Top 100 Best STEM High Schools – Westwood High School – US News & World Report – 70/100

Westwood High School
12400 MELLOW MEADOW DR
AUSTIN, TX 78750

Phone: (512) 464-4000

District: Round Rock Independent School District

Overview

Westwood High School is ranked 22nd within Texas. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Westwood High School is 73 percent. The student body makeup is 51 percent male and 49 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 47 percent. Westwood High School is 1 of 7 high schools in the Round Rock Independent School District.

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Rankings / Awards

This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.

Medal Awarded Gold
National Rank
#144
State Rank
#22
STEM Rank
#70
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Students / Teachers

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Total Enrollment 2,426
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 47%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 12%
Full-Time Teachers 165
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Test Scores

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work (AP®/IB exams).

Proficient in Reading 100%
Proficient in Math 99%
College Readiness Index 67.3
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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served 09 – 12
Setting Large City
Charter School No
Magnet School No
Receives Title I Funding No
District

This information relates to high schools run by this school’s state operating agency. Many districts contain only one high school.

Total Schools 7
Total Students 12,163
Proficient in Reading (district average) 99%
Proficient in Math (district average) 87%
College Readiness (district average) 41.1

Total Enrollment 2,426
9th Grade 640 Students
10th Grade 623 Students
11th Grade 617 Students
12th Grade 546 Students
Student Diversity

This is the breakdown of ethnicity and gender of a school’s student body, based on data reported to the government.

Ethnicity/Race

Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 47%
American Indian/Alaskan Native Enrollment (% of total) 1%
Asian Enrollment (% of total) 26%
Black Enrollment (% of total) 3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander (% of total) 0.1%
Hispanic Enrollment (% of total) 13%
White Enrollment (% of total) 53%
Two or More Races Enrollment (% of total) 4%
Gender

Male (% of total) 51%
Female (% of total) 49%
Economically Disadvantaged Students

These are the percentages of the school’s students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, based on data reported to the government.

Free Lunch Program (% of total) 10%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program (% of total) 3%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 12%

Reading Proficiency Distribution

Reading proficiency is determined by student results on the school’s Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills test.

Total Students Tested 570
Did Not Meet Standard 0%
Met Standard 45%
Commended Performance 55%
Math Proficiency Distribution

Math proficiency is determined by student results on the school’s Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills test.

Total Students Tested 572
Did Not Meet Standard 1%
Met Standard 38%
Commended Performance 61%
Overall Student Performance

This measures overall student performance on state exams. The calculations by U.S. News were the first of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

State Test Performance Index 124.3
Risk-Adjusted Performance Index 21.2
Disadvantaged Student Performance

This measures the proficiency on state exams among typically underperforming subgroups. The calculations by U.S. News were the second of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

Percentage of Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 92.9
Percentage of Non-Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 98.3
Gap Between Disadvantaged and Non-Disadvantaged Students -5.4
Gap Between School and State Among Disadvantaged Students 9.9
College-Ready Student Performance

High school students take AP® and IB exams to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level course work. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on exam participation rates and percentages of students passing at least one exam. The Index determined which types of medals (gold, silver or bronze) were awarded to top-performing schools.

College Readiness Index 67.3
Exam Used for Index AP®
Advanced Placement® (AP®) Student Performance

Many U.S. higher educational institutions grant credits or advanced placement based on student performance on AP® exams. This shows this school’s student participation and performance on these exams if data were available. (N/A means no students participated.)

Participation Rate 73%
Participant Passing Rate 90%
Exams Per Test Taker 4.9
Exam Pass Rate 84%
Quality-Adjusted Participation Rate 66%
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 4.5
International Baccalaureate (IB) Student Performance

Students can receive college credit for successful completion of IB certificate exams. This information displays how the school’s students participated and performed on IB exams if data were available. (N/A means no students participated.)

Participation Rate 10%
Participant Passing Rate 100%
Exams Per Test Taker 8.8
Exam Pass Rate 73%
Quality-Adjusted Participation Rate 10%
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 6.4
IB Diploma Per Test Taker 70.2%
IB Diploma Per Grade 12 Enrollment 7.3%