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Public School Review - Established 2003

Westford School District

23 Depot Street
Westford, MA 01886
(District boundaries shown in map)
: 
10/
10
Top 10%
Tel: (978) 692-5560
westfordk12.us

Top Rankings

Westford School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Massachusetts for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 5%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 9 public schools serving 4,575 students in Westford School District. This district's average testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public schools in Massachusetts.
Public Schools in Westford School District have an average math proficiency score of 73% (versus the Massachusetts public school average of 43%), and reading proficiency score of 69% (versus the 45% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 42% of the student body (majority Asian), which is less than the Massachusetts public school average of 49% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
9 Schools
1,824 Schools
# Students
4,575 Students
915,932 Students
# Teachers
345 Teachers
77,193 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1

Student By Grade

Comparison of Students By Grade Trends

GradeWestford School DistrictMassachusetts
Pre-K9680
Kind262156
1281162
2333164
3315170
4353165
5344168
6362170
7364170
8361172
9404183
10373181
11353182
12367179
Grade Not Listed75
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District Rank

Westford School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 391 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 98% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Definition of Terms
This School District
State Average (MA)
#23 out of 395 school districts
(Top 10%)

Overall School District Rank Trends

YearWestford School District
2023#23
2022#22
2021#17
2019#24
2018#27
2017#45
2016#16
2015#18
2014#26
2013#23
2012#29
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73%
42%

Math Proficiency Trends

YearWestford School DistrictMassachusetts
202373%42%
202273%41%
202168%37%
201979%51%
201880%52%
201780%53%
201688%64%
201588%61%
201487%61%
201387%61%
201286%59%
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68%
44%

Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Trends

YearWestford School DistrictMassachusetts
202268%44%
202175%49%
201976%54%
201880%56%
201775%54%
201691%71%
201591%69%
201489%69%
201389%69%
201289%69%
201190%70%
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76%
44%

Science Proficiency Trends

YearWestford School DistrictMassachusetts
202276%44%
202169%42%
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98%
90%

Graduation Rate Trends

YearWestford School DistrictMassachusetts
202398%90%
202297%90%
202197%87%
202097%88%
201998%88%
201898%87%
201797%87%
201697%87%
201596%87%
201498%86%
201398%85%
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Students by Ethnicity:

0.56
0.66

Comparison of Diversity Score Trends

YearWestford School DistrictMassachusetts
20240.540.65
20230.530.64
20220.540.62
20210.520.62
20200.490.60
20190.490.60
20180.440.58
20170.440.58
20160.430.56
20150.420.55
20140.390.54
20130.380.53
20120.360.52
20110.340.51
20100.320.50
20090.300.51
20080.260.47
20070.230.46
20060.190.45
20050.200.43
20040.180.43
20030.160.42
20020.140.41
20010.130.40
20000.110.39
19990.090.39
19980.080.38
19970.070.38
19960.070.36
19950.080.36
19940.070.35
19930.050.35
19920.060.34
19910.060.33
19900.060.31
19890.050.30
19880.040.28
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% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
33%
8%

Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1988-2024)

YearWestford School DistrictMassachusetts
202432%7%
202332%7%
202231%7%
202129%7%
202027%7%
201927%7%
201825%8%
201725%8%
201624%6%
201522%6%
201420%6%
201319%6%
201218%6%
201117%7%
201017%6%
200915%6%
200814%6%
200712%6%
200610%6%
200510%5%
20048%5%
20038%5%
20026%5%
20016%4%
20004%4%
19994%4%
19984%4%
19973%4%
19962%4%
19953%4%
19942%4%
19933%4%
19923%4%
19912%3%
19902%3%
19893%3%
19882%3%
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% Hispanic
4%
26%

Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1994-2024)

YearWestford School DistrictMassachusetts
20245%25%
20234%24%
20223%23%
20213%22%
20202%21%
20192%21%
20181%19%
20171%19%
20161%19%
20153%18%
20141%17%
20131%16%
20121%16%
20111%15%
20101%15%
20091%14%
20081%15%
20071%14%
20051%12%
20041%12%
20031%11%
20021%11%
20011%11%
20001%10%
19971%10%
19961%9%
19951%9%
19941%9%
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% Black
3%
10%

Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2024)

YearWestford School DistrictMassachusetts
20242%10%
20232%10%
20221%10%
20211%10%
20201%9%
20191%9%
20131%9%
20121%8%
20111%8%
20071%8%
19991%9%
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% White
58%
51%

White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1988-2024)

YearWestford School DistrictMassachusetts
202460%53%
202361%54%
202261%56%
202163%57%
202067%59%
201967%59%
201871%61%
201771%61%
201672%63%
201570%64%
201476%65%
201377%66%
201278%67%
201180%68%
201081%69%
200983%70%
200885%71%
200786%72%
200690%73%
200589%74%
200491%74%
200391%75%
200293%75%
200193%76%
200095%77%
199995%77%
199896%78%
199796%78%
199697%79%
199596%79%
199497%80%
199397%80%
199297%81%
199197%81%
199097%82%
198997%83%
198898%84%
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% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
5%

Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2010-2024)

YearWestford School DistrictMassachusetts
20241%5%
20231%5%
20224%4%
20214%4%
20203%4%
20193%4%
20183%3%
20173%3%
20163%3%
20155%3%
20143%3%
20132%3%
20122%3%
20111%2%
20101%2%
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All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $19,737 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,855. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,407 is less than the state median of $24,613. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Definition of Terms
This School District
This State (MA)
Total Revenue
$90 MM
$21,850 MM

Total Revenues Trends

YearWestford School DistrictMassachusetts
2023$90 MM$33 MM
2022$92 MM$30 MM
2021$90 MM$33 MM
2020$92 MM$30 MM
2019$92 MM$30 MM
2018$88 MM$29 MM
2017$84 MM$28 MM
2016$81 MM$28 MM
2015$70 MM$29 MM
2014$76 MM$25 MM
2012$71 MM$25 MM
2011$72 MM$29 MM
2010$70 MM$29 MM
2009$68 MM$25 MM
2008$67 MM$29 MM
2007$85 MM$30 MM
2006$67 MM$28 MM
2005$68 MM$25 MM
2004$53 MM$23 MM
2003$50 MM$22 MM
2002$68 MM$21 MM
2001$36 MM$20 MM
2000$30 MM$17 MM
1999$26 MM$16 MM
1998$24 MM$15 MM
1997$22 MM$15 MM
1996$21 MM$14 MM
1995$22 MM$14 MM
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Spending
$89 MM
$22,544 MM

Total Expenditure Trends

YearWestford School DistrictMassachusetts
2023$89 MM$31 MM
2022$89 MM$30 MM
2021$89 MM$31 MM
2020$89 MM$30 MM
2019$87 MM$29 MM
2018$83 MM$27 MM
2017$79 MM$26 MM
2016$80 MM$26 MM
2015$64 MM$28 MM
2014$73 MM$25 MM
2012$67 MM$24 MM
2011$68 MM$28 MM
2010$64 MM$28 MM
2009$63 MM$24 MM
2008$63 MM$27 MM
2007$60 MM$28 MM
2006$56 MM$26 MM
2005$52 MM$23 MM
2004$50 MM$23 MM
2003$47 MM$22 MM
2002$70 MM$22 MM
2001$46 MM$20 MM
2000$31 MM$18 MM
1999$27 MM$16 MM
1998$25 MM$15 MM
1997$26 MM$14 MM
1996$24 MM$14 MM
1995$20 MM$12 MM
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Revenue / Student
$19,737
$23,855

Average Revenue Per Student Trends

YearWestford School DistrictMassachusetts
2023$19,172$24,728
2022$18,675$21,893
2021$19,155$24,560
2020$18,675$21,893
2019$18,240$22,465
2018$17,304$21,203
2017$16,438$21,707
2016$15,832$20,995
2015$13,620$20,216
2014$14,608$18,426
2012$13,473$17,368
2011$13,570$19,949
2010$13,274$20,216
2009$12,794$17,400
2008$12,715$20,313
2007$16,310$19,874
2006$12,830$18,605
2005$13,169$16,492
2004$10,422$14,710
2003$10,129$14,080
2002$14,429$13,131
2001$7,905$11,945
2000$6,797$10,807
1999$6,414$9,233
1998$5,999$8,168
1997$5,934$8,222
1995$6,624$7,665
1992$5,687$6,378
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Spending / Student
$19,407
$24,613

Average Expenditure Per Student Trends

YearWestford School DistrictMassachusetts
2023$18,850$23,465
2022$18,133$21,748
2021$18,834$23,307
2020$18,133$21,748
2019$17,087$21,401
2018$16,419$19,776
2017$15,496$20,105
2016$15,545$19,473
2015$12,501$19,181
2014$14,102$18,091
2012$12,753$17,137
2011$12,844$19,427
2010$12,183$19,181
2009$11,919$16,788
2008$11,964$19,196
2007$11,471$18,606
2006$10,774$17,681
2005$10,112$15,640
2004$9,813$14,676
2003$9,518$13,753
2002$14,954$13,695
2001$10,032$12,113
2000$7,009$10,872
1999$6,726$9,235
1998$6,281$8,243
1997$6,951$7,752
1995$5,968$6,904
1992$4,982$5,896
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Best Westford School District Public Schools (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Westford Academy
(Math: 82% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
30 Patten Road
Westford, MA 01886
(978) 692-5570
Gr: 9-12 | 1,504 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 42%
Rank: #22.
Blanchard Middle School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
14 West Street
Westford, MA 01886
(978) 692-5582
Gr: 6-8 | 541 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 44%
Rank: #33.
Stony Brook School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
9 Farmer Way
Westford, MA 01886
(978) 692-2708
Gr: 6-8 | 546 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 35%
Rank: #44.
Day Elementary School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
75 East Prescott Street
Westford, MA 01886
(978) 692-5591
Gr: 3-5 | 299 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 53%
Rank: #55.
Abbot Elementary School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
25 Depot Street
Westford, MA 01886
(978) 692-5580
Gr: 3-5 | 371 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 28%
Rank: #66.
John A. Crisafulli Elementary School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
13 Robinson Road
Westford, MA 01886
(978) 392-4483
Gr: 3-5 | 342 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 42%
Rank: n/an/a
Col John Robinson
60 Concord Road
Westford, MA 01886
(978) 692-5586
Gr: PK-2 | 346 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 49%
Rank: n/an/a
Nabnasset
99 Plain Road
Westford, MA 01886
(978) 692-5583
Gr: PK-2 | 345 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 33%
Rank: n/an/a
Rita E. Miller Elementary School
1 Mitchell Way
Westford, MA 01886
(978) 392-4476
Gr: PK-2 | 281 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 60%

Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools belong to Westford School District?
Westford School District manages 9 public schools serving 4,575 students.
What is the rank of Westford School District?
Westford School District is ranked #22 out of 391 school districts in Massachusetts (top 10%) based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data for the 2022-2023 school year. This district ranks in the top 20% of Massachusetts school districts for: Highest overall rank (Top 10%), Highest math proficiency (Top 5%), Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%), Highest science proficiency (Top 5%), Highest graduation rate (Top 1%) and Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
What is the racial composition of students in Westford School District?
58% of Westford School District students are White, 33% of students are Asian, 4% of students are Hispanic, 3% of students are Black, and 2% of students are Two or more races.
What is the student/teacher ratio of Westford School District?
Westford School District has a student/teacher ratio of 13:1, which is higher than the Massachusetts state average of 12:1.
What is Westford School District's spending/student ratio?
The school district's spending/student of $19,407 is less than the state median of $24,613. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.

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Quick Facts (2026)

  • District size: 9 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 4,575 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 42%
  • : 98% (Top 1% in MA)
  • : Top 10%
  • : 73% (Top 5%)
  • : 68% (Top 10%)
  • : 76% (Top 5%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MA Dept. of Education

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