West Jessamine High School
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% | 50.7% |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 49.4% | 51.4% |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 48.2% | 42.3% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 34.0% | 35.6% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 47% | 45.6% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 68.0% | 61.7% |
K-PREP EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 58.3% | 51.3% | 40% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 59.1% | 46.4% | 36.0% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 46.2% | 41% | 30.3% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 46.1% | 48.0% | 36.3% |
2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 62.6% | 59% | 52.2% |
2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 68.6% | 63.2% | 55.8% |
2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 51% | 47.1% | 39.5% |
2013 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 55.9% | 55.3% | 51.3% |
KCCT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 40% | 43.83% | 39.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 52.24% | 47.86% | 38.53% |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 53.56% | 55.49% | 41.19% |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 59.04% | 53.27% | 40.28% |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 60.67% | 59.09% | 45.98% |
2007 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 62.86% | 60.35% | 60.15% |
2008 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 56.52% | 57.09% | 60.01% |
2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 63.85% | 63.15% | 61.84% |
2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 71.43% | 66.86% | 61.31% |
2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 72.79% | 68.08% | 65.91% |
2007 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 40.43% | 45.59% | 41.65% |
2008 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 48.76% | 44.47% | 41.28% |
2009 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 56.07% | 54.53% | 41.22% |
2010 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 49% | 46.54% | 41.14% |
2011 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 46.86% | 46.97% | 41.37% |
2007 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 40% | 43.61% | 43.74% |
2008 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 47.76% | 46.28% | 38.42% |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 51.05% | 47.59% | 40.68% |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 46.59% | 42.43% | 39.86% |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 41.84% | 40.48% | 41.49% |
2007 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 22.22% | 20.58% | 19.79% |
2008 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 30.7% | 29.86% | 29.73% |
2009 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 32.71% | 31.5% | 34.97% |
2010 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 37.92% | 30.49% | 35.94% |
2011 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 46.89% | 34.54% | 40.89% |
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.