WESTWOOD H S

WESTWOOD H S operates as a small high school in PALESTINE, Texas, run under WESTWOOD ISD. Current enrollment sits at 405 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 49% leaner than the state mean of about 796.

Within WESTWOOD ISD, which oversees 4 schools and 1,387 students, WESTWOOD H S is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, WESTWOOD H S lists that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 24% Hispanic, 23% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Anderson County as a whole is about 58% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, WESTWOOD H S reports 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Anderson County runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WESTWOOD H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Anderson County put median household income runs about $62,068, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. WESTWOOD H S is one of 26 public schools in Anderson County (combined enrollment of about 8,071 students).

WESTWOOD J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WESTWOOD H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WESTWOOD H S at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 38.0%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 5%: 425 students in 2018 compared to 405 in 2025.

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