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West Ashley High High School
4060 West Wildcat Blvd Charleston SC, 29414, Charleston County Phone: 843-573-1201 Ranking:  (138 out of 202, bottom 32%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Charleston County School District 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: | 120 | 125 | 127 | 126 | 126 | 137 | 132 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,759 | 1,800 | 1,861 | 1,889 | 1,913 | 1,893 | 1,947 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 503 | 28.6% | 528 | 29.3% | 525 | 28.2% | 598 | 31.7% | 603 | 31.5% | 629 | 33.2% | 679 | 34.9% |
| Grade 10: | 434 | 24.7% | 441 | 24.5% | 507 | 27.2% | 490 | 25.9% | 522 | 27.3% | 504 | 26.6% | 494 | 25.4% |
| Grade 11: | 376 | 21.4% | 394 | 21.9% | 386 | 20.7% | 387 | 20.5% | 372 | 19.4% | 383 | 20.2% | 373 | 19.2% |
| Grade 12: | 446 | 25.4% | 437 | 24.3% | 443 | 23.8% | 414 | 21.9% | 416 | 21.7% | 377 | 19.9% | 401 | 20.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 883 | 50.2% | 905 | 50.3% | 951 | 51.1% | 962 | 50.9% | 954 | 49.9% | 930 | 49.1% | 966 | 49.6% |
| Female: | 876 | 49.8% | 895 | 49.7% | 910 | 48.9% | 927 | 49.1% | 944 | 49.3% | 948 | 50.1% | 973 | 50.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 28 | 1.6% | 31 | 1.7% | 32 | 1.7% | 32 | 1.7% | 40 | 2.1% | 34 | 1.8% | 30 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 78 | 4.4% | 63 | 3.5% | 77 | 4.1% | 70 | 3.7% | 59 | 3.1% | 50 | 2.6% | 57 | 2.9% |
| Black: | 862 | 49.0% | 923 | 51.3% | 970 | 52.1% | 1,023 | 54.2% | 1,101 | 57.6% | 1,076 | 56.8% | 1,046 | 53.7% |
| White: | 743 | 42.2% | 740 | 41.1% | 740 | 39.8% | 743 | 39.3% | 699 | 36.5% | 722 | 38.1% | 806 | 41.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 42 | 2.4% | 36 | 2.0% | 36 | 1.9% | 13 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 770 | 43.8% | 818 | 45.4% | 841 | 45.2% | 869 | 46.0% | 829 | 43.3% | 711 | 37.6% | 718 | 36.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 147 | 8.4% | 142 | 7.9% | 170 | 9.1% | 183 | 9.7% | 179 | 9.4% | 160 | 8.5% | 181 | 9.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.70 | 14.38 | 14.71 | 14.94 | 15.17 | 13.90 | 14.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSAP | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 85.8% | 86.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 85.9% | 84.9% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 89.3% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 84.6% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 50% | 60% | 54.3% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 64.3% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 63.2% | 57.4% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 66.7% | 61.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 72.5% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 79.7% | 80.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 79.8% | 79.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 83.7% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 79.4% | 80.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 54.4% | 50.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 54.8% | 51.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | 59.7% | 54.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 57% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 38.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 61.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 24.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,950.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,232.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,048.0 |
* West Ashley High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.