📍 549 Pond Street, Westwood, Norfolk County, 02090
William E Sheehan is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Westwood, Norfolk County. The school has 287 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Westwood school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
William E Sheehan enrolls 287 students across grades K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 11% Asian and 7.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 221 | 77% |
| Asian | 31 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 7.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
William E Sheehan is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-80, state senate district 30, state house district 167.
William E Sheehan is one of 8 schools in Westwood, based in Westwood, Massachusetts. The district serves 2,842 students district-wide and employs 240 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 287 students, William E Sheehan is smaller than the district average of about 355 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large