Westwood High School (abbreviated WHS) is a public, four-year

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in the Anderson Mill neighborhood,

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, United States, and is part of the

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. Westwood offers honors and

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courses to all students and further houses a district level

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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

During the 2022-2023 school year of the 2,820 students enrolled 39.0% were Asian, 35.0% were

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, 17.9% were

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, 4.8% were

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, 2.8% were

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, 0.5% were Native Americans and 0.1% were

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. 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

(AP) or

(IB) exam, averaging 5.1 exams per test taker, with a participant pass rate of 91.2%.
'' U.S. News & World Report''. Accessed December 17, 2013. For the class of 2010, the mean composite

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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.APBooklet2013-14
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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.""2009 National Scholastic K-12 Championship Results"
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Westwood High School Robotics Club

Westwood High School Robotics Club has demonstrated exceptional leadership and success in the Central Texas robotics community. The club annually hosts the GEMS League for the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), welcoming an average of 24 teams from across the region. Westwood Robotics competes in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) as team number 2583. The FRC team qualified for the Texas State Championship in 2025 and was crowned NTX/STEM Gals Off-Season Champion earlier in the school year in partnership with McNeil High School's FRC team. Westwood’s FTC Team Tomahawk qualified for the World Championship, and FTC Team Slingshot advanced to the UIL State Championship, finishing as a Second Place Alliance in the final round. The robotics club actively hosts an annual Summer RoboCamp for elementary and middle school students from across Central Texas to encourage STEM education.

Feeder Patterns

Two middle schools feed into this school:School Tracking Chart
Round Rock ISD. * Canyon Vista * Grisham Six elementary schools feed into this school: *Kathy Caraway * Laurel Mountain *Spicewood *Anderson Mill Elementary *Canyon Creek *Purple Sage

Notable alumni

Brent Clevlen Brent Aaron Clevlen (born October 27, 1983) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played parts of four major league seasons with the Detroit Tigers and Atlanta Braves. Personal life Clevlen graduated from Westwood High Scho ...

(born 1983), baseball player * Kelly Johnson (born 1982), baseball player *

Savan Kotecha Savan Harish Kotecha (born August 28, 1978) is an American songwriter and record producer from Austin, Texas. Kotecha is of Indian ( Gujarati) descent. He was also the executive music producer of the 2020 film '' Eurovision Song Contest: The S ...

, Grammy-nominated songwriter and record producer *

Glen Powell Glen Thomas Powell Jr. (born October 21, 1988) is an American actor and screenwriter. He began his career with small roles on television and in films such as '' Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over'' (2003) and '' Fast Food Nation'' (2006). Powell acted in t ...

(born 1988), actor *

Eric Cervini Eric Cervini (born 1992) is an American historian and author of LGBTQ politics and culture. His 2020 book, ''The Deviant's War: The Homosexual vs. The United States of America'', was a ''New York Times'' Bestseller and a finalist for the Pulitze ...

(born 1992), author, historian, activist *

Camilla Luddington Camilla Anne Luddington (born 15 December 1983) is an English actress, best known for her role as Dr. Jo Wilson in the ABC medical drama series ''Grey's Anatomy''. She is also known for voicing Lara Croft in the ''Tomb Raider'' video games and ...

(born 1983), actress *

Brian Vera Bryan Lee Vera (born December 28, 1981) is an American professional boxer currently competing as a super middleweight. He is best known for his memorable and notable victories over then-undefeated Andy Lee in 2008, former world champion Sergio M ...

(born 1981), American boxer *

Matt Mackowiak Matt Mackowiak (Mack-o-VEE-yack) is a longtime Austin political consultant and GOP operative. He is the chair of the Travis County Republican Party and co-founder of Save Austin Now, a political action committee involved in ballot initiatives ...

, Austin political consultant and GOP operative

References

External links

Official website

TEA Rating
{{authority control Educational institutions established in 1980 Round Rock Independent School District High schools in Austin, Texas Public high schools in Texas