Westerly High School
23 Ward Ave
Westerly RI, 02891, Washington County
Phone: 401-596-2109
Ranking: 
(19 out of 44, top 43%)*
(19 out of 44, top 43%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Westerly School District
Title I Eligible School: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 83 | 94 | 88 | 91 | 88 | 77 | 83 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 917 | 941 | 983 | 991 | 1,025 | 1,063 | 1,089 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 231 | 25.2% | 247 | 26.2% | 273 | 27.8% | 237 | 23.9% | 271 | 26.4% | 270 | 25.4% | 275 | 25.3% |
| Grade 10: | 234 | 25.5% | 249 | 26.5% | 220 | 22.4% | 248 | 25.0% | 252 | 24.6% | 275 | 25.9% | 250 | 23.0% |
| Grade 11: | 244 | 26.6% | 206 | 21.9% | 240 | 24.4% | 248 | 25.0% | 271 | 26.4% | 244 | 23.0% | 276 | 25.3% |
| Grade 12: | 208 | 22.7% | 239 | 25.4% | 250 | 25.4% | 258 | 26.0% | 231 | 22.5% | 274 | 25.8% | 288 | 26.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 454 | 49.5% | 471 | 50.1% | 497 | 50.6% | 505 | 51.0% | 516 | 50.3% | 540 | 50.8% | 535 | 49.1% |
| Female: | 463 | 50.5% | 470 | 49.9% | 486 | 49.4% | 486 | 49.0% | 501 | 48.9% | 515 | 48.4% | 550 | 50.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.7% | 10 | 1.0% | 8 | 0.8% | 11 | 1.1% | 18 | 1.7% | 10 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 47 | 5.1% | 58 | 6.2% | 59 | 6.0% | 56 | 5.7% | 53 | 5.2% | 55 | 5.2% | 59 | 5.4% |
| Hispanic: | 43 | 4.7% | 35 | 3.7% | 30 | 3.1% | 25 | 2.5% | 25 | 2.4% | 22 | 2.1% | 28 | 2.6% |
| Black: | 16 | 1.7% | 16 | 1.7% | 30 | 3.1% | 27 | 2.7% | 28 | 2.7% | 26 | 2.4% | 28 | 2.6% |
| White: | 775 | 84.5% | 801 | 85.1% | 832 | 84.6% | 859 | 86.7% | 908 | 88.6% | 942 | 88.6% | 964 | 88.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 27 | 2.9% | 24 | 2.6% | 22 | 2.2% | 16 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 212 | 23.1% | 206 | 21.9% | 198 | 20.1% | 193 | 19.5% | 176 | 17.2% | 166 | 15.6% | 164 | 15.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 5.0% | 40 | 4.3% | 54 | 5.5% | 42 | 4.2% | 61 | 6.0% | 62 | 5.8% | 52 | 4.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.01 | 10.05 | 11.17 | 10.87 | 11.61 | 11.90 | 13.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 33.06% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 37.64% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 41.7% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 45.73% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % met std | 77.59% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % met std | 81.44% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % met std | 80% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % met std | 91.38% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % met std | 60.34% | 60.09% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Westerly High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.