Westwood High School

Summary:

Westwood High School is a public high school in Mesa, Arizona, serving 3,570 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Mesa Unified School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westwood High School has consistently underperformed compared to district and state averages in standardized test scores. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 26% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in AASA/English Language Arts, compared to 34% for the district and 38% for the state. Similarly, in AASA/Mathematics, only 19% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 27% for the district and 30% for the state. The school's four-year graduation rate of 73.6% in 2022-2023 was also lower than the state average, and its dropout rate of 7.9% was significantly higher.

Westwood High School's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Asian and Pacific Islander students performing relatively well, but Hispanic and Native American students struggling. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 59.97% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to its academic challenges. Compared to nearby schools like Heritage Academy, Westwood High School's performance is generally lower, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and resource allocation to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 945 W Rio Salado Pkwy
       Mesa, AZ  85201-3902


(480) 472-4400

District: Mesa Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
198th of 259 Arizona High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,306 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  20.9 Help
Number of students:  3,570

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
57.3%
White:
21.1%
American Indian:
11.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  60% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Westwood High School ranks worse than 76.4% of high schools in Arizona. It also ranks 4th among 6 ranked high schools in the Mesa Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.37. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Westwood High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Westwood High School has the largest high school student body size in the Mesa Unified District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (57.3%), White (21.1%), American Indian (11.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 60% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Mesa Unified District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Westwood High School is 20.9. 5 high schools in the Mesa Unified District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Westwood High School is $6,306, which is the lowest among 7 high schools in the Mesa Unified District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Westwood High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Westwood High School 198th of 259 Arizona public high schools. (See Westwood High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Mesa Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Mesa Unified District 179th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Westwood High School

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Rank History for all students at Westwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 57.87 181st 395 54.2%
2010 58.11 177th 403 56.1%
2011 65.38 151st 397 62.0%
2012 58.86 204th 471 56.7%
2013 62.27 199th 491 59.5%
2014 48.32 220th 394 44.2%
2015 30.45 171st 261 34.5%
2016 29.67 240th 406 40.9%
2017 25.90 276th 416 33.7%
2018 31.94 236th 420 43.8%
2019 18.66 228th 285 20.0%
2021 46.96 220th 509 56.8%
2022 33.79 235th 464 49.4%
2023 33.22 279th 469 40.5%
2024 21.37 198th 259 23.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Westwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.00 65th 76 14.5%
2021 46.08 190th 374 49.2%
2022 19.37 220th 282 22.0%
2023 19.26 175th 199 12.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Westwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 57.04 19th 312 93.9%
2022 46.96 42nd 258 83.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Westwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.92 126th 155 18.7%
2021 58.65 88th 422 79.1%
2022 43.71 138th 380 63.7%
2023 20.03 168th 172 2.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Westwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.74 166th 253 34.4%
2022 19.91 145th 168 13.7%
2023 28.41 244th 347 29.7%
2024 17.24 146th 168 13.1%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Westwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 27.36 15th 23 34.8%
2022 65.55 7th 44 84.1%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Westwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.56 2nd 26 92.3%
2021 43.95 59th 168 64.9%
2022 83.30 9th 150 94.0%
2023 14.13 57th 60 5.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Westwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.64 220th 354 37.9%
2019 16.87 210th 247 15.0%
2021 42.91 236th 492 52.0%
2022 30.46 264th 456 42.1%
2023 31.38 268th 406 34.0%
2024 14.96 172nd 193 10.9%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Westwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 62.96 22nd 130 83.1%
2022 84.51 11th 116 90.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Westwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.07 238th 370 35.7%
2019 17.85 197th 238 17.2%
2021 50.44 196th 492 60.2%
2022 36.00 232nd 455 49.0%
2023 29.49 281st 429 34.5%
2024 21.11 154th 207 25.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Westwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.96 69th 83 16.9%
2021 74.68 61st 231 73.6%
2022 76.92 51st 238 78.6%
2023 38.94 98th 146 32.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Westwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.35 106th 122 13.1%
2021 40.86 153rd 306 50.0%
2022 34.84 169th 301 43.9%
2023 24.23 152nd 201 24.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Westwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.04 218th 311 29.9%
2019 15.11 173rd 183 5.5%
2021 38.22 255th 479 46.8%
2022 28.01 297th 441 32.7%
2023 26.45 277th 379 26.9%
2024 13.58 149th 164 9.1%
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Rank History for Native American students at Westwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.67 40th 68 41.2%
2019 44.78 5th 10 50.0%
2021 47.11 85th 256 66.8%
2022 41.11 107th 255 58.0%
2023 19.97 101st 128 21.1%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Westwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 70.42 16th 94 83.0%
2022 32.56 76th 129 41.1%
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Rank History for White students at Westwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.66 120th 291 58.8%
2019 38.71 126th 217 41.9%
2021 69.57 113th 448 74.8%
2022 55.32 143rd 409 65.0%
2023 46.76 190th 371 48.8%
2024 43.81 97th 174 44.3%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Westwood High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 2437 75 36 272 132 n/a n/a -270 2682
1989 2453 71 40 307 111 n/a n/a -448 2534
1990 2215 68 47 313 129 n/a n/a -361 2411
1991 2064 70 46 367 143 n/a n/a -379 2311
1992 1653 62 38 347 125 n/a n/a -1 2224
1993 1631 58 39 429 136 n/a n/a 0 2293
1994 1698 63 32 436 158 n/a n/a 0 2387
1995 1578 97 49 561 174 n/a n/a 0 2459
1996 1578 97 49 561 174 n/a n/a 0 2459
1997 1546 103 50 590 162 n/a n/a 0 2451
1998 1471 107 56 592 176 n/a n/a 0 2402
1999 1367 122 45 592 181 n/a n/a 0 2307
2000 1277 133 43 587 224 n/a n/a 0 2264
2001 1212 144 48 659 216 n/a n/a 0 2279
2002 1120 138 40 730 186 n/a n/a 0 2214
2003 1120 138 40 730 186 n/a n/a 0 2214
2004 1137 135 47 823 209 n/a n/a 0 2351
2005 976 151 46 838 242 n/a n/a 0 2253
2006 905 139 54 941 224 n/a n/a 0 2263
2007 836 153 63 1002 231 n/a n/a 0 2285
2008 771 161 46 1038 201 n/a n/a 0 2217
2009 728 131 39 1028 201 n/a n/a 0 2127
2010 693 149 41 1069 219 n/a n/a 0 2171
2011 913 218 68 1440 265 0 4 0 2908
2012 932 212 79 1432 255 1 16 0 2927
2013 913 219 86 1501 263 1 17 0 3000
2014 964 222 80 1536 268 0 20 0 3090
2015 989 199 62 1553 304 0 24 0 3131
2016 880 194 63 1646 330 10 22 0 3145
2017 847 193 70 1716 346 13 40 0 3225
2018 832 195 68 1769 367 11 40 0 3282
2019 783 237 73 1867 364 17 55 0 3396
2020 754 226 64 1891 353 13 66 0 3367
2021 711 209 52 1893 400 26 64 0 3355
2022 752 238 40 2018 410 27 79 0 3564
2023 754 214 31 2047 401 37 86 0 3570

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Westwood High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2682 130.8 20.5 n/a
1989 2534 119.4 21.2 n/a
1990 2411 108.3 22.2 n/a
1991 2311 110.9 20.8 n/a
1992 2224 103.2 21.5 n/a
1993 2293 103.1 22.2 n/a
1994 2387 101.6 23.5 n/a
1995 2459 112.1 21.9 n/a
1996 2459 112.1 21.9 n/a
1997 2451 115.8 21.2 n/a
1998 2402 111.8 21.5 n/a
1999 2307 108.6 21.2 n/a
2000 2264 105.0 21.6 n/a
2001 2279 105.4 21.6 n/a
2002 2214 111.0 19.9 43.2
2003 2214 111.0 19.9 43.2
2004 2351 112.9 20.8 52.2
2005 2253 115.8 19.5 56.1
2006 2263 114.4 19.8 61.8
2007 2285 120.3 19.0 55.4
2008 2217 124.9 17.8 57.4
2009 2127 111.6 19.1 55
2010 2171 97.6 22.2 68.1
2011 2908 129.5 22.4 68.4
2012 2927 132.8 22.0 68.9
2013 3000 139.1 21.5 69
2014 3090 138.5 22.3 68.2
2015 3131 146.0 21.4 65.8
2016 3145 145.0 21.6 72.1
2017 3225 148.7 21.6 72.3
2018 3282 155.1 21.1 70
2019 3396 167.6 20.2 67
2020 3367 166.9 20.1 65
2021 3355 171.2 19.5 n/a
2022 3564 176.7 20.1 25.1
2023 3570 170.2 20.9 60

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Westwood High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2682 130.8 20.5 n/a
1989 2534 119.4 21.2 n/a
1990 2411 108.3 22.2 n/a
1991 2311 110.9 20.8 n/a
1992 2224 103.2 21.5 n/a
1993 2293 103.1 22.2 n/a
1994 2387 101.6 23.5 n/a
1995 2459 112.1 21.9 n/a
1996 2459 112.1 21.9 n/a
1997 2451 115.8 21.2 n/a
1998 2402 111.8 21.5 n/a
1999 2307 108.6 21.2 n/a
2000 2264 105.0 21.6 n/a
2001 2279 105.4 21.6 n/a
2002 2214 111.0 19.9 43.2
2003 2214 111.0 19.9 43.2
2004 2351 112.9 20.8 52.2
2005 2253 115.8 19.5 56.1
2006 2263 114.4 19.8 61.8
2007 2285 120.3 19.0 55.4
2008 2217 124.9 17.8 57.4
2009 2127 111.6 19.1 55
2010 2171 97.6 22.2 68.1
2011 2908 129.5 22.4 68.4
2012 2927 132.8 22.0 68.9
2013 3000 139.1 21.5 69
2014 3090 138.5 22.3 68.2
2015 3131 146.0 21.4 65.8
2016 3145 145.0 21.6 72.1
2017 3225 148.7 21.6 72.3
2018 3282 155.1 21.1 70
2019 3396 167.6 20.2 67
2020 3367 166.9 20.1 65
2021 3355 171.2 19.5 n/a
2022 3564 176.7 20.1 25.1
2023 3570 170.2 20.9 60

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Westwood High School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $230 (2.4%) $37 (0.4%) $497 (5.2%) $6,430 (67.0%) $2,901 (30.2%) $9,331 (97.2%) $9,598
2020 $243 (4.2%) $237 (4.1%) $724 (12.4%) $5,093 (87.5%) $247 (4.2%) $5,340 (91.8%) $5,820
2021 $1,142 (16.3%) $94 (1.3%) $2,379 (33.9%) $4,632 (66.0%) $1,153 (16.4%) $5,785 (82.4%) $7,022
2022 $118 (1.9%) $25 (0.4%) $262 (4.2%) $5,682 (90.1%) $481 (7.6%) $6,163 (97.7%) $6,306

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Westwood High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 228th of 285 High schoolsRanks 279th of 469 High schools
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Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students33963570
 5.1%
African American237214
 9.7%
American Indian364401
 10.2%
Asian7331
 57.5%
Hispanic18672047
 9.6%
Pacific Islander1737
 117.6%
White783754
 3.7%
Two or More Races5586
 56.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients67%60%
 7%


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Westwood High School ranks in the bottom 23.6% of Arizona high schools.

Students at Westwood High School are 57% Hispanic, 21% White, 11% American Indian, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

In the 2022-23 school year, 3,570 students attended Westwood High School.


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