📍 1801 Panther Blvd, Palestine, Anderson County, 75803
Westwood J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Palestine, Anderson County. The school has 205 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cassandra Huddleston. It is part of the Westwood Isd school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westwood J H enrolls 205 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 25% Black or African American and 23% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 95 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 51 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
158 of the school's 205 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 152 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Westwood J H is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-60, state senate district 3, state house district 8.
Westwood J H is one of 4 schools in WESTWOOD ISD, based in PALESTINE, Texas. The district serves 1,387 students district-wide and employs 106 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 205 students, Westwood J H is smaller than the district average of about 347 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant