Educational Achievement
More than 95% of Westhill graduates go on to college. According to the school's website, 98% of June 2006 Westhill graduates earned a Regents Diploma. In June, 1776 Regents Examinations, with approximately 1450 exams administered, Westhill students had an overall pass rate of 99%.
In the second year of the higher standards culminating in the Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation, 93% of Westhill’s graduates in June 2006 reached such a level of achievement, and an additional 98% were awarded a Regents Diploma.
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