Westwood High School (Austin, Texas)

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Westwood High School is a public, four-year secondary school in Anderson Mill, Austin, Texas, and is part of the Round Rock Independent School District.In 2013, Westwood was ranked the 57th best high school in the nation and the 8th best high school in Texas by Newsweek and The Daily Beast. Children at Risk ranked Westwood as the number 2 public high school in Austin in 2012.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 2012-2013 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2582 students and 162.34 classroom teachers, for a student-teacher ratio of 15.9. In April 2016, there were 2,666 students enrolled at Westwood High School.DemographicsThe demographic breakdown of the 2582 students enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year was:Male - 50.8%Female - 49.2%Native American/Alaskan - 0.3%Asian/Pacific islander - 28.6%Black - 2.8%Hispanic - 14.3%White - 49.5%Multiracial - 4.5% In addition, 12.4% of the population was eligible for free or reduced lunch.AcademicsIn 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%. For the class of 2010, the mean composite SAT score was 1801 out of 2400, and the mean ACT score was 26.4. In 2013, Westwood produced 50 National Merit Semifinalists, one of the highest numbers in the nation. Westwood has also produced USAMO qualifiers as well as physics and chemistry olympiad semifinalists.

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Amy D.

A good school for academics, but not really for extra-curricular activities. The secretaries at the front desk are less than friendly. Each time I've been... Read more

Jeanette M.

I agree with Amy below that Westwood is a good school still for academic students and they have so many after school clubs for the students to explore,... Read more

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Westwood High School (Austin, Texas) is Mesa based place and this enity listed in School category. Contact phone number of Westwood High School (Austin, Texas): (512) 464-4000