Westwood High School (Austin, Texas)

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Westwood High School
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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
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Type High School
Established1981
School district Round Rock Independent School District
PrincipalErin Campbell
Teaching staff168.24 (2022–23) FTE) [1]
Grades9 - 12
Enrollment2,820 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio16.76 (2022–23) [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

The demographic breakdown of the 2,820 students enrolled for the 2022–2023 school year was: [1]

Gender

Ethnicity

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

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]

Feeder Patterns

Two middle schools feed into this school: [8]

Six elementary schools feed into this school: [8]

Notable alumni

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  7. ↑ ""2009 National Scholastic K-12 Championship Results"
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