Westwood High School (Massachusetts)

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Westwood High School

Westwood High School
Location
Westwood, MA
USA
Information
Type Public secondary
Established 1957
Principal Sean Bevan
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 818
Color(s) Green & White         
Mascot Wolverine
Average SAT scores 565 verbal
579 math
561 writing
1705 total (2014-2015)[1]
Website Westwood High School

Westwood High School, or WHS is a public four-year high school located in Westwood, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is fed by the E.W. Thurston Middle School, Westwood, Massachusetts. The school consistently ranks as one of top educating institutions in the state, ranking 5th among public schools and 134th nationally, according to Newsweek.[2] The school also won the 2015 Division-Two state championship in boys hockey.

History

Originally built in 1957, the old school was demolished in 2005 and a new was constructed at a cost of $45M. The gymnasium and swimming facility from the old school were refurbished and are now part of the new high school campus. The school facilities also include a new multi-use artificial turf field (named after former principal and teacher Charles Flahive) with a synthetic track, both of which are open to the public.

The part of the school that faces the street is not the front of the school, but rather the back. The front of the school faces the fields behind the school which overlook the wooded Lymans Pond.

Notable alumni

Statistics

2007 student statistics
2007 student enrollment 818
9th grade enrollment 201
10th grade enrollment 212
11th grade enrollment 204
12th grade enrollment 201
Male students (%) 47.4%
Female students (%) 52.6%
White students (%) 90.5%
African American students (%) 3.3%
Hispanic students (%) 1.6%
Asian students (%) 4.4%
Native American students (%) 0.10%
Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%) 0.1%
2007 Teacher statistics
Total number of Teachers 59
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas 54
Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment 100.0%
Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified 96.3%
Student/Teacher Ratio 13.9
2007 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics
Number of Test Takers 194
Reading 547.0
Writing 558.0
Math 576.0

References

  1. ↑ http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/state_report/sat_perf.aspx
  2. ↑ "America's Best High Schools". Retrieved June 19, 2011.

External links

Coordinates: 42°13′0.7″N 71°13′1.0″W / 42.216861°N 71.216944°W / 42.216861; -71.216944

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