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Westhill High School

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Westhill High School ranks 100 th of 141 Connecticut high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

100^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 141 Connecticut High Schools

Better than 29% of Connecticut high schools

Summary

Westhill High School is a public high school located in Stamford, Connecticut, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,259 students. The school is part of the Stamford School District, which is ranked 125 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Westhill High School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Connecticut high schools over the past decade, with its ranking ranging from 69 to 152 out of around 120-200 high schools.

Westhill High School's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is significantly below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 42.8% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts, compared to 50.6% in the Stamford School District and 58% statewide. In SAT/Math, the proficiency rate was just 18.4%, compared to 23.2% in the district and 31.1% statewide. The school's four-year graduation rates have also been consistently lower than the state and district averages, ranging from 76.3% to 88.9% in recent years, compared to the state average of around 88%. Additionally, Westhill High School has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 36.3% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When compared to nearby schools, Westhill High School's performance is generally lower than Stamford High School and The Academy of Information Technology & Engineering, which are also part of the Stamford School District. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, The Academy of Information Technology & Engineering had significantly higher proficiency rates in SAT/English Language Arts (73.3%), SAT/Math (35.2%), and NGSS/Science (50.9%) compared to Westhill High School. While Westhill High School's per-student spending is relatively high, at around $17,000 per student, the school's challenges appear to be more complex and may require a comprehensive approach to address the underlying issues.

2,224

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,198

Per pupil spending ?

53.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

125 Roxbury Rd.
Stamford, CT 06902

(203) 977-4477

District: Stamford School District

Feeder schools for Westhill High School:

Elementary:	Davenport Ridge School
	Hart School
	K. T. Murphy School
	Newfield School
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	Northeast School
	Rogers International School
	Roxbury School
	Stillmeadow School
	Toquam Magnet School
	Westover School
Middle:	Cloonan School
	Rippowam Middle School
	Scofield Middle School
	Turn of River School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.6%

White:

19.2%

African American:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 47th percentile in 2022 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (30% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Connecticut average (81% vs 89%)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 17% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg35%

Connecticut avg46%

100^th of 141

Connecticut public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Stamford School District

125^th of 156Stamford School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	100 of 141	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	92 of 145	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	80 of 142	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	74 of 139	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	109 of 200	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	69 of 121	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	78 of 121	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.1	83 of 140	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.8	75 of 132	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.4	152 of 196	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.7	138 of 193	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.4	140 of 188	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.1	147 of 189	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.6	143 of 186	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.5	129 of 176	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.3	133 of 176	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.4	135 of 176	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	35.7	16 of 24	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.4	22 of 58	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	26.5	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.1	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.9	21 of 28	25.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	27.6	39 of 57	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	11.8	10 of 17	41.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	5 of 11	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	78 of 104	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	72 of 102	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	68 of 103	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	70 of 106	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	97 of 189	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	61 of 84	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	65 of 79	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	49 of 63	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	39 of 63	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	34 of 63	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.0	9 of 59	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	32.6	62 of 104	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	54 of 70	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	35 of 65	46.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.9	48 of 70	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.9	21 of 63	66.7%	★★★★☆
2021	30.4	111 of 155	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	21 of 37	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	89 of 111	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	73 of 100	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	67 of 100	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	60 of 102	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	116 of 182	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	68 of 80	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	58 of 78	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	27.9	129 of 175	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	60 of 116	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	54 of 116	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	71 of 116	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	60 of 117	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.4	52 of 155	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	55 of 113	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.4	35 of 105	66.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)48th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)41st percentile-6 vs school

African American (2024)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2021)32nd percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2021)26th percentile-19 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2024)13th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-15 vs state

Science28%-20 vs state

Math18%-13 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Avoid sending your child here at all costs. You will need to spend extra on tutoring to ensure your child is college-ready, particularly in STEM.

Student body is becoming more unruly each year, with a full-on riot last year that required 9 cop cars to break up.

Bullying is rampant. The administration would rather keep the status quo than make any meaningful change or create a quality learning environment.

There are some good teachers but the curriculum is all over the place and not consistent from grade to grade. Our child graduated this year and he couldn't wait to leave. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)	SAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Math (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Math 11th Grade	Total
Westhill High School	Public	9-12	125 Roxbury Rd.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 977-4477	2,224	154	14.4	53.6%	427 (19.2%)	259 (11.6%)	1,348 (60.6%)	136 (6.1%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	44 (2.0%)	23.3	100^th of 141 public high schools	29.1%		32	92^nd of 145 public high schools	36.6%	8	27.5	42.8	18.4	$21,198
The Academy of Information Technology & Engineering	Public, Magnet	9-12	411 High Ridge Rd.	Stamford	06905	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 977-4336	658	43	15.2	48.2%	164 (24.9%)	97 (14.7%)	301 (45.7%)	71 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.3%)	66.1	48^th of 141 public high schools	66.0%		56.5	65^th of 145 public high schools	55.2%	17	50.9	73.3	35.2	$20,654
J. M. Wright Technical High School	Public	9-12	120 Bridge St.	Stamford	06905	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 324-7363	494	44	11.2	59.9%	51 (10.3%)	72 (14.6%)	354 (71.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	10.6	130^th of 141 public high schools	7.8%		7.4	136^th of 145 public high schools	6.2%	6	22.5	28.4		$30,659
Stamford High School	Public	9-12	55 Strawberry Hill Ave.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 977-4223	2,102	149	14.0	53.6%	510 (24.3%)	394 (18.7%)	1,042 (49.6%)	92 (4.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	57 (2.7%)	32.9	83^rd of 141 public high schools	41.1%		38.6	80^th of 145 public high schools	44.8%	3	30.6	51.1	24.2	$20,721
Darien High School	Public	9-12	80 High School Ln.	Darien	06820	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Darien School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 655-3981	1,382	129	10.7	3.9%	1,113 (80.5%)	15 (1.1%)	121 (8.8%)	81 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	48 (3.5%)	96	3^rd of 141 public high schools	97.9%		95.3	6^th of 145 public high schools	95.9%	3	78.3	94.3	78.6	$27,152
Greenwich High School	Public	9-12	10 Hillside Rd.	Greenwich	06830	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 625-8000	2,620	196	13.3	22.8%	1,510 (57.6%)	55 (2.1%)	679 (25.9%)	216 (8.2%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	152 (5.8%)								(n/a)	89.2			$27,820
New Canaan High School	Public	9-12	11 Farm Rd.	New Canaan	06840	Western Connecticut Planning Region	New Canaan School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 594-4600	1,257	102	12.2	0.2%	980 (78.0%)	19 (1.5%)	92 (7.3%)	110 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.1%)	96.4	1^st of 141 public high schools	99.3%		96.7	1^st of 145 public high schools	99.3%		83.1	92.5	74.9	$29,069
Brien McMahon High School	Public	9-12	300 Highland Avenue	Norwalk	06854	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 852-9488	1,739	118	14.6	50.0%	323 (18.6%)	225 (12.9%)	1,076 (61.9%)	68 (3.9%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	34 (2.0%)	36.5	74^th of 141 public high schools	47.5%		27.7	98^th of 145 public high schools	32.4%	24	31.7	53.3	26.4	$20,512
Center for Global Studies	Public, Magnet	9-12	300 Highland Avenue	Norwalk	06854	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 852-9488	283	30	9.3	36.0%	89 (31.4%)	39 (13.8%)	112 (39.6%)	21 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.4%)	68.1	47^th of 141 public high schools	66.7%		80.6	26^th of 145 public high schools	82.1%	21	60.0	73.8	30.8	$23,844
P-Technical Norwalk	Public	9-12	23 Calvin Murphy Drive	Norwalk	06851	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 838-4481	388	37	10.4	51.8%	79 (20.4%)	60 (15.5%)	204 (52.6%)	35 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	45.5	66^th of 141 public high schools	53.2%		52.8	69^th of 145 public high schools	52.4%	3	26.7	62.5	34.1	$18,075

Frequently Asked Questions about Westhill High School

What schools feed into Westhill High School?

Westhill High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Davenport Ridge School
Elementary : Hart School
Elementary : K. T. Murphy School
Elementary : Newfield School
Elementary : Northeast School
Elementary : Rogers International School
Elementary : Roxbury School
Elementary : Stillmeadow School
Elementary : Toquam Magnet School
Elementary : Westover School
Middle : Cloonan School
Middle : Rippowam Middle School
Middle : Scofield Middle School
Middle : Turn of River School

What district is Westhill High School in?

Stamford School District

What is the racial makeup of Westhill High School?

Students at Westhill High School are 61% Hispanic, 19% White, 12% African American, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Westhill High School a good school?

Westhill High School ranks 100^th of 141 Connecticut high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Westhill High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,224 students attended Westhill High School.

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