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Westport Middle-High School

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Westport Middle-High School ranks 179 th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-12

179^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 49% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Westport Middle-High School is a public school serving grades 5-12 in Westport, MA, with an enrollment of 880 students. The school is part of the Westport school district, which is ranked 242 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Westport Middle-High School's performance, as measured by MCAS test scores, is generally below the state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (29.39% for all grades) and Mathematics (24.08% for all grades) were significantly lower than the state averages of 41.53% and 40.74%, respectively. Compared to nearby schools, such as Dartmouth High School, which had much higher proficiency rates, Westport Middle-High School's performance lags behind.

The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with male students generally outperforming female students, and white students outperforming their peers in the special education, low socioeconomic status, and disabled student subgroups. Additionally, while the school's four-year graduation rate has been relatively stable, the dropout rate has been increasing, from 4.2% in 2022-2023 to 6.7% in 2023-2024. Westport Middle-High School's per-student spending has been increasing, and its student-teacher ratio of 11.5 in 2023-2024 is slightly lower than the state average.

889

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,567

Per pupil spending ?

400 Old County Road
Westport, MA 02790

(508) 636-1050

District: Westport

Feeder schools for Westport Middle-High School:

Elementary:	Alice A Macomber
	Westport Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.7%

Hispanic:

4.7%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 49th percentile in 2019 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg32%

Massachusetts avg41%

Middle school

289^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 33 pts since 2019

From top 27% (2019) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

179^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 49%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

242^nd of 348Westport 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	289 of 484	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	227 of 493	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	179 of 501	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	197 of 497	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	213 of 501	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.0	132 of 498	73.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	54.3	142 of 445	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	137 of 431	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.3	277 of 424	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.3	128 of 417	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	293 of 473	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	217 of 481	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	174 of 489	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	193 of 494	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.0	146 of 483	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	88 of 478	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	96 of 463	79.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	322 of 464	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	200 of 469	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.9	105 of 481	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	138 of 489	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	42.2	258 of 462	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.6	100 of 452	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	37 of 438	91.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	283 of 473	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	228 of 483	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	187 of 489	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	207 of 497	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	268 of 485	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.1	170 of 478	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	161 of 466	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	261 of 435	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	186 of 441	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.2	242 of 444	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	187 of 503	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.8	286 of 489	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	114 of 484	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	49 of 467	89.5%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	52.5	219 of 491	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	58.2	117 of 339	65.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	312 of 386	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	248 of 392	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	207 of 403	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	216 of 404	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	233 of 401	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.2	143 of 396	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	162 of 395	59.0%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	179 of 349	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	234 of 348	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	247 of 347	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.2	149 of 342	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	132 of 285	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	180 of 351	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	12.5	288 of 295	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	202 of 337	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	221 of 342	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	189 of 339	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.7	120 of 340	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.6	130 of 281	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	134 of 342	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.6	261 of 339	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	251 of 334	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.1	209 of 338	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	223 of 338	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	228 of 332	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.0	90 of 253	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	223 of 330	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	270 of 330	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	159 of 339	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.9	242 of 342	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	274 of 343	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.1	202 of 339	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.9	131 of 281	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	216 of 346	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	226 of 343	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	258 of 302	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.9	120 of 289	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	107 of 301	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.0	247 of 339	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.4	119 of 268	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	245 of 348	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.4	304 of 344	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	187 of 298	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.1	251 of 302	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	267 of 301	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.3	176 of 300	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	149 of 249	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	195 of 302	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.1	270 of 303	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Disabled (2022)68th percentile+8 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)65th percentile+8 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)55th percentile~ school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-21 vs school

High school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-34 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science42%~ state avg

Biology42%~ state avg

Civics30%-9 vs state

English Language Arts29%-12 vs state

Mathematics24%-17 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 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	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
Westport Middle-High School	Public	5-12	400 Old County Road	Westport	02790	Bristol County	Westport	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 636-1050	889	78	11.4		797 (89.7%)	9 (1.0%)	42 (4.7%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.4%)	50.8	179^th of 349 public high schools	48.7%		37	234^th of 348 public high schools	32.8%	55	21.6	34.4	33.3	27.8	51.4	29.4	22.4	27.3	35.8	11.1	39.1	24.1	50.0	35.2	43.3	42.3	41.5		30.2	$18,567
Dartmouth High	Public	9-12	555 Bakerville Road	Dartmouth	02748	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 961-2700	902	76	11.9		713 (79.0%)	23 (2.5%)	70 (7.8%)	14 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	78 (8.6%)	65.5	122^nd of 349 public high schools	65.0%		66.5	126^th of 348 public high schools	63.8%	4					62.3						52.6				45.2		42.0			$18,960
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High	Public	9-12	251 Stonehaven Rd	Fall River	02723	Bristol County	Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 678-2891	1,463	142	10.2		997 (68.1%)	66 (4.5%)	255 (17.4%)	39 (2.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (6.2%)	25.2	266^th of 349 public high schools	23.8%		59.2	156^th of 348 public high schools	55.2%	110					39.6						25.4				20.2		16.1	27.3		$25,873
New Bedford High	Public	9-12	230 Hathaway Blvd	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	2,878	213	13.5		826 (28.7%)	479 (16.6%)	1,386 (48.2%)	15 (0.5%)	8 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	155 (5.4%)	12.6	315^th of 349 public high schools	9.7%		8.9	323^rd of 348 public high schools	7.2%	8					24.7						13.9				16.5		9.1			$22,813
Trinity Day Academy	Public	6-12	181 Hillman Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	93	14	6.4		36 (38.7%)	13 (14.0%)	37 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)								(n/a)			0.0			3.5			0.0			0.0								$35,984
Argosy Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	263 Hamlet Street	Fall River	02724	Bristol County	Argosy Collegiate Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 567-4725	587	55	10.5		275 (46.8%)	104 (17.7%)	147 (25.0%)	18 (3.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.8%)	30.1	248^th of 349 public high schools	28.9%		18.1	290^th of 348 public high schools	16.7%	42		15.4	18.6	17.2	32.4	17.1		15.5	15.7	22.2	31.3	17.8		14.4	33.9	14.4	23.1		14.1	$20,760
Whaling City Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	455 County Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	200	17	11.4		47 (23.5%)	31 (15.5%)	102 (51.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.0%)								(n/a)					5.6															$25,513
B M C Durfee High	Public	9-12	360 Elsbree Street	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-8100	2,642	233	11.3		1,094 (41.4%)	372 (14.1%)	864 (32.7%)	90 (3.4%)	6 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	211 (8.0%)	20.2	286^th of 349 public high schools	18.1%		10.6	316^th of 348 public high schools	9.2%	30					35.6						18.8				19.5		19.5	0.0		$25,069
Resiliency Preparatory Academy	Public	7-12	290 Rock Street	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8230	171	24	7.0		55 (32.2%)	31 (18.1%)	60 (35.1%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	19 (11.1%)	2.4	349^th of 349 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)				0.0	0.0	0.0					0.0	0.0			0.0					$29,510
Global Learning Charter Public School	Public, Charter	5-12	101 Nye St.	New Bedford	02746	Bristol County	Global Learning Charter Public	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 991-4105	508	48	10.5		162 (31.9%)	69 (13.6%)	253 (49.8%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	30.1	247^th of 349 public high schools	29.2%		47.3	202^nd of 348 public high schools	42.0%	45	23.3	17.4	12.7	22.8	29.7	19.1	14.0	14.0	7.7	8.8	22.2	11.2	23.3	13.9	43.2	18.8	14.0		15.4	$18,696

Frequently Asked Questions about Westport Middle-High School

What schools feed into Westport Middle-High School?

Westport Middle-High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alice A Macomber
Elementary : Westport Elementary

What district is Westport Middle-High School in?

Westport

Is Westport Middle-High School a good school?

Westport Middle-High School ranks 179^th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Westport Middle-High School?

Students at Westport Middle-High School are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Westport Middle-High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 889 students attended Westport Middle-High School.

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