West Area
Westborough · MA · Institutional Schools · Public · K-12 combined
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Central Area → Southeast Area → East Area → Westborough High → Algonquin Regional High → Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School → Assabet Valley Vocational High School → Marlborough High →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How West Area compares for families
What families should know about West Area.
- ▸ LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Central Area, Southeast Area, East Area and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,383/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Area Westborough |
Public | 0.0 | — | — |
| Southeast Area Westborough |
Public | 0.0 | — | — |
| East Area Westborough |
Public | 0.0 | — | — |
| Westborough High Westborough |
Public | 2.2 | 1,204 | +3.0% |
| Algonquin Regional High Northborough |
Public | 2.3 | 1,181 | -6.0% |
| Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School Marlborough |
Public · charter | 3.1 | 542 | -3.7% |
| Assabet Valley Vocational High School Marlborough |
Public | 5.5 | 1,144 | +0.4% |
| Marlborough High Marlborough |
Public | 5.7 | 972 | -4.0% |