Central MA’s #3 School: Westborough High School
Saturday, February 18, 2012
School Statistics
Westborough has 13.3 students per teacher, whereas the Commonwealth has 15. This school has plenty of accomplished test takers. Students’ SAT scores averaged a 562 on verbal, 565 on writing and a 588 on math.
Strong Core Curriculum
John Smith, Westborough's principal, said the community is very supportive of public education. He said they have a very strong core curriculum of English, math, social studies, and foreign language. He also said they have strong offerings of electives like computer science and business.
No Study Halls
John Smith said, "We feel we are very rigorous. All of our students take seven courses. There are no study halls here and I know some other schools in central Mass have them, but we don’t. We challenge kids by offering a wide variety of advanced placement honors. The Class of 2011 had 95% of its students go on to a two or four year college.
School Mascot: Rangers
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