West Jessamine High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2101 Wilmore Rd

Nicholasville KY, 40356, Jessamine County

Phone: 859-887-2421

Ranking:

(37 out of 223, top 17%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Jessamine 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:	54		53		52		56		42		56		62
Total Students:	1,128		1,112		1,063		1,020		1,030		1,026		992
Grade 9:	281	24.9%	327	29.4%	289	27.2%	273	26.8%	286	27.8%	306	29.8%	303	30.5%
Grade 10:	317	28.1%	262	23.6%	280	26.3%	279	27.4%	275	26.7%	294	28.7%	267	26.9%
Grade 11:	251	22.3%	276	24.8%	259	24.4%	242	23.7%	253	24.6%	237	23.1%	209	21.1%
Grade 12:	276	24.5%	243	21.9%	232	21.8%	225	22.1%	214	20.8%	187	18.2%	211	21.3%
Ungraded:	3	0.3%	4	0.4%	3	0.3%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%
Student By Gender:
Male:	584	51.8%	575	51.7%	539	50.7%	525	51.5%	519	50.4%	523	51.0%	497	50.1%
Female:	544	48.2%	537	48.3%	524	49.3%	495	48.5%	486	47.2%	474	46.2%	473	47.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	4	0.4%
Asian:	18	1.6%	15	1.3%	13	1.2%	11	1.1%	11	1.1%	10	1.0%	15	1.5%
Hispanic:	33	2.9%	26	2.3%	20	1.9%	19	1.9%	20	1.9%	18	1.8%	13	1.3%
Black:	38	3.4%	40	3.6%	36	3.4%	34	3.3%	34	3.3%	31	3.0%	33	3.3%
White:	1,018	90.2%	1,016	91.4%	983	92.5%	948	92.9%	947	91.9%	944	92.0%	909	91.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	21	1.9%	14	1.3%	11	1.0%	8	0.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	375	33.2%	344	30.9%	310	29.2%	317	31.1%	320	31.1%	303	29.5%	279	28.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	81	7.2%	70	6.3%	81	7.6%	59	5.8%	57	5.5%	73	7.1%	75	7.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	21.08		20.82		20.56		18.26		24.35		18.50		15.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
K-PREP
2012	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	52.9%	46.3%	N/A
2013	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	59.3%	49.4%	N/A
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	54.2%	48.2%	N/A
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	42.5%	34.0%	N/A
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	58.8%	47%	N/A
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	79.9%	68.0%	N/A
K-PREP EOC
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	58.3%	51.3%	N/A
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	59.1%	46.4%	N/A
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	46.2%	41%	N/A
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	46.1%	48.0%	N/A
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	62.6%	59%	N/A
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	68.6%	63.2%	N/A
2012	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	51%	47.1%	N/A
2013	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	55.9%	55.3%	N/A
KCCT
2007	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	40%	43.83%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	52.24%	47.86%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	53.56%	55.49%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	59.04%	53.27%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	60.67%	59.09%	N/A
2007	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	62.86%	60.35%	N/A
2008	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	56.52%	57.09%	N/A
2009	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	63.85%	63.15%	N/A
2010	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	71.43%	66.86%	N/A
2011	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	72.79%	68.08%	N/A
2007	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	40.43%	45.59%	N/A
2008	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	48.76%	44.47%	N/A
2009	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	56.07%	54.53%	N/A
2010	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	49%	46.54%	N/A
2011	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	46.86%	46.97%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	40%	43.61%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	47.76%	46.28%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	51.05%	47.59%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	46.59%	42.43%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	41.84%	40.48%	N/A
2007	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	22.22%	20.58%	N/A
2008	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	30.7%	29.86%	N/A
2009	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	32.71%	31.5%	N/A
2010	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	37.92%	30.49%	N/A
2011	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	46.89%	34.54%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	39.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	60.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	35.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	64.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,229.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,826.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$43,924.0

* West Jessamine 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.