Westford Academy
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Westford Academy
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30 Patten Road, Westford, Massachusetts USA |
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Public Secondary Open enrollment |
| Established | 1792 |
| School district | Westford Public Schools |
| Dean | Dan Twomey Robert Ware Betsy Murphy |
| Principal | James Antonelli |
| Faculty | 120 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | approx. 1651 |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Maroon and grey |
| Athletics | Alpine Skiing, Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Crew, Cross Country, Cross-Country Skiing Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Ice Hockey, Indoor Track, Lacrosse, Marching Band, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Wrestling |
| Mascot | Grey Ghosts |
| Rivals | Acton-Boxborough, Lincoln-Sudbury |
| Accreditation | NEASC |
| USNWR ranking | Ranked #47 Best High Schools in U.S and #2 in Massachusetts by Newsweek 2016 |
| Average SAT scores | 601 verbal 622 math 587 writing 1810 total (2016) |
| Newspaper | WA Ghostwriter |
| MCAS % proficient and advanced | ELA: 97 Math: 97 Science: 94 (Spring 2011) |
| Website | Westford Academy |
Westford Academy is the public high school (grades 9–12) for the town of Westford, Massachusetts. It was incorporated in 1793 and is one of the oldest public high schools in the United States. Westford Academy was originally established as a private school and was changed to a public school in 1928. Westford maintained the name "Academy" as it maintained the board of trustees to allow students to continue being eligible to receive scholarships established by Westford Academy trustees.
Students must complete the following requirements for graduation:
No class rank is officially calculated, however a valedictorian and a salutatorian are named every year at graduation. Westford Academy provides several honors and advanced placement courses.
Advanced Placement courses include AP Calculus (AB & BC), AP Statistics, AP Computer Science, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics B, AP Environmental Science, AP United States History, AP European History, AP English Literature and Composition, AP French Language, AP German Language, AP Spanish Language, AP Latin Literature, AP Psychology, AP Studio Art Drawing, and AP Music Theory. Often if a particular AP course is not offered as a class, teachers will work with students to study above the normal class curriculum and prepare for the Advanced Placement Exams.
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