West Mesa High High School
6701 Fortuna Nw Albuquerque NM, 87105, Bernalillo County Phone: 505-880-3744 Ranking:  (112 out of 146, bottom 23%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Albuquerque Public Schools 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: | 97 | 96 | 97 | 112 | 127 | 143 | 148 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,502 | 1,551 | 1,616 | 1,742 | 1,975 | 2,292 | 2,765 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 515 | 34.3% | 527 | 34.0% | 534 | 33.0% | 500 | 28.7% | 558 | 28.3% | 584 | 25.5% | 844 | 30.5% |
| Grade 10: | 398 | 26.5% | 439 | 28.3% | 460 | 28.5% | 482 | 27.7% | 513 | 26.0% | 738 | 32.2% | 815 | 29.5% |
| Grade 11: | 326 | 21.7% | 306 | 19.7% | 350 | 21.7% | 335 | 19.2% | 524 | 26.5% | 502 | 21.9% | 630 | 22.8% |
| Grade 12: | 263 | 17.5% | 279 | 18.0% | 272 | 16.8% | 425 | 24.4% | 380 | 19.2% | 468 | 20.4% | 475 | 17.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 782 | 52.1% | 808 | 52.1% | 837 | 51.8% | 886 | 50.9% | 1,002 | 50.7% | 1,170 | 51.0% | 1,389 | 50.2% |
| Female: | 720 | 47.9% | 743 | 47.9% | 779 | 48.2% | 856 | 49.1% | 973 | 49.3% | 1,114 | 48.6% | 1,372 | 49.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 100 | 6.7% | 106 | 6.8% | 102 | 6.3% | 107 | 6.1% | 118 | 6.0% | 155 | 6.8% | 182 | 6.6% |
| Asian: | 11 | 0.7% | 9 | 0.6% | 10 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.5% | 18 | 0.9% | 19 | 0.8% | 18 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 1,244 | 82.8% | 1,289 | 83.1% | 1,365 | 84.5% | 1,468 | 84.3% | 1,655 | 83.8% | 1,870 | 81.6% | 2,235 | 80.8% |
| Black: | 34 | 2.3% | 30 | 1.9% | 32 | 2.0% | 41 | 2.4% | 51 | 2.6% | 63 | 2.7% | 96 | 3.5% |
| White: | 87 | 5.8% | 91 | 5.9% | 80 | 5.0% | 88 | 5.1% | 102 | 5.2% | 185 | 8.1% | 234 | 8.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 25 | 1.7% | 25 | 1.6% | 27 | 1.7% | 29 | 1.7% | 31 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 978 | 65.1% | 1,015 | 65.4% | 1,082 | 67.0% | 1,115 | 64.0% | 1,116 | 56.5% | 1,153 | 50.3% | 1,203 | 43.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 138 | 9.2% | 139 | 9.0% | 151 | 9.3% | 138 | 7.9% | 195 | 9.9% | 269 | 11.7% | 242 | 8.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.41 | 16.11 | 16.69 | 15.62 | 15.58 | 16.00 | 18.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| SBA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 30.9% | 29% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 16.9% | 31.9% | 30.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 38.3% | 34.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 42.9% | 41.0% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.8% | 36.5% | 30.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.9% | 36.5% | 30.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.4% | 39.5% | 31.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 44.1% | 33.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 43.2% | 33.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 43.9% | 36.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.5% | 42.8% | 38% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 41.2% | 38.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.6% | 43.7% | 42.0% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.1% | 58.9% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 59.5% | 58% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 52% | 47.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 59.4% | 49.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 58% | 50.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 59.3% | 54.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 54.6% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 50.8% | 45.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 59.3% | 55.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 41.4% | 33.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.1% | 39.6% | 32.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 40.2% | 33.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.2% | 44.3% | 38.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.2% | 41.9% | 39.9% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.6% | 45% | 37.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.9% | 47.5% | 38.1% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.2% | 48.5% | 40.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 53.6% | 46.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 22% | 42.1% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 15.6% | 38.4% | 32.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 16.9% | 39.7% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 27% | 50.5% | 42.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 24.9% | 46.1% | 43.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 46.3% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 9th Grade | % met std | 19.3% | 41.9% | 36.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 9th Grade | % met std | 22.5% | 40.1% | 35.6% |
| 2007 | Science | 9th Grade | % met std | 18.1% | 39.5% | 38.3% |
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* West Mesa 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.