Billings West High School
2201 St Johns Ave
Billings MT, 59102, Yellowstone County
Phone: 406-281-5600
Ranking: 
(30 out of 144, top 21%)*
(30 out of 144, top 21%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Billings High 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: | 124 | 126 | 123 | 128 | 131 | 132 | 135 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,883 | 1,973 | 1,958 | 1,906 | 1,956 | 1,996 | 2,016 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 458 | 24.3% | 532 | 27.0% | 595 | 30.4% | 560 | 29.4% | 587 | 30.0% | 568 | 28.5% | 531 | 26.3% |
| Grade 10: | 516 | 27.4% | 515 | 26.1% | 447 | 22.8% | 498 | 26.1% | 488 | 24.9% | 469 | 23.5% | 532 | 26.4% |
| Grade 11: | 482 | 25.6% | 454 | 23.0% | 469 | 24.0% | 430 | 22.6% | 415 | 21.2% | 485 | 24.3% | 462 | 22.9% |
| Grade 12: | 427 | 22.7% | 472 | 23.9% | 447 | 22.8% | 418 | 21.9% | 466 | 23.8% | 474 | 23.7% | 491 | 24.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 962 | 51.1% | 993 | 50.3% | 1,004 | 51.3% | 970 | 50.9% | 981 | 50.2% | 1,010 | 50.6% | 1,024 | 50.8% |
| Female: | 921 | 48.9% | 980 | 49.7% | 954 | 48.7% | 936 | 49.1% | 967 | 49.4% | 978 | 49.0% | 988 | 49.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 89 | 4.7% | 81 | 4.1% | 85 | 4.3% | 73 | 3.8% | 89 | 4.6% | 88 | 4.4% | 89 | 4.4% |
| Asian: | 15 | 0.8% | 24 | 1.2% | 22 | 1.1% | 22 | 1.2% | 33 | 1.7% | 34 | 1.7% | 32 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 113 | 6.0% | 106 | 5.4% | 103 | 5.3% | 83 | 4.4% | 68 | 3.5% | 71 | 3.6% | 64 | 3.2% |
| Black: | 23 | 1.2% | 21 | 1.1% | 28 | 1.4% | 27 | 1.4% | 25 | 1.3% | 27 | 1.4% | 23 | 1.1% |
| White: | 1,580 | 83.9% | 1,690 | 85.7% | 1,673 | 85.4% | 1,667 | 87.5% | 1,741 | 89.0% | 1,776 | 89.0% | 1,808 | 89.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 59 | 3.1% | 48 | 2.4% | 42 | 2.1% | 29 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 324 | 17.2% | 300 | 15.2% | 312 | 15.9% | 274 | 14.4% | 236 | 12.1% | 227 | 11.4% | 175 | 8.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 97 | 5.2% | 90 | 4.6% | 142 | 7.3% | 117 | 6.1% | 91 | 4.7% | 114 | 5.7% | 78 | 3.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.23 | 15.63 | 15.98 | 14.95 | 14.94 | 15.10 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 66.9% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 60.8% | 56.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 59.3% | 54.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 58.4% | 54.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59% | 52% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 60% | 54% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 68.8% | 63% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.1% | 67.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 80.9% | 75.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 83.1% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 79% | 77% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 77% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 42% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 43% | 44% | 42% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Billings West High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.