W.J. Keenan High High School
361 Pisgah Church Rd Columbia SC, 29203, Richland County Phone: 803-714-2500 Ranking:  (168 out of 202, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Richland School District 1 Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA 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: | 53 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 61 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 739 | 737 | 739 | 768 | 783 | 833 | 868 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 246 | 33.3% | 228 | 30.9% | 219 | 29.6% | 222 | 28.9% | 253 | 32.3% | 273 | 32.8% | 334 | 38.5% |
| Grade 10: | 194 | 26.3% | 190 | 25.8% | 192 | 26.0% | 206 | 26.8% | 221 | 28.2% | 236 | 28.3% | 233 | 26.8% |
| Grade 11: | 169 | 22.9% | 157 | 21.3% | 195 | 26.4% | 191 | 24.9% | 171 | 21.8% | 178 | 21.4% | 183 | 21.1% |
| Grade 12: | 130 | 17.6% | 162 | 22.0% | 133 | 18.0% | 149 | 19.4% | 138 | 17.6% | 146 | 17.5% | 118 | 13.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 362 | 49.0% | 367 | 49.8% | 365 | 49.4% | 378 | 49.2% | 384 | 49.0% | 408 | 49.0% | 416 | 47.9% |
| Female: | 377 | 51.0% | 370 | 50.2% | 374 | 50.6% | 390 | 50.8% | 391 | 49.9% | 416 | 49.9% | 445 | 51.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.5% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 713 | 96.5% | 712 | 96.6% | 714 | 96.6% | 742 | 96.6% | 771 | 98.5% | 815 | 97.8% | 854 | 98.4% |
| White: | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 477 | 64.5% | 468 | 63.5% | 457 | 61.8% | 487 | 63.4% | 452 | 57.7% | 417 | 50.1% | 471 | 54.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 3.1% | 25 | 3.4% | 34 | 4.6% | 38 | 4.9% | 37 | 4.7% | 34 | 4.1% | 31 | 3.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.94 | 14.45 | 14.21 | 14.77 | 14.50 | 15.40 | 14.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSAP | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 77.1% | 86.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 79.4% | 84.9% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 85.1% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 82.9% | 87.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 81.4% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 47% | 54.3% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 49.7% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 47.4% | 57.4% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 50.3% | 61.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 59.2% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 67.5% | 80.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 68.5% | 79.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 73.3% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71% | 80.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 39.8% | 50.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 38.1% | 51.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 47.9% | 54.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 44.4% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 29.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 70.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 19.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,383.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,598.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,962.0 |
* W.J. Keenan High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.