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Westwood High School

Public Grades 9-12

1666^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 17% of Texas high schools

Summary

Westwood High School in Palestine, TX, is a small public high school serving 405 students in grades 9-12, where over 76% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting significant economic challenges in the community. The school is part of the Westwood Independent School District (Isd), which ranks in the bottom 5% of Texas districts, and the school itself has a state ranking in the 17th percentile (1 star) for the 2025-2026 school year. Despite these low academic scores, Westwood boasts a very high graduation rate (consistently above 96%) and a near-zero dropout rate, showing a strong commitment to keeping students in school through to graduation.

One of the most striking findings is the school's performance in Algebra I, where only 5.77% of students were proficient in 2025-2026—far below the state average of 54.03% and a fraction of the rates at nearby schools like Neches High School (88.89%) and Cayuga High School (81.63%). Even Palestine High School, which serves a similar high-poverty population (77.47% free/reduced lunch), achieves a 53.41% proficiency rate in Algebra I—nearly 10 times higher than Westwood. This suggests that the academic challenges at Westwood are not solely due to economic factors, but may relate to school-specific practices or curriculum, especially in math.

Interestingly, Westwood has a notable strength: its Gifted and Talented (GT) program ranks in the 74th percentile statewide (4 stars), a stark contrast to all other subgroups, which rank in the bottom 20th percentile. This "two schools in one" dynamic shows that high achievement is possible within the building, but it has not been replicated for the broader student body. The school's overall state ranking has declined from the 50th percentile in 2015-2016 to the 17th percentile in 2025-2026, indicating a downward trajectory. Per-student spending ($11,782) is comparable to nearby schools like Elkhart High School ($12,801) and Palestine ($13,783), suggesting that funding levels are not the primary issue, but rather how resources are used to improve instruction.

405

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,669

Per pupil spending ?

76%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1820 Panther Blvd
Palestine, TX 75803-8483

(903) 729-1773

District: Westwood Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Westwood High School:

Elementary:	Westwood Elementary
	Westwood Pri
Middle:	Westwood J H

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.9%

Hispanic:

24.0%

African American:

22.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Strengths

✓97% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Texas avg62%

1,666^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 33 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

902^nd of 951Westwood 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	18.8	1666 of 2009	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	1596 of 1974	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	1355 of 1990	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	1383 of 1961	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	1206 of 1876	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	1206 of 1861	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	1144 of 1857	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	922 of 1797	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.7	1043 of 1777	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.1	883 of 1762	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.2	812 of 1743	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.0	1026 of 1734	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.2	688 of 1652	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.1	473 of 1603	70.5%	★★★★☆
2011	65.0	606 of 1672	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.2	552 of 1568	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.8	360 of 1539	76.6%	★★★★☆
2008	68.6	437 of 1510	71.1%	★★★★☆
2007	67.4	490 of 1497	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.0	683 of 1430	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.4	712 of 1429	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.0	540 of 1427	62.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	916 of 1086	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	726 of 834	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	596 of 1065	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	796 of 1069	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	602 of 1031	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	623 of 1020	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.2	815 of 1024	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	504 of 1013	50.2%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	39.3	1002 of 1837	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	1188 of 1829	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	1106 of 1810	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	1025 of 1784	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	1001 of 1195	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	1019 of 1153	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	1362 of 1437	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1251 of 1371	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	1087 of 1278	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	833 of 1195	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	919 of 1136	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	776 of 1113	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	1641 of 1936	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	1244 of 1504	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	1233 of 1880	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1353 of 1891	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	1180 of 1841	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	1164 of 1815	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	1074 of 1798	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	856 of 1781	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	309 of 1206	74.4%	★★★★☆
2025	72.9	201 of 964	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	49 of 1145	95.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	1628 of 1860	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	1314 of 1453	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1554 of 1805	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1359 of 1820	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1462 of 1762	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.2	866 of 1743	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.6	1099 of 1714	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1286 of 1691	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	1591 of 1937	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	1301 of 1513	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1432 of 1884	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1404 of 1897	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	1148 of 1847	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	1194 of 1848	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	941 of 1818	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.9	654 of 1794	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	1631 of 1954	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	1352 of 1515	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1481 of 1891	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1376 of 1913	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	1204 of 1853	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	1251 of 1840	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	1220 of 1824	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	1073 of 1803	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	670 of 713	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.9	598 of 598	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	645 of 731	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	564 of 677	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.8	260 of 664	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	14.8	529 of 588	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	549 of 604	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	53.8	239 of 582	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	1317 of 1581	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	1086 of 1299	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	950 of 1548	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1034 of 1478	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.0	308 of 1418	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	36.8	849 of 1382	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	1007 of 1357	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	1162 of 1347	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.9	1394 of 1584	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	1129 of 1294	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1272 of 1556	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1245 of 1576	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.6	916 of 1525	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.6	1253 of 1510	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	990 of 1526	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	876 of 1539	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)74th percentile+57 vs school

At Risk (2022)45th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)17th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)16th percentile~ school

African American (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)6th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History52%-18 vs state

Biology50%-21 vs state

English II Reading40%-20 vs state

English I Reading36%-19 vs state

Algebra I6%-48 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, November 27, 2025

Has anyone checked the ratings? The current superintendent has presided over a huge drop in district performance--where it now only outperforms 14 of the state? The HS principal was allowed to retire after the HS proficiency level from 48 when he came in 2018 and declined to 19 (-29)? From that same year, its ranking started at 922 and has dropped to 1596! In the business world, both the superintendent and HS principal would have been fired after 3 years! But it's ok to let the principal retire at a pay of $104,000 when he was leaving at 415 daily except when there was a game (and principals are supposed to stay nearly to 500 except on Fri when they can leave at 430). So why is the instructional leader of the HS not held accountable for the lack of learning and the performance decline? He didn't even enforce discipline unless it was an egregious offense. In one example, he let a kid that cussed out an entire class only have one day of after-school detention instead of the required 7-10 days in ISS! As a result of zero student consequences, every metric measured has shown steep declines for all groups! 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)	STAAR Reading (2026)		STAAR Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Social Studies (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	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Westwood High School	Public	9-12	1820 Panther Blvd	Palestine	75803	Anderson County	Westwood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 729-1773	405	39	10.5	76.0%	190 (46.9%)	92 (22.7%)	97 (24.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	18.8	1666^th of 2009 public high schools	17.1%		21	1596^th of 1974 public high schools	19.1%	70	5.8	50.0	36.1	40.0	52.0						$10,669
Palestine High School	Public	9-12	1600 S Loop 256	Palestine	75801	Anderson County	Palestine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 731-8005	1,003	80	12.5	77.5%	275 (27.4%)	210 (20.9%)	458 (45.7%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.0%)	43.7	1134^th of 2009 public high schools	43.6%		41.6	1119^th of 1974 public high schools	43.3%	15	53.4	65.1	47.8	58.3	61.3						$11,377
Elkhart High School	Public	9-12	9002 S State Hwy 19	Elkhart	75839	Anderson County	Elkhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 764-5161	305	32	9.4	44.9%	241 (79.0%)	10 (3.3%)	44 (14.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	63.5	579^th of 2009 public high schools	71.2%		76.2	288^th of 1974 public high schools	85.4%	291	47.1	86.4	75.6	65.4	66.2						$14,246
Oakwood High School	Public	7-12	631 N Holly St	Oakwood	75855	Leon County	Oakwood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 545-2140	83	11	7.2	80.7%	52 (62.7%)	14 (16.9%)	12 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.0%)	31.6	1444^th of 2009 public high schools	28.1%		29.9	1399^th of 1974 public high schools	29.1%	45	47.1	60.0	44.4	37.5	58.3	36.4	37.5	45.5	18.2	6.3	$15,397
Slocum High School	Public	9-12	5765 E State Hwy 294	Elkhart	75839	Anderson County	Slocum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 478-3624	86	11	7.5	40.7%	76 (88.4%)	1 (1.2%)	9 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.3	496^th of 2009 public high schools	75.3%		62.5	614^th of 1974 public high schools	68.9%	118	46.4	93.8	86.7	54.6	94.1						$19,921
Neches High School	Public	7-12	1509 Acr 346	Palestine	75803	Anderson County	Neches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 584-3443	142	15	9.5	40.1%	104 (73.2%)	12 (8.5%)	21 (14.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	80.3	210^th of 2009 public high schools	89.5%		88.3	87^th of 1974 public high schools	95.6%	123	88.9	87.5	91.7	79.0	68.4	78.3	65.2	65.2	85.0	30.4	$12,956
Cayuga High School	Public	9-12	17750 N Us Hwy 287	Tennessee Colony	75861	Anderson County	Cayuga Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 928-2294	190	20	9.4	41.6%	147 (77.4%)	9 (4.7%)	22 (11.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.8%)	78.7	241^st of 2009 public high schools	88.0%		68.2	468^th of 1974 public high schools	76.3%	227	81.6	78.6	87.5	73.9	84.3						$11,404

Frequently Asked Questions about Westwood High School

What district is Westwood High School in?

Westwood Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into Westwood High School?

Westwood High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Westwood Elementary
Elementary : Westwood Pri
Middle : Westwood J H

Is Westwood High School a good school?

Westwood High School ranks in the bottom 17.1% of Texas high schools.

How many students attend Westwood High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 405 students attended Westwood High School.

What is the racial makeup of Westwood High School?

Students at Westwood High School are 47% White, 24% Hispanic, 23% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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