Westfield High School

  • High school in Spring ISD
  • Houston, TX
  • 9th grade - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Spring ISD: B

Total students

2,715

Avg. teacher experience

9.1 years

Spring ISD: 8.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

81.8 %

Spring ISD: 85.2%

Statewide: 90%

Westfield High School is a high school in Houston, TX, in the Spring ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,715 students. 57.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 26.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 81.8% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 5.6% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Westfield High School was 825 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 13.1.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,266, which is $4,379 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.springisd.org/Domain/44

Address

16713 Ella Blvd
Houston, TX 77090-4213

Office phone number

(281) 891-7130

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Westfield High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,715

African American

1,168 (43%)

Spring ISD: 38.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

12 (0.4%)

Spring ISD: 1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

94 (3.5%)

Spring ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,332 (49.1%)

Spring ISD: 50.7%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.1%)

Spring ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

71 (2.6%)

Spring ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

36 (1.3%)

Spring ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

43.0%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

3.5%

Hispanic

49.1%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

2.6%

Two or more races

1.3%

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

57.8 %

Spring ISD: 63.1%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

79.4 %

Spring ISD: 84.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

27.6 %

Spring ISD: 29.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

57.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

79.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

27.6%

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

26.3 %

Spring ISD: 29.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4.3 %

Spring ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.5 %

Spring ISD: 10.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

26.3%

Gifted and talented

4.3%

Special education

10.5%

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)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Spring ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Spring ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Spring ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Spring ISD: C

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

81.8 %

Spring ISD: 85.2%

Statewide: 90%

African American

82.7 %

Spring ISD: 84.1%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Spring ISD: 68.4%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

90.3 %

Spring ISD: 93.8%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

81.4 %

Spring ISD: 85.3%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Spring ISD: 85.7%

Statewide: 88.3%

White

50 %

Spring ISD: 89.2%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

93.3 %

Spring ISD: 85.1%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

82.7%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

90.3%

Hispanic

81.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

50.0%

Two or more races

93.3%

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

5.6 %

Spring ISD: 3.9%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

5.6 %

Spring ISD: 4%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

7.7 %

Spring ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

2.7 %

Spring ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

5.8 %

Spring ISD: 4%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Spring ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

5.2 %

Spring ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

4.3 %

Spring ISD: 4.9%

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

25.2 %

Spring ISD: 20.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

26.3 %

Spring ISD: 26.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

35.7 %

Spring ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

9.8 %

Spring ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

24.5 %

Spring ISD: 17.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Spring ISD: 17.3%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

27.5 %

Spring ISD: 15.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

41.3 %

Spring ISD: 24.3%

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

11 %

Spring ISD: 16.9%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

7.2 %

Spring ISD: 11.4%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Spring ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

29.3 %

Spring ISD: 34.4%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

13.8 %

Spring ISD: 19.6%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Spring ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

2.9 %

Spring ISD: 22.4%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

4.5 %

Spring ISD: 14.1%

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

15.5 %

Spring ISD: 14%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

11.4 %

Spring ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Spring ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

17.6 %

Spring ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

17.6 %

Spring ISD: 17.9%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Spring ISD: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

Masked

Spring ISD: 16.4%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Spring ISD: 0%

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

825

Spring ISD: 864

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

13.1

Spring ISD: 16.9

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

28.8 %

Spring ISD: 32.7%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

20.3 %

Spring ISD: 20.9%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

17.5 %

Spring ISD: 18.4%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

28.8%

Math

20.3%

Reading + Math

17.5%

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

159.6

African American

73.6 (46.1%)

Spring ISD: 40.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Spring ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

5 (3.1%)

Spring ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

31.1 (19.5%)

Spring ISD: 23.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Spring ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

46.2 (28.9%)

Spring ISD: 30.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

3.7 (2.3%)

Spring ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

14 (8.8%)

Spring ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

94.3 (59.1%)

Spring ISD: 65.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

48.7 (30.5%)

Spring ISD: 29%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

2.5 (1.6%)

Spring ISD: 1.5%

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

17

Spring ISD: 15.3

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

9.1 years

Spring ISD: 8.7 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

$63,266

Spring ISD: $62,986

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$50,122

Spring ISD: $53,844

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$58,121

Spring ISD: $59,958

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$65,890

Spring ISD: $64,002

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$70,198

Spring ISD: $67,659

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$71,812

Spring ISD: $72,984

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$92,662

Spring ISD: $80,567

Statewide: $71,111

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