Westwood High School (Austin, Texas)

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Westwood High School
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Address
Westwood High School (Austin, Texas)
12400 Mellow Meadow Drive

Austin
,
Texas
78750

United States
Coordinates 30°27′20″N97°47′51″W / 30.4556°N 97.7976°W / 30.4556; -97.7976
Information
Type High School
Established1981
School district Round Rock Independent School District
PrincipalErin Campbell
Teaching staff164.47 FTE) [1]
Grades9 - 12
Enrollment2,792 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio16.98 [1]
Color(s)   Burnt orange & White
MascotWarriors
Website westwood.roundrockisd.org
[2]

Westwood High School (abbreviated WHS) is a public, four-year secondary school in the Anderson Mill neighborhood, Austin, Texas, United States, and is part of the Round Rock Independent School District.

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Westwood offers honors and Advanced Placement courses to all students and further houses a district level International Baccalaureate magnet program. This combination of honors, AP and IB courses supports not only a robust college matriculation rate but also imparts a college preparatory element to upper division courses. As of the 2022–2023 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,820 students and 168.24 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 16.76. [1]

Demographics

During the 2022-2023 school year of the 2,820 students enrolled 39.0% were Asian, 35.0% were White, 17.9% were Hispanic, 4.8% were multiracial, 2.8% were Black, 0.5% were Native Americans and 0.1% were Pacific Islanders.

Additionally, 11.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduce-price lunches. [1]

Academics

In the class of 2009, 73% of Westwood seniors took at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam, averaging 5.1 exams per test taker, with a participant pass rate of 91.2%. [3] For the class of 2010, the mean composite SAT score was 1801 out of 2400, and the mean ACT score was 26.4. [4] In 2013, Westwood produced 50 National Merit Semifinalists, one of the highest numbers in the nation. [5]

Westwood offers 25 AP classes. [6]

Clubs and organizations

Chess Club

In 2009 Westwood traveled to the National Scholastic K-12 Championship, where the 10th grade team won first and the 12th grade team tied for first; the 9th and 11th grade teams placed third and fourth in their sections respectively. [7]

Westwood High School Robotics Club

Westwood High School Robotics Club has demonstrated exceptional leadership and success in the Central Texas robotics community. The club annually hosts the GEMS League for the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), welcoming an average of 24 teams from across the region.

In addition to FTC, Westwood Robotics also competes in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). The FRC team qualified for the Texas State Championship in 2025 and was crowned NTX/STEM Gals Off-Season Champion earlier in the school year in partnership with McNeil High School's FRC team. [8]

Westwood’s FTC Team Tomahawk earned a spot at the World Championship, while FTC Team Slingshot advanced to the UIL State Championship, finishing as a Second Place Alliance in the final round. [9]

Beyond competitions, the club actively fosters STEM education through its annual Summer RoboCamp, engaging elementary and middle school students from across Central Texas and inspiring the next generation of young engineers and innovators.

Feeder Patterns

Two middle schools feed into this school: [10]

Six elementary schools feed into this school: [10]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "WESTWOOD H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Westwood H S". ed.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  3. ↑ , U.S. News & World Report . Accessed December 17, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Westwood High School International Baccalaureate School" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 5, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
  5. ↑ "OFFICIAL HOME OF THE WESTWOOD WARRIORS" . Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  6. ↑ APBooklet2013-14
  7. ↑ ""2009 National Scholastic K-12 Championship Results"
  8. ↑ "
  9. ↑ "
  10. 1 2 School Tracking Chart, Round Rock ISD. Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ "Clevlen sees old friend at park". MLB.com. May 15, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2014.[ dead link ]
  12. ↑ Cantu, Rick (May 6, 2014). "Bratcher, Westwood's only baseball coach, retires after 33 seasons". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  13. ↑ Hoch, Bryan (February 27, 2014). "Johnson: Teaming with Jeter is amazing". MLB.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  14. ↑ Blackstock, Peter. "SXSW adds Austin-raised songwriter Savan Kotecha as a featured speaker". Austin360. Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Savan Kotecha Scholarships". Westwood High School Choirs. Westwood High School. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  16. ↑ Gross, Joe. "Austin-raised actor Glen Powell talks 'The Expendables 3'". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  17. ↑ Gallaga, Omar L. "Gender-neutral app from Austin native due out this week". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  18. ↑ Luddington, Camilla [@camilluddington] (July 27, 2013). "lived in Austin when I was 14 for a yr. Travis county.westwood High school" (Tweet). Archived from the original on May 10, 2018 – via Twitter.
  19. ↑ Shapiro, Sean (May 6, 2013). "Vera set for bout with Chavez Jr. in August". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  20. ↑ Schkloven, Emma (December 2021). "The Real Story Behind Matt Mackowiak and Save Austin Now". Austin Monthly. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
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