Summary:
Middle schools in zip code 02090 consist of one school, E W Thurston Middle, serving grades 6–8 in Westwood, MA. It enrolls 664 students with a 13-to-1 student-teacher ratio, and per-student spending was $20,525 in 2020–2021. The school is part of the Westwood district, which ranks 13th of 351 districts (96th percentile) and holds 5 stars. Free/reduced-lunch data is not reported in this record, so that context is unavailable.
Academically, E W Thurston is a standout. In 2025–2026 it ranks 41st of 478 middle schools (91st percentile) with 5 stars, and its proficiency rates are far above state averages: ELA 70.06% vs. 40.03%, math 72.58% vs. 41.11%, science 68.52% vs. 40.98%, and 8th-grade civics 55.35% vs. 39.77%. Grade-level results are especially strong: 6th-grade ELA is 77.42%, 6th-grade math is 75.27%, and the school beat district averages in every reported grade-level row, including ELA, math, science, and civics.
Year over year, math is the bright spot, rising from 70.18% to 72.58% and narrowing the gap to district math. ELA slipped from 72.59% to 70.06%, and science fell from 72.06% to 68.52%, leaving science 5.65 points below the district all-grade figure; civics also declined to 55.35% but still beat district and state. Although the school remains a 5-star, top-decile school, its rank has drifted from 24th to 30th to 41st across the listed years. Overall, this is a high-performing middle school with strong math momentum and excellent state-relative results, plus ELA and science trends to watch.
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