Westford Academy High School
30 Patten Rd
Westford MA, 01886, Middlesex County
Phone: 978-692-5570
Ranking: (15 out of 298, top 5%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Westford School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 118 | 109 | 110 | 109 | 111 | 109 | 108 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,648 | 1,683 | 1,679 | 1,635 | 1,617 | 1,595 | 1,580 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 406 | 24.6% | 417 | 24.8% | 428 | 25.5% | 407 | 24.9% | 433 | 26.8% | 409 | 25.6% | 417 | 26.4% |
Grade 10: | 419 | 25.4% | 426 | 25.3% | 416 | 24.8% | 432 | 26.4% | 406 | 25.1% | 402 | 25.2% | 401 | 25.4% |
Grade 11: | 414 | 25.1% | 411 | 24.4% | 430 | 25.6% | 401 | 24.5% | 388 | 24.0% | 399 | 25.0% | 390 | 24.7% |
Grade 12: | 409 | 24.8% | 429 | 25.5% | 405 | 24.1% | 395 | 24.2% | 390 | 24.1% | 385 | 24.1% | 372 | 23.5% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 821 | 49.8% | 837 | 49.7% | 843 | 50.2% | 819 | 50.1% | 816 | 50.5% | 816 | 51.2% | 800 | 50.6% |
Female: | 827 | 50.2% | 846 | 50.3% | 836 | 49.8% | 816 | 49.9% | 801 | 49.5% | 779 | 48.8% | 769 | 48.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 264 | 16.0% | 242 | 14.4% | 214 | 12.7% | 196 | 12.0% | 186 | 11.5% | 167 | 10.5% | 164 | 10.4% |
Hispanic: | 25 | 1.5% | 22 | 1.3% | 19 | 1.1% | 15 | 0.9% | 10 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.3% |
Black: | 7 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% |
White: | 1,280 | 77.7% | 1,348 | 80.1% | 1,380 | 82.2% | 1,372 | 83.9% | 1,383 | 85.5% | 1,382 | 86.6% | 1,398 | 88.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 72 | 4.4% | 68 | 4.0% | 63 | 3.8% | 50 | 3.1% | 34 | 2.1% | 32 | 2.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 2.5% | 32 | 1.9% | 35 | 2.1% | 24 | 1.5% | 18 | 1.1% | 23 | 1.4% | 32 | 2.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 1.0% | 23 | 1.4% | 16 | 1.0% | 17 | 1.0% | 18 | 1.1% | 17 | 1.1% | 16 | 1.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.91 | 15.44 | 15.31 | 14.94 | 14.63 | 14.70 | 14.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 87.6% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 90% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 89% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 93% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 93% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 93% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 97% | 97% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 98% | 97% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 97% | 97% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 99% | 99% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 98% | 98% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88.0% | 87.7% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 88% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 88% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 91% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 92% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 94% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 94% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 97% | 95% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 97% | 96% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 97% | 96% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 97% | 97% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 90% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 86% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 94% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 94% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 94% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 95% | 71% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 92% | 91% | 42% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 85% | 84% | 55% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 95% | 94% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 95% | 95% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 95% | 93% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 96% | 95% | 72% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 96% | 95% | 73% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 47% | 47% | 35% |
2007 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 30% | 30% | 35% |
2008 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 50% | 50% | 47% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Westford Academy High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.