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Westwood Public Schools, Massachusetts, elections

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Westwood Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 2,914 (2022-2023)
Schools: 8 (2022-2023)
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Westwood Public Schools is a school district in Massachusetts (Norfolk County). During the 2023 school year, 2,914 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

Westwood Public Schools consists of five members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Maya Plotkin2027
Amanda Phillips2026
JoAnna French20232026
Anthony Mullin2025
Dorothy Parmelee2025

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Westwood Public Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Norfolk DistrictPaul McMurtryDemocratic Party 100% 43%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,842,000 $624 2%
Local: $54,210,000 $18,364 75%
State: $16,281,000 $5,515 22%
Total: $72,333,000 $24,503
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $69,979,000 $23,705
Total Current Expenditures: $65,851,000 $22,307
Instructional Expenditures: $40,940,000 $13,868 59%
Student and Staff Support: $10,124,000 $3,429 14%
Administration: $5,190,000 $1,758 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $9,597,000 $3,251 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,541,000 $860
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $267,000 $90

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 64 80-84 21-39 45-49 PS 70-74 63
2018-2019 78 90-94 40-49 55-59 PS 80-84 78
2017-2018 74 90-94 50-59 60-64 70-79 73
2016-2017 75 >=95 50-59 60-64 80-89 74
2015-2016 84 >=95 50-59 70-79 >=90 83
2014-2015 80 90-94 50-59 70-79 70-79 79
2013-2014 84 >=95 60-69 70-79 80-89 84
2012-2013 83 90-94 60-69 70-79 PS >=80 83
2011-2012 83 >=95 60-69 60-69 PS 60-79 83
2010-2011 82 90-94 70-79 50-59 PS 60-79 82

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 77 85-89 40-59 60-64 PS 85-89 77
2018-2019 78 85-89 60-69 60-64 PS 80-84 78
2017-2018 78 85-89 60-69 60-64 70-79 78
2016-2017 79 90-94 50-59 65-69 70-79 78
2015-2016 91 >=95 80-89 80-89 80-89 91
2014-2015 85 85-89 70-79 70-79 70-79 85
2013-2014 89 >=95 >=90 80-89 70-79 88
2012-2013 89 90-94 80-89 80-89 PS >=80 89
2011-2012 90 >=95 80-89 80-89 PS >=80 90
2010-2011 91 90-94 80-89 70-79 PS >=80 91

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 97 >=80 >=50 PS PS >=95
2018-2019 98 >=50 >=50 >=50 PS >=95
2017-2018 >=99 >=50 >=50 PS >=50 >=95
2016-2017 96 >=80 >=50 PS PS >=95
2015-2016 98 >=50 >=50 >=50 >=95
2014-2015 96 >=80 >=50 PS PS PS >=95
2013-2014 >=99 >=50 >=50 >=50 PS PS >=95
2012-2013 96 >=50 >=50 PS PS >=95
2011-2012 96 >=50 >=95
2010-2011 96 >=50 >=50 PS >=95

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 2,914 0.7
2021-2022 2,894 -2.0
2020-2021 2,952 -1.6
2019-2020 3,000 -2.8
2018-2019 3,084 -1.2
2017-2018 3,122 -1.9
2016-2017 3,182 0.3
2015-2016 3,172 -1.0
2014-2015 3,204 0.2
2013-2014 3,199 1.0
2012-2013 3,167 -1.2
2011-2012 3,204 1.7
2010-2011 3,148 1.5
2009-2010 3,100 1.1
2008-2009 3,066 1.9
2007-2008 3,008 -0.5
2006-2007 3,023 3.6
2005-2006 2,915 2.9
2004-2005 2,830 2.4
2003-2004 2,761 2.3
2002-2003 2,697 3.7
2001-2002 2,597 1.7
2000-2001 2,553 1.8
1999-2000 2,507 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Westwood Public Schools (%) Massachusetts K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 12.6 7.3
Black 2.1 9.4
Hispanic 6.4 24.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 5.5 4.4
White 73.1 54.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Westwood Public Schools had 240.58 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.11.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.00
Kindergarten: 12.20
Elementary: 154.27
Secondary: 70.11
Total: 240.58

Westwood Public Schools employed 11.40 district administrators and 20.60 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 11.40
District Administrative Support: 10.50
School Administrators: 20.60
School Administrative Support: 15.75
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 101.64
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.90
Total Guidance Counselors: 9.05
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 6.05
Librarians/Media Specialists: 5.00
Library/Media Support: 6.85
Student Support Services: 67.72
Other Support Services: 26.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Westwood Public Schools operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Deerfield School196KG-5
Downey308PK-5
E W Thurston Middle6616-8
Martha Jones264KG-5
Paul Hanlon230KG-5
Westwood High9029-12
Westwood Integrated Preschool42PK-PK
William E Sheehan287KG-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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