West High High School
820 South Osage Wichita KS, 67213, Sedgwick County Phone: 316-973-3600 Ranking:  (307 out of 308, bottom 0%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Wichita Unified School District 259 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: | 68 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 72 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,331 | 1,318 | 1,281 | 1,185 | 1,144 | 1,105 | 1,161 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 395 | 29.7% | 387 | 29.4% | 372 | 29.0% | 360 | 30.4% | 307 | 26.8% | 313 | 28.3% | 292 | 25.2% |
| Grade 10: | 355 | 26.7% | 368 | 27.9% | 329 | 25.7% | 299 | 25.2% | 338 | 29.5% | 321 | 29.0% | 327 | 28.2% |
| Grade 11: | 336 | 25.2% | 311 | 23.6% | 298 | 23.3% | 287 | 24.2% | 276 | 24.1% | 222 | 20.1% | 322 | 27.7% |
| Grade 12: | 245 | 18.4% | 252 | 19.1% | 282 | 22.0% | 239 | 20.2% | 223 | 19.5% | 249 | 22.5% | 220 | 18.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 677 | 50.9% | 661 | 50.2% | 641 | 50.0% | 629 | 53.1% | 576 | 50.3% | 522 | 47.2% | 603 | 51.9% |
| Female: | 654 | 49.1% | 657 | 49.8% | 640 | 50.0% | 556 | 46.9% | 568 | 49.7% | 500 | 45.2% | 554 | 47.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 32 | 2.4% | 27 | 2.0% | 24 | 1.9% | 33 | 2.8% | 34 | 3.0% | 33 | 3.0% | 49 | 4.2% |
| Asian: | 20 | 1.5% | 19 | 1.4% | 19 | 1.5% | 17 | 1.4% | 14 | 1.2% | 22 | 2.0% | 21 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 484 | 36.4% | 435 | 33.0% | 413 | 32.2% | 332 | 28.0% | 295 | 25.8% | 239 | 21.6% | 247 | 21.3% |
| Black: | 216 | 16.2% | 233 | 17.7% | 206 | 16.1% | 193 | 16.3% | 222 | 19.4% | 220 | 19.9% | 264 | 22.7% |
| White: | 474 | 35.6% | 489 | 37.1% | 512 | 40.0% | 512 | 43.2% | 485 | 42.4% | 516 | 46.7% | 580 | 50.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 104 | 7.8% | 113 | 8.6% | 104 | 8.1% | 96 | 8.1% | 92 | 8.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,050 | 78.9% | 1,050 | 79.7% | 989 | 77.2% | 886 | 74.8% | 841 | 73.5% | 745 | 67.4% | 759 | 65.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 124 | 9.3% | 134 | 10.2% | 120 | 9.4% | 137 | 11.6% | 132 | 11.5% | 161 | 14.6% | 149 | 12.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.52 | 18.28 | 18.31 | 16.69 | 16.41 | 16.60 | 16.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| KS State Assessment | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 21.14% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.02% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.87% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.09% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.45% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.91% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.18% | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.8% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.36% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.54% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.68% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.26% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.28% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.04% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.31% | N/A | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 48.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 51.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 40.9% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 59.1% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,485.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $41,483.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,255.0 |
* West 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.