Western High School
1200 Sw 136th Ave
Fort Lauderdale FL, 33325, Broward County
Phone: 754-323-2400
Ranking:
(88 out of 502, top 18%)*
(88 out of 502, top 18%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Broward County School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 149 | 185 | 131 | |||
| Total Students: | 3,083 | 3,131 | 2,476 | |||
| Grade 9: | 800 | 25.9% | 863 | 27.6% | 650 | 26.3% |
| Grade 10: | 800 | 25.9% | 847 | 27.1% | 669 | 27.0% |
| Grade 11: | 759 | 24.6% | 823 | 26.3% | 583 | 23.5% |
| Grade 12: | 724 | 23.5% | 598 | 19.1% | 574 | 23.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 1,562 | 50.7% | 1,574 | 50.3% | 1,223 | 49.4% |
| Female: | 1,457 | 47.3% | 1,482 | 47.3% | 1,205 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 97 | 3.1% | 86 | 2.7% | 73 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic: | 1,194 | 38.7% | 981 | 31.3% | 552 | 22.3% |
| Black | 148 | 4.8% | 162 | 5.2% | 106 | 4.3% |
| White: | 1,587 | 51.5% | 1,834 | 58.6% | 1,699 | 68.6% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 637 | 20.7% | 427 | 13.6% | 238 | 9.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 255 | 8.3% | 175 | 5.6% | 116 | 4.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.76 | 20.60 | 19.00 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 390 | 404 | 402 |
| FCAT | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 325 | 323 |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 321 | 322 |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337 | 327 | 324 |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 326 | 323 |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337 | 329 | 327 |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341 | 330 | 327 |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341 | 332 | 331 |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338 | 331 | 329 |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 303 | 300 |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 294 | 296 |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 302 | 298 |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 302 | 300 |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 307 | 306 |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 307 | 305 |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 309 | 310 |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 310 | 309 |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 246 | 244 | 244 |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 296 | 298 |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 302 | 302 |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 302 | 304 |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 301 | 303 |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 305 | 306 |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 302 | 307 |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 308 | 302 |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329 | 313 | 309 |
| 2009 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 316 | 313 |
| 2010 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 318 | 311 |
| 2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 309 | 308 |
| 2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332 | 314 | 313 |
| 2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326 | 316 | 316 |
| 2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 318 | 317 |
| 2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 317 | 317 |
| 2012 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 244 | 239 | 240 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 58.0% | 55.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 38.7% | 40.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.9% | 17.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 73.1% | 82.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $52,958.0 | $49,693.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $40,635.0 | $36,852.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $57,491.0 | $52,980.0 |
* Western 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.