Westwood High School

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Round Rock ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

2,777

Avg. teacher experience

13 years

Round Rock ISD: 11.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

99.4 %

Round Rock ISD: 95.9%

Statewide: 90%

Westwood High School is a high school in Austin, TX, in the Round Rock ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,777 students. 24.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 99.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average SAT score at Westwood High School was 1241 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 29.0.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,726, which is $839 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 13 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

schools.roundrockisd.org/westwood/

Address

12400 Mellow Meadow Dr
Austin, TX 78750-1824

Office phone number

(512) 464-4000

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Westwood High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 13. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.8 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,777

African American

87 (3.1%)

Round Rock ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

14 (0.5%)

Round Rock ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1,029 (37.1%)

Round Rock ISD: 20.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

516 (18.6%)

Round Rock ISD: 30.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

5 (0.2%)

Round Rock ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

993 (35.8%)

Round Rock ISD: 35.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

133 (4.8%)

Round Rock ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

3.1%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

37.1%

Hispanic

18.6%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

35.8%

Two or more races

4.8%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

24.2 %

Round Rock ISD: 38%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

9.3 %

Round Rock ISD: 22.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

6.2 %

Round Rock ISD: 13.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

24.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

9.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

6.2%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

6 %

Round Rock ISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

22.1 %

Round Rock ISD: 12.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

5 %

Round Rock ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

6.0%

Gifted and talented

22.1%

Special education

5.0%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

A

Round Rock ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Round Rock ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Round Rock ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Round Rock ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

99.4 %

Round Rock ISD: 95.9%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Round Rock ISD: 94.6%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Round Rock ISD: 100%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

99.6 %

Round Rock ISD: 99.2%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

99.3 %

Round Rock ISD: 92.3%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Round Rock ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.3%

White

99.2 %

Round Rock ISD: 97.4%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

100 %

Round Rock ISD: 97.6%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

99.6%

Hispanic

99.3%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

99.2%

Two or more races

100.0%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0 %

Round Rock ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Round Rock ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Round Rock ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Round Rock ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.2 %

Round Rock ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Round Rock ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Round Rock ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Round Rock ISD: 1%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

2.2 %

Round Rock ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

9.4 %

Round Rock ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

0 %

Round Rock ISD: 12.8%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0.4 %

Round Rock ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

4.6 %

Round Rock ISD: 11.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Round Rock ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

2.1 %

Round Rock ISD: 4.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

1.5 %

Round Rock ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

59.8 %

Round Rock ISD: 36.2%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

17.1 %

Round Rock ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

40 %

Round Rock ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

81.9 %

Round Rock ISD: 74.8%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

38 %

Round Rock ISD: 19.1%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Round Rock ISD: 26.3%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

54.1 %

Round Rock ISD: 37.7%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

51.9 %

Round Rock ISD: 33.2%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

83.4 %

Round Rock ISD: 70.3%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

14.3 %

Round Rock ISD: 40.4%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

Masked

Round Rock ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

90.8 %

Round Rock ISD: 81.9%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

77.2 %

Round Rock ISD: 60.2%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Round Rock ISD: 40%

Statewide: 43.9%

White

77 %

Round Rock ISD: 67.6%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

85.7 %

Round Rock ISD: 65.2%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1241

Round Rock ISD: 1106

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

29.0

Round Rock ISD: 27.1

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

97.5 %

Round Rock ISD: 88.3%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

98 %

Round Rock ISD: 75%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

97.4 %

Round Rock ISD: 73.1%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

97.5%

Math

98.0%

Reading + Math

97.4%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

171.9

African American

1 (0.6%)

Round Rock ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Round Rock ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

7.1 (4.1%)

Round Rock ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

28.8 (16.7%)

Round Rock ISD: 17.8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Round Rock ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

134 (78%)

Round Rock ISD: 72.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (0.6%)

Round Rock ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Round Rock ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

112.8 (65.6%)

Round Rock ISD: 69.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

56.8 (33.1%)

Round Rock ISD: 29.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

2.3 (1.3%)

Round Rock ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

16.2

Round Rock ISD: 13.3

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

13 years

Round Rock ISD: 11.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$59,726

Round Rock ISD: $58,184

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$53,477

Round Rock ISD: $53,813

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$54,081

Round Rock ISD: $54,191

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$58,584

Round Rock ISD: $56,451

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$61,395

Round Rock ISD: $59,954

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$63,743

Round Rock ISD: $63,559

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$71,229

Round Rock ISD: $72,225

Statewide: $71,111

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