Westford
1 high school and 3 elementary schools in our rankings · serves Westford
Ranks #38 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 12%.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Westford is a suburban town in Middlesex County, located about 30 miles northwest of Boston. The town's public school district serves Westford as its sole municipality and operates Westford Academy as its high school. Westford is among the more affluent communities in the region, with a single-family assessed value and per capita income well above the state average. The town is also known for its historic New England village character, including a well-preserved town center and extensive conservation land.
How it compares
- Strongest area: SAT scores, in the top 7% of districts. Its high schools average 1271 on the SAT, vs 1113 for the average MA district.
- Relative weak spot: Graduation rate ranks in the top 40% of districts, below its other categories.
- Top school: Westford Academy, #15 of 335 Massachusetts high schools.
- Trend: ELA MCAS is down 7.9 points since 2023 (68.0808% to 60.1442%); statewide it fell 3.7 points.
A district's overall rank is the average statewide percentile of its ranked schools, with a 10% discount for single-school districts. Category standings compare the average of each district's ranked schools and count only districts with data. How we rank
Schools in Westford
We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.
MCAS results
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.
High school results
Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Westford Academy). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
49.3% female · 50.6% male · 0.2% nonbinary
Spending & teachers
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 368 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
8.6 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 1.3% missed 20% or more of school days
About Westford
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Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.
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