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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.




Demographics


The demographic breakdown of the 2,820 students enrolled for the 2022–2023 school year was:
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%. For the class of 2010, the mean composite SAT score was 1801 out of 2400, and the mean ACT score was 26.4. In 2013, Westwood produced 50 National Merit Semifinalists, one of the highest numbers in the nation.
Westwood offers 25 AP classes.




Clubs and organizations






= Chess Club

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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.




= Debate Club

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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.




Feeder Patterns


Two middle schools feed into this school:

Canyon Vista
Grisham
Six elementary schools feed into this school:

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


Brent Clevlen (born 1983), baseball player
Kelly Johnson, baseball player
Savan Kotecha, Grammy-nominated songwriter and record producer
Glen Powell (born 1988), Actor
Eric Cervini, Author, historian, activist
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
Brian Vera (born 1981), American boxer




References






External links



Official website
TEA Rating

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