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 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 | 168.24 (2022–23) FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 2,820 (2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.76 (2022–23)[1] |
| Color(s) | Burnt orange & White |
| Mascot | Warriors |
| Website | westwood |
| [2] | |
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
editThe 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
editIn 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
editChess Club
editIn 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
editIn 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
editTwo middle schools feed into this school:[9]
Six elementary schools feed into this school:[9]
- 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[10]
- Kelly Johnson, baseball player[11][12]
- Savan Kotecha, Grammy-nominated songwriter and record producer[13][14]
- Glen Powell (born 1988), Actor[15]
- Eric Cervini, Author, historian, activist[16]
- 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[17]
- Brian Vera (born 1981), American boxer[18]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "WESTWOOD H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Westwood H S". ed.gov. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ [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"
- ^ ""Westwood High School debate team takes home the national championship win"
- ^ 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.[dead link]
- ^ 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] (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.
- ^ Shapiro, Sean (May 6, 2013). "Vera set for bout with Chavez Jr. in August". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
