Westfield Washington Schools officials have announced that Westfield High School was named a top 10 high school in Indiana (9 of 410) and in the top 4 percent of all schools nationwide (639 of almost 18,000 public, private and charter schools) in the recently-released rankings of high schools by U.S. News and World Report.
A statement issued by the district said, “We are especially proud that the WHS College Readiness Index Rank is #2 in the state (#1 in public schools) and #375 in the nation. In fact, on a national level, our College Readiness Index (based on the number of seniors who take and pass at least one AP exam) ranks us in the top 2 percent of ALL schools nationwide. The College Curriculum Breadth Index (based on the number of seniors who took multiple AP exams) rank puts us in the top 2.5 percent in the nation.
“While achieving state and national rankings is not our primary goal, it is a great opportunity for us to see that what we do at Westfield High School is indeed preparing our students for what comes the day after graduation. Knowing that college is not the path that all of our Shamrocks will follow, this ranking says more about our process of preparing students with rigor for whatever path they choose. This process, not the result, is what we celebrate.”