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Westfield Technical Academy

Public Grades 9-12

265^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 24% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Westfield Technical Academy is a public high school located in Westfield, Massachusetts, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 548 students. The school is part of the Westfield school district, which is ranked 254 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westfield Technical Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts high schools, ranking between 202 and 287 out of 342-351 schools over the past 10 years, placing it in the bottom 30% of high schools in the state. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 87.3% to 96.9% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average and some of the nearby high schools, such as Westfield High and Westfield Virtual School. Additionally, Westfield Technical Academy has had dropout rates ranging from 2.3% to 6.5% in recent years, which are higher than the state average and some of the nearby schools.

The school consistently scores below the state and Westfield district averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments for 10th-grade English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, only 41.18% of Westfield Technical Academy students scored proficient or better in ELA, compared to 50.66% statewide and 40% in the Westfield district. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively better performance for its Hispanic and Special Education students, but struggling with its female, white, and low socioeconomic status students.

557

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,176

Per pupil spending ?

48.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33 Smith Avenue
Westfield, MA 01085-3899

(413) 572-6533

District: Westfield

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.9%

Hispanic:

15.3%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (26% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Physics scores 25 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg31%

Massachusetts avg47%

265^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Westfield

254^th of 348Westfield among Massachusetts 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	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	265 of 349	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	283 of 348	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	287 of 347	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	273 of 342	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	202 of 285	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	256 of 351	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	250 of 345	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.4	272 of 348	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.6	284 of 351	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.4	283 of 354	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.3	257 of 347	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.4	284 of 344	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.1	285 of 340	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.0	301 of 340	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.3	302 of 335	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.4	301 of 322	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.7	275 of 319	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	8.7	297 of 316	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.1	288 of 314	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.7	278 of 311	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.0	275 of 307	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	15.3	252 of 304	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	51.8	114 of 295	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	89 of 202	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.0	155 of 299	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	167 of 299	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	276 of 337	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	330 of 342	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	279 of 339	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	260 of 340	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.9	175 of 281	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	286 of 342	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	279 of 339	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	187 of 245	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	202 of 249	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	152 of 241	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	127 of 217	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	71 of 149	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	108 of 206	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	10.6	180 of 193	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	271 of 334	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	281 of 338	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	258 of 338	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	217 of 332	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.1	61 of 253	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	50.8	171 of 330	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	216 of 330	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	248 of 339	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	249 of 342	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	285 of 343	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	267 of 339	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.4	187 of 281	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	233 of 346	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	221 of 343	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	243 of 302	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.3	127 of 289	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	145 of 301	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.0	245 of 339	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.5	107 of 268	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	183 of 348	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	221 of 344	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	261 of 298	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	277 of 302	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	287 of 301	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	261 of 300	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	208 of 249	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	257 of 302	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	245 of 303	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)61st percentile+41 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-9 vs state

Science23%-23 vs state

Mathematics22%-22 vs state

Physics20%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Westfield Technical Academy	Public	9-12	33 Smith Avenue	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6533	557	59	9.4		445 (79.9%)	9 (1.6%)	85 (15.3%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	25.5	265^th of 349 public high schools	24.1%		21	283^rd of 348 public high schools	18.7%	18				41.2					22.4			22.6			19.6		$24,176
Westfield High	Public	9-12	177 Montgomery Rd	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6466	1,034	87	11.9		698 (67.5%)	25 (2.4%)	229 (22.1%)	33 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.3%)	35.5	232^nd of 349 public high schools	33.5%		39.4	229^th of 348 public high schools	34.2%	3				41.2					31.7			34.5		32.9			$19,498
Southwick Regional School	Public	7-12	93 Feeding Hills Rd	Southwick	01077	Hampden County	Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(413) 569-6171	588	54	10.9		508 (86.4%)	11 (1.9%)	47 (8.0%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	30.9	244^th of 349 public high schools	30.1%		59.7	154^th of 348 public high schools	55.7%	90		38.9	30.8	36.7	34.5		42.4	24.2	36.4	33.0	27.6	25.0	27.6		52.0	28.4	$21,217
West Springfield High	Public	9-12	425 Piper Road	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 263-3400	1,231	94	13.0		726 (59.0%)	69 (5.6%)	258 (21.0%)	104 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (5.0%)	51	177^th of 349 public high schools	49.3%		47.6	200^th of 348 public high schools	42.5%	23				42.0					40.2			53.5		36.3			$18,478
Agawam High	Public	9-12	760 Cooper Street	Agawam	01001	Hampden County	Agawam	No	No	No	No	(413) 821-0521	1,025	93	10.9		796 (77.7%)	31 (3.0%)	124 (12.1%)	37 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.0%)	53.4	165^th of 349 public high schools	52.7%		53.4	181^st of 348 public high schools	48.0%	16				47.7					41.7			49.3		32.9			$20,503
Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College	Public	10-12	303 Homestead Avenue	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 552-2370	21	0	2100.0		3 (14.3%)	4 (19.0%)	12 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)																	$21,517
Holyoke High	Public	9-12	500 Beech Street	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 534-2020	1,569	125	12.5		163 (10.4%)	71 (4.5%)	1,292 (82.3%)	14 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.5%)	8.9	327^th of 349 public high schools	6.3%		6.7	330^th of 348 public high schools	5.2%	3				21.5					10.3			9.3		9.2			$24,838
Libertas Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	146 Chestnut Street	Springfield	01103	Hampden County	Libertas Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 342-5510	563	72	7.7		13 (2.3%)	72 (12.8%)	462 (82.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)								(n/a)	35.9	45.9	50.6	37.7	44.0	48.9	50.6	53.9	32.9	51.1	30.7	31.8	30.7	30.0		22.7	$19,261
Chicopee High	Public	9-12	820 Front Street	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	No	(413) 594-3437	918	87	10.5		307 (33.4%)	64 (7.0%)	492 (53.6%)	22 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.2%)	16.4	304^th of 349 public high schools	12.9%		13.8	304^th of 348 public high schools	12.6%					31.3					13.5			20.4		17.3			$22,096
Conservatory of the Arts	Public	6-12	339 State St	Springfield	01105	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7070	296	28	10.5		31 (10.5%)	54 (18.2%)	204 (68.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	12	317^th of 349 public high schools	9.2%		4.5	342^nd of 348 public high schools	1.7%	25	15.6	21.3	18.6	34.4	18.5	4.4	4.4	0.0	3.1	3.0	4.6	3.3	4.6	3.3		9.1	$27,970

Frequently Asked Questions about Westfield Technical Academy

What district is Westfield Technical Academy in?

Westfield

What is the racial makeup of Westfield Technical Academy?

Students at Westfield Technical Academy are 80% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Westfield Technical Academy a good school?

Westfield Technical Academy ranks in the bottom 24.1% of Massachusetts high schools.

How many students attend Westfield Technical Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended Westfield Technical Academy.

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