Bay City Western High School
500 West Midland Rd
Auburn MI, 48611, Bay County
Phone: 989-662-4481
Ranking: 
(181 out of 665, top 27%)*
(181 out of 665, top 27%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Bay City School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 52 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 59 | 57 | 55 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,233 | 1,219 | 1,240 | 1,251 | 1,318 | 1,366 | 1,365 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 321 | 26.0% | 331 | 27.2% | 370 | 29.8% | 343 | 27.4% | 356 | 27.0% | 372 | 27.2% | 360 | 26.4% |
| Grade 10: | 335 | 27.2% | 351 | 28.8% | 278 | 22.4% | 323 | 25.8% | 364 | 27.6% | 371 | 27.2% | 362 | 26.5% |
| Grade 11: | 324 | 26.3% | 261 | 21.4% | 294 | 23.7% | 292 | 23.3% | 300 | 22.8% | 333 | 24.4% | 327 | 24.0% |
| Grade 12: | 253 | 20.5% | 276 | 22.6% | 298 | 24.0% | 293 | 23.4% | 298 | 22.6% | 290 | 21.2% | 316 | 23.2% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 659 | 53.4% | 674 | 55.3% | 680 | 54.8% | 686 | 54.8% | 721 | 54.7% | 727 | 53.2% | 718 | 52.6% |
| Female: | 574 | 46.6% | 545 | 44.7% | 560 | 45.2% | 565 | 45.2% | 588 | 44.6% | 630 | 46.1% | 643 | 47.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 9 | 0.7% | 13 | 1.1% | 10 | 0.8% | 11 | 0.9% | 9 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.8% | 13 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 37 | 3.0% | 41 | 3.4% | 41 | 3.3% | 33 | 2.6% | 29 | 2.2% | 31 | 2.3% | 18 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 13 | 1.1% | 16 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.0% | 11 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.5% | 11 | 0.8% | 12 | 0.9% |
| White: | 1,158 | 93.9% | 1,136 | 93.2% | 1,164 | 93.9% | 1,189 | 95.0% | 1,267 | 96.1% | 1,306 | 95.6% | 1,317 | 96.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 1.0% | 8 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 265 | 21.5% | 275 | 22.6% | 243 | 19.6% | 225 | 18.0% | 239 | 18.1% | 227 | 16.6% | 154 | 11.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 72 | 5.8% | 70 | 5.7% | 63 | 5.1% | 53 | 4.2% | 71 | 5.4% | 82 | 6.0% | 53 | 3.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 23.69 | 23.90 | 23.87 | 22.64 | 22.24 | 23.80 | 24.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 47.8% | 52.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 47.4% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 66.9% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 61.7% | 68% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 53.5% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 57.8% | 59.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 54% | 45.4% | 55.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 46.3% | 55.9% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 71.4% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 66.8% | 72.8% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 25.3% | 28.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 27.7% | 28.6% |
| MME | ||||||
| 2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 48.6% | 51% |
| 2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 56% | 49.9% | 52.3% |
| 2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 49.3% | 52.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 42.1% | 46.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 41.9% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.8% | 41.1% | 49.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 46% | 50.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 61% | 51% | 52% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 24.4% | 29.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 29% | 18% | 29% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 61.7% | 59.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 62.6% | 61.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 60.9% | 59.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 66.7% | 65.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72% | 69% | 63% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 56.1% | 55.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64% | 54% | 54% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 53% | 55.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 57.2% | 56.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 53.8% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 60.2% | 57.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 65% | 61% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.2% | 24.9% | 25.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40% | 26% | 26% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 82.5% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 80.8% | 79.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 83% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 82.6% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 40.2% | 40.5% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 47% | 37% | 39% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 35.7% | 40.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 37% | 41.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 37.5% | 43.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 38% | 43.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 48% | 44% | 47% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 44.4% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 42% | 49% |
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* Bay City Western High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.