Summary
Westwood High School (abbreviated WHS) is a public, four-year secondary school in the Anderson Mill neighborhood, Austin, Texas, and is part of the Round Rock Independent School District.
| Westwood High School | |
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| Address | |
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12400 Mellow Meadow Drive , 78750 | |
| Coordinates | 30°27′20″N 97°47′51″W / 30.4556°N 97.7976°W |
| Information | |
| Type | High School |
| Established | 1981 |
| School district | Round Rock Independent School District |
| Principal | Erin Campbell |
| Teaching staff | 165.68 (2018-2019 FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 2,756 (2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.63 (2018-2019)[1] |
| Color(s) | Burnt orange & White |
| Mascot | Warriors |
| Website | westwood |
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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 2012-2013 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2582 students and 162.34 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 15.9.[2] In April 2022, there were 2,751 students enrolled at Westwood High School.[3]
Demographics edit
The demographic breakdown of the 2,815 students enrolled for the 2021-2022 school year was:[4][5]
Gender
- Male - 51.1%
- Female - 48.9%
Ethnicity
- Native American - 0.5%
- Asian/Pacific islander - 37.3%
- African American- 3.0%
- Hispanic - 18.4%
- White - 35.8%
- Two or more races - 4.8%
Additionally 9.3% of the students population are considered economically disadvantaged.
Academics edit
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%.[6] For the class of 2010, the mean composite SAT score was 1801 out of 2400, and the mean ACT score was 26.4.[7] In 2013, Westwood produced 50 National Merit Semifinalists, one of the highest numbers in the nation.[8]
Westwood offers 25 AP classes.[9]
Clubs and organizations edit
Chess Club edit
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.[10]
Feeder Patterns edit
Two middle schools feed into this school:[11]
Six elementary schools feed into this school:[11]
- Kathy Caraway
- Laurel Mountain
- Spicewood (An IB World School)
- Anderson Mill
- Canyon Creek (A US Exemplary School)
- Purple Sage (A US Recognized School)
Notable alumni edit
- Brent Clevlen (born 1983), baseball player[12]
- Kelly Johnson, baseball player[13][14]
- Savan Kotecha, Grammy-nominated songwriter and record producer[15][16]
- Glen Powell (born 1988), Actor[17]
- Eric Cervini, Author, historian, activist[18]
- Camilla Luddington (born 1983), actress best known for her role as Jo Wilson on ABC's Grey's Anatomy, attended Westwood High School for one year[19]
- Brian Vera (born 1981), American boxer[20]
References edit
- ^ a b c "WESTWOOD H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ a b "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Westwood H S". ed.gov. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ "RRISD Enrollment Reports". RRISD Enrollment Reports. Round Rock ISD. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Westwood High School". Texas Public Schools. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "National Center for Education Statistics". NCES. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ [1], U.S. News & World Report. Accessed December 17, 2013.
- ^ "Westwood High School International Baccalaureate School" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 5, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
- ^ "OFFICIAL HOME OF THE WESTWOOD WARRIORS". Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ APBooklet2013-14
- ^ ""2009 National Scholastic K-12 Championship Results"
- ^ a b School Tracking Chart, Round Rock ISD. Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Clevlen sees old friend at park". MLB.com. May 15, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ^ Cantu, Rick (May 6, 2014). "Bratcher, Westwood's only baseball coach, retires after 33 seasons". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ^ Hoch, Bryan (February 27, 2014). "Johnson: Teaming with Jeter is amazing". MLB.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ^ Blackstock, Peter. "SXSW adds Austin-raised songwriter Savan Kotecha as a featured speaker". Austin360. Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Savan Kotecha Scholarships". Westwood High School Choirs. Westwood High School. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ Gross, Joe. "Austin-raised actor Glen Powell talks 'The Expendables 3'". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Gallaga, Omar L. "Gender-neutral app from Austin native due out this week". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ 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 10 May 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^ Shapiro, Sean (May 6, 2013). "Vera set for bout with Chavez Jr. in August". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
External links edit
- Official website
- TEA Rating