Westwood High School (Austin, Texas)

Westwood High School
Address
Map
12400 Mellow Meadow Drive

Austin
,
Texas
78750

United States
Coordinates30°27′20″N 97°47′51″W / 30.4556°N 97.7976°W / 30.4556; -97.7976
Information
TypeHigh School
Established1981
School districtRound 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
Websitewestwood.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.

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

  • Male - 50.7%
  • Female - 49.2%

Ethnicity

  • Native American or Alaskan Native - 0.5%
  • Asian - 39.0%
  • Black - 2.8%
  • Hispanic - 17.9%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander - 0.1%
  • White - 35.0%
  • Two or more races - 4.8%

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]

Debate Club

In 2024, Westwood's Debate Club traveled to the Tournament of Champions at the University of Kentucky, where the Debate team took home the varsity national championship title.[8]

Feeder Patterns

Two middle schools feed into this school:[9]

Six elementary schools feed into this school:[9]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "WESTWOOD H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Westwood H S". ed.gov. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  3. ^ [1], U.S. News & World Report. Accessed December 17, 2013.
  4. ^ "Westwood High School International Baccalaureate School" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 5, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
  5. ^ "OFFICIAL HOME OF THE WESTWOOD WARRIORS". Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  6. ^ APBooklet2013-14
  7. ^ ""2009 National Scholastic K-12 Championship Results"
  8. ^ ""Westwood High School debate team takes home the national championship win"
  9. ^ a b School Tracking Chart, Round Rock ISD. Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Clevlen sees old friend at park". MLB.com. May 15, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2014.[dead link]
  11. ^ Cantu, Rick (May 6, 2014). "Bratcher, Westwood's only baseball coach, retires after 33 seasons". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  12. ^ Hoch, Bryan (February 27, 2014). "Johnson: Teaming with Jeter is amazing". MLB.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  13. ^ Blackstock, Peter. "SXSW adds Austin-raised songwriter Savan Kotecha as a featured speaker". Austin360. Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Savan Kotecha Scholarships". Westwood High School Choirs. Westwood High School. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  15. ^ Gross, Joe. "Austin-raised actor Glen Powell talks 'The Expendables 3'". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  16. ^ Gallaga, Omar L. "Gender-neutral app from Austin native due out this week". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  17. ^ Luddington, Camilla [@camilluddington] (27 July 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.
  18. ^ Shapiro, Sean (May 6, 2013). "Vera set for bout with Chavez Jr. in August". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved September 1, 2014.