Western Hills High School
100 Doctors Dr
Frankfort KY, 40601, Franklin County
Phone: 502-875-8400
Ranking: (54 out of 223, top 24%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Franklin County School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 42 | 42 | 45 | 44 | 33 | 46 | 46 | |||||||
Total Students: | 806 | 765 | 806 | 769 | 739 | 773 | 752 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 235 | 29.2% | 191 | 25.0% | 230 | 28.5% | 221 | 28.7% | 215 | 29.1% | 226 | 29.2% | 237 | 31.5% |
Grade 10: | 173 | 21.5% | 207 | 27.1% | 210 | 26.1% | 216 | 28.1% | 187 | 25.3% | 201 | 26.0% | 201 | 26.7% |
Grade 11: | 205 | 25.4% | 194 | 25.4% | 190 | 23.6% | 173 | 22.5% | 175 | 23.7% | 160 | 20.7% | 187 | 24.9% |
Grade 12: | 191 | 23.7% | 173 | 22.6% | 174 | 21.6% | 159 | 20.7% | 162 | 21.9% | 186 | 24.1% | 127 | 16.9% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 397 | 49.3% | 366 | 47.8% | 393 | 48.8% | 387 | 50.3% | 370 | 50.1% | 379 | 49.0% | 370 | 49.2% |
Female: | 409 | 50.7% | 399 | 52.2% | 413 | 51.2% | 382 | 49.7% | 344 | 46.5% | 364 | 47.1% | 365 | 48.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 13 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.3% | 14 | 1.7% | 12 | 1.6% | 7 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 16 | 2.0% | 12 | 1.6% | 13 | 1.6% | 13 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.2% | 7 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.9% |
Black: | 53 | 6.6% | 43 | 5.6% | 44 | 5.5% | 46 | 6.0% | 33 | 4.5% | 38 | 4.9% | 35 | 4.7% |
White: | 697 | 86.5% | 673 | 88.0% | 708 | 87.8% | 672 | 87.4% | 672 | 90.9% | 702 | 90.8% | 692 | 92.0% |
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: | 23 | 2.9% | 24 | 3.1% | 26 | 3.2% | 26 | 3.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 244 | 30.3% | 230 | 30.1% | 227 | 28.2% | 225 | 29.3% | 198 | 26.8% | 195 | 25.2% | 151 | 20.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 43 | 5.3% | 36 | 4.7% | 57 | 7.1% | 58 | 7.5% | 62 | 8.4% | 47 | 6.1% | 54 | 7.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.38 | 18.21 | 18.11 | 17.40 | 22.74 | 17.00 | 16.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
K-PREP | ||||||
2012 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 53.8% | 50.7% |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 51.5% | 51.4% |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 49.6% | 42.3% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 55.7% | 45.6% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 73.0% | 61.7% |
K-PREP EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 44.7% | 36% | 40% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 41.3% | 32.0% | 36.0% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 44.3% | 35.7% | 30.3% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 41.2% | 39.0% | 36.3% |
2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 59% | 51.3% | 52.2% |
2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 61.6% | 54.6% | 55.8% |
2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 33.9% | 39.4% | 39.5% |
2013 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 51.0% | 50.4% | 51.3% |
KCCT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 42.07% | 42.19% | 39.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 40% | 39.35% | 38.53% |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 43.86% | 42% | 41.19% |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 38.51% | 42.24% | 40.28% |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 47.67% | 45.41% | 45.98% |
2007 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 65.53% | 64.38% | 60.15% |
2008 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 62.11% | 62.77% | 60.01% |
2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 57.14% | 60.36% | 61.84% |
2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 66.3% | 65.3% | 61.31% |
2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 70.1% | 68.7% | 65.91% |
2007 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 51.03% | 46.3% | 41.65% |
2008 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 40% | 37.96% | 41.28% |
2009 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 51.46% | 44.32% | 41.22% |
2010 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 41.38% | 42.24% | 41.14% |
2011 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 47.09% | 46.22% | 41.37% |
2007 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 52.78% | 48.63% | 43.74% |
2008 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 33.17% | 34.49% | 38.42% |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 39.18% | 37.59% | 40.68% |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 35.06% | 38.68% | 39.86% |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 46.51% | 45.14% | 41.49% |
2007 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 21.34% | 20.16% | 19.79% |
2008 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 42.36% | 36.01% | 29.73% |
2009 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 49.49% | 34.74% | 34.97% |
2010 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 47.88% | 38.12% | 35.94% |
2011 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 69.75% | 54.05% | 40.89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 31.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 66.7% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 31.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 69.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,009.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,593.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,886.0 |
* Western Hills High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.