 18.0% | 7.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 82.0% | 75.0% |
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 55.0% | 34.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
82.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Westwood High School
Westwood High School's state test result (82.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood High School this school | 2,858 | 12.5% | 82.0% |
| Tompkins High School KATY | 3,155 | 16.8% | 86.8% |
| Reedy High School FRISCO | 2,201 | 5.7% | 86.8% |
| Seven Lakes High School KATY | 3,773 | 22.2% | 90.8% |
| Heritage High School FRISCO | 1,996 | 13.5% | 75.8% |
| Emerson High School MCKINNEY | 1,844 | 17.1% | 71.8% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Westwood High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #73 of 1,385 | #1 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #103 of 1,425 ▼ 26 | #1 of 21 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #147 of 1,425 ▲ 14 | #3 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +38.5pp | #40 of 1,184 | #4 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,858 | #99 of 2,107 | #2 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #1,171 of 1,344 | #21 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #122 of 1,346 | #7 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.5% | #1,501 of 1,522 | #20 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #530 of 672 | #14 of 14 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,858
+6 (+0%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 1,962
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,858 | 160.1 | 17.9:1 | 12% (356) |
| 2023-24 | 2,792 | 164.5 | 17.0:1 | 11% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 2,820 | 168.2 | 16.8:1 | 11% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 2,852 | 174 | 16.4:1 | 11% (306) |
| 2017-18 | 2,742 | 169.8 | 16.1:1 | 12% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 2,709 | 169 | 16.0:1 | 13% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 2,426 | 164 | 14.8:1 | 12% (296) |
| 2000-01 | 2,395 | 151 | 15.9:1 | 3% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 1,962 | 111 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westwood High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (2,742 to 2,858); teachers down 6% (169.8 to 160.1).
About Westwood High School
Westwood High School is a high-enrollment high school in AUSTIN, Texas, administered by ROUND ROCK ISD. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,858 students. That puts enrollment 259% larger than the 796-student average for high schools in Texas.
Westwood High School is a school in ROUND ROCK ISD. The district has 58 schools and 46,954 students.
No group is above 50% at Westwood High School; the largest is Asian, at 39%. After that, the student body is 33% White, 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Williamson County, the Asian share is about 10%. The diversity index for Westwood High School is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 160.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.9:1. High schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 2.8 fewer students per teacher than here. Roughly 12% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Williamson County averages 29%, higher than here.
Among Texas public high schools, Westwood High School outscored 95%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 68.4%. Westwood High School scores 82.0%.
Census data for Williamson County show median household income comes to about $111,340, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 208 public schools in the county, enrolling about 126,147, Westwood High School among them.
Noel Grisham Middle School is the nearest public school to Westwood High School, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Westwood High School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 2,852 in 2020-21 and 2,858 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 16.4:1 to 17.9:1.
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Williamson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
672,688
Census ACS
Median income
$111,340
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
208
126,147 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROUND ROCK ISD
- Round Rock High SchoolHigh · 3,824 students
- Cedar Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,713 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Stony Point High SchoolHigh · 2,508 students
- Cedar Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,306 students
- Canyon Vista Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,295 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- Lake Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,854 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
- Akins Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,421 students
Other Westwood High schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Westwood High. Westwood High School is the 2nd largest of the 10.
- Westwood High SchoolPALESTINE, TX · 405 students
- Westwood High SchoolMESA, AZ · 3,135 students
- Westwood HighBlythewood, SC · 1,743 students
- Westwood HighWestwood, MA · 837 students
- Westwood High SchoolISHPEMING, MI · 383 students
Nearby schools
- Noel Grisham Middle School0.5 mi · 615
- Anderson Mill Elementary School0.5 mi · 585
- Spicewood Elementary School0.8 mi · 691
- Harmony School of Endeavor Austin1.2 mi · 1,000
- Purple Sage Elementary School1.3 mi · 502
- Forest North Elementary School1.4 mi · 319
Frequently asked questions
About Westwood High SchoolHow many students attend Westwood High School?
Westwood High School enrolls approximately 2,858 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Westwood High School serve?
Westwood High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Westwood High School?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Westwood High School.
What is the student diversity at Westwood High School?
Student demographics at Westwood High School are roughly 33% White, 19% Hispanic, 3% Black, 39% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Westwood High School in?
Westwood High School is part of ROUND ROCK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.