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Westfield High School

Public Grades 9-12

1761^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 12% of Texas high schools

Summary

Westfield High School in Houston, TX, is a large comprehensive high school serving 2,264 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Spring Independent School District (Isd), a district that ranks in the bottom 22nd percentile statewide. The school has faced persistent academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 12th percentile of Texas high schools for the past five years, with nearly 75% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. A critical weakness is Algebra I proficiency, where only 16.1% of students met standards in the 2025-2026 school year—less than half the district average (39.79%) and far below the state average (54.03%). This is the lowest rate among nearby large comprehensive high schools like Spring High School (30.68%) and Nimitz High School (36.33%).

Westfield consistently underperforms its district peers across all subjects, with gaps of 10 to 24 percentage points below the Spring ISD average in Algebra I, Biology, English I, English II, and U.S. History. The dropout rate is a growing concern at 4.5% for the 2023-2024 school year, the highest among area comprehensive high schools and trending upward from 4.0% in 2019-2020. In contrast, the Spring Early College Academy, a selective magnet school just 3.87 miles away in the same district, boasts a 100% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate, with test scores among the best in the state (e.g., 97.17% proficient in English II). This stark contrast highlights the different educational realities within the same district.

Despite these challenges, U.S. History is a relative bright spot, with a 45.45% proficiency rate that is closer to the district average (55.8%) than other subjects. Notably, per-student spending at Westfield ($9,917) is higher than at the high-performing Spring Early College Academy ($8,985) and peer Andy Dekaney High School ($8,547), suggesting that funding alone is not the primary issue. The school’s struggles likely stem from instructional strategies, student support systems, or socio-economic factors rather than a lack of financial resources.

2,264

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,226

Per pupil spending ?

74.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16713 Ella Blvd
Houston, TX 77090-4213

(281) 891-7130

District: Spring Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Westfield High School:

Elementary:	Bammel Elementary
	Beneke Elementary
	Deloras E Thompson Elementary
	Donna Lewis Elementary
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	Helen Major Elementary
	Joan Link Elementary
	Pat Reynolds Elementary
	Ponderosa Elementary
Middle:	Edwin M Wells Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.8%

African American:

38.5%

Asian:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg47%

Texas avg62%

1,761^st of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6High Schools in the Spring Independent School District (Isd)

742^nd of 951Spring Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	1761 of 2009	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	1763 of 1974	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	1742 of 1990	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1771 of 1961	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1666 of 1876	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	1676 of 1861	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	1559 of 1857	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	1482 of 1797	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.6	1413 of 1777	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.6	1441 of 1762	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.5	1325 of 1743	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.8	1240 of 1734	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.8	1104 of 1652	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.9	1055 of 1603	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.0	1352 of 1672	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.7	1228 of 1568	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.1	1174 of 1539	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.6	1137 of 1510	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.8	1189 of 1497	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.6	1079 of 1430	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	43.7	993 of 1429	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.7	812 of 1427	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	888 of 1086	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	684 of 834	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	881 of 1065	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	929 of 1069	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	851 of 1031	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	878 of 1020	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	763 of 1024	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	744 of 1013	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	503 of 556	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.2	400 of 428	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	488 of 530	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	481 of 525	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	459 of 507	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	427 of 488	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	424 of 487	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	393 of 486	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	15.7	1677 of 1837	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	1691 of 1829	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1578 of 1810	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	1459 of 1784	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	1020 of 1195	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	1035 of 1153	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	1200 of 1437	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1204 of 1371	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1038 of 1278	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	951 of 1195	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	818 of 1136	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	785 of 1113	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.4	1745 of 1936	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.6	1401 of 1504	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	1711 of 1880	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	1741 of 1891	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1637 of 1841	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	1641 of 1815	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	1574 of 1798	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	1552 of 1781	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	1067 of 1206	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.0	820 of 964	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	1017 of 1172	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.8	891 of 1177	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	984 of 1145	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1021 of 1137	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	1653 of 1860	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	1323 of 1453	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1619 of 1805	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1651 of 1820	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1559 of 1762	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	1567 of 1743	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	1480 of 1714	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1421 of 1691	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	1673 of 1937	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	1369 of 1513	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1676 of 1884	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1702 of 1897	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1605 of 1847	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	1658 of 1848	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1554 of 1818	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1485 of 1794	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.1	1707 of 1954	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.0	1383 of 1515	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1695 of 1891	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	1730 of 1913	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1659 of 1853	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	1691 of 1840	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	1582 of 1824	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	1538 of 1803	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	13.2	663 of 731	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.3	576 of 588	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	509 of 604	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	417 of 582	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	96 of 103	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	75 of 87	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	96 of 107	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	93 of 101	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	75 of 106	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.6	76 of 95	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	79 of 105	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	105 of 122	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	1382 of 1581	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	1051 of 1299	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1206 of 1548	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1303 of 1478	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1092 of 1418	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	1197 of 1382	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	1125 of 1357	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1164 of 1347	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	1207 of 1584	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	3.2	1251 of 1294	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	1473 of 1556	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	1418 of 1576	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1411 of 1525	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1339 of 1510	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	1433 of 1526	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1310 of 1539	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)24th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)18th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)10th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)9th percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)9th percentile~ school

Native American (2026)7th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History45%-25 vs state

Biology42%-28 vs state

English II Reading33%-27 vs state

English I Reading26%-29 vs state

Algebra I16%-38 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, January 26, 2012

Westfield is awesome. Westfield is the best. i think you guys should make more tutorials or mandated tutorials to help students that are stuggling or to help them get over that hump. Close Quote

by a citizen
Sunday, June 13, 2010

Westfield High School has been realigned, effective about 2008. Current students will finish through graduation. Now all new students will come from subdivisions north of FM1960W and west of I-45. Students from subdivisions and apartment complexes south of FM1960W are now going to the new Dekaney High School on Imperial Valley, east of I-45. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	Total
Westfield High School	Public	9-12	16713 Ella Blvd	Houston	77090	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 891-7130	2,264	112	20.1	74.9%	45 (2.0%)	872 (38.5%)	1,219 (53.8%)	54 (2.4%)	23 (1.0%)	4 (0.2%)	47 (2.1%)	12.3	1761^st of 2009 public high schools	12.3%		11.1	1763^rd of 1974 public high schools	10.7%	2	16.1	42.3	26.1	32.9	45.5	$9,226
Andy Dekaney High School	Public	9-12	22351 Imperial Vly Dr	Houston	77073	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 891-7260	2,485	131	18.9	79.7%	43 (1.7%)	1,014 (40.8%)	1,320 (53.1%)	35 (1.4%)	31 (1.2%)	1 (0.0%)	41 (1.6%)	16.9	1693^rd of 2009 public high schools	15.7%		10.9	1769^th of 1974 public high schools	10.4%	76	28.3	50.2	27.9	34.8	49.0	$8,329
Richey Academy	Public	6-12	341 E Richey Rd Bldg A	Houston	77073	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 891-6710	56	7	8.3	89.3%	6 (10.7%)	28 (50.0%)	16 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.9%)								(n/a)						$12,861
Momentum High School	Public	9-12	14450 Tc Jester Blvd	Houston	77014	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 891-6223	176	23	7.8	90.9%	3 (1.7%)	87 (49.4%)	82 (46.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	2.7	1944^th of 2009 public high schools	3.2%		2.8	1924^th of 1974 public high schools	2.5%	20	4.2	22.2	6.1	15.4	25.0	$14,515
Premier H S-Houston (Champions)	Public, Charter	9-12	3355 Fm 1960 Rd W Ste 1a And	Houston	77068	Harris County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	109	7	16.3	74.3%	7 (6.4%)	39 (35.8%)	60 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	36.8	1316^th of 2009 public high schools	34.5%		33	1322^nd of 1974 public high schools	33.0%	6	14.3	20.0	50.0	30.0	73.7	$9,247
Texasworks - Houston-Champions	Public, Charter	9-12	3355 Cypress Creek Pwky	Houston	77068	Harris County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	12	1	12.0		0 (0.0%)	7 (58.3%)	5 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.7	1892^nd of 2009 public high schools	5.8%					(n/a)		0.0	0.0	33.3	28.6
Richard Milburn Academy Houston (Suburban)	Public, Charter	9-12	500 Century Plaza Dr Ste 180	Houston	77073	Harris County	Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 209-3505	157	6	27.0	92.4%	3 (1.9%)	67 (42.7%)	84 (53.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2.8	1943^rd of 2009 public high schools	3.3%		2.5	1940^th of 1974 public high schools	1.7%	3	14.0	10.3	4.0	9.4	26.5	$11,377
Spring High School	Public	9-12	19428 Interstate 45 N	Spring	77373	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 891-7000	2,594	129	20.0	69.0%	167 (6.4%)	1,080 (41.6%)	1,194 (46.0%)	34 (1.3%)	23 (0.9%)	19 (0.7%)	77 (3.0%)	18	1678^th of 2009 public high schools	16.5%		13.7	1716^th of 1974 public high schools	13.1%	38	30.7	46.9	36.5	36.1	44.1	$8,581
Nimitz High School	Public	9-12	2005 W W Thorne Dr	Houston	77073	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 443-7480	2,651	165	16.0	78.3%	55 (2.1%)	1,130 (42.6%)	1,371 (51.7%)	20 (0.8%)	11 (0.4%)	14 (0.5%)	50 (1.9%)	31.6	1445^th of 2009 public high schools	28.1%		26.6	1479^th of 1974 public high schools	25.1%	34	36.3	58.6	42.6	47.4	59.5	$8,713
Davis H S Aldine	Public	9-12	12525 Ella Blvd	Houston	77067	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 539-4070	3,184	188	16.9	83.3%	43 (1.4%)	878 (27.6%)	2,168 (68.1%)	44 (1.4%)	8 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (1.4%)	24.2	1591^st of 2009 public high schools	20.8%		23.9	1541^st of 1974 public high schools	21.9%	50	24.6	45.3	28.5	43.8	67.6	$8,482

Frequently Asked Questions about Westfield High School

How many students attend Westfield High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,264 students attended Westfield High School.

What is the racial makeup of Westfield High School?

Students at Westfield High School are 54% Hispanic, 39% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% American Indian.

Is Westfield High School a good school?

Westfield High School ranks in the bottom 12.3% of Texas high schools.

What district is Westfield High School in?

Spring Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into Westfield High School?

Westfield High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bammel Elementary
Elementary : Beneke Elementary
Elementary : Deloras E Thompson Elementary
Elementary : Donna Lewis Elementary
Elementary : Helen Major Elementary
Elementary : Joan Link Elementary
Elementary : Pat Reynolds Elementary
Elementary : Ponderosa Elementary
Middle : Edwin M Wells Middle

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