School district · Massachusetts

Westfield

Westfield in Massachusetts: 11 public schools with 4,772 students and 11.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $21,780 per student in FY2024.

Schools
11
Students
4,772
Students per teacher
11.5
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$21,780
MA $26.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
414
Counselors (FTE)
14.9
Students per counselor
320
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.5
Librarians (FTE): 4.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Massachusetts's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Massachusetts: 42%

35%proficient

Unchanged from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 69% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

2,070 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

34%proficient

+0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 62% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

2,060 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$14.8K15
$15.0K16
$14.9K17
$15.6K18
$16.7K19
$17.4K20
$18.3K21
$19.8K22
$20.2K23
$21.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
11% · $12.9M
State
50% · $59.4M
Local
39% · $46.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$14,394
Support services
$7,386
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$7.2M
Long-term debt
$1.2M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 2High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K16220.1——
K–419610.8——
K–417610.7——
HighlandFree meals for all
Pre-K–430512.437%46%
Munger HillFree meals for all
Pre-K–432010.629%27%
Paper MillFree meals for all
K–431211.231%35%
Southampton RoadFree meals for all
Pre-K–431014.447%50%
5–672911.336%36%
Westfield Middle SchoolFree meals for all
7–867111.736%32%
Westfield HighFree meals for all
9–121,03411.9——
Westfield Technical AcademyCareer and technicalFree meals for all
9–125579.5——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
94 North Elm Street, Westfield, MA 01085
Phone
(413)572-6403
Website