West Seattle High School
3000 California Av Sw
Seattle WA, 98116, King County
Phone: 206-252-8800
Ranking: (217 out of 331, bottom 34%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Seattle 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: | NA | NA | 48 | 51 | 51 | 56 | 63 | 62 | ||||||
Total Students: | 967 | 974 | 995 | 1,018 | 1,137 | 1,196 | 1,240 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 247 | 25.5% | 273 | 28.0% | 277 | 27.8% | 289 | 28.4% | 333 | 29.3% | 367 | 30.7% | 354 | 28.5% |
Grade 10: | 261 | 27.0% | 250 | 25.7% | 231 | 23.2% | 258 | 25.3% | 271 | 23.8% | 248 | 20.7% | 324 | 26.1% |
Grade 11: | 227 | 23.5% | 218 | 22.4% | 223 | 22.4% | 253 | 24.9% | 248 | 21.8% | 302 | 25.3% | 305 | 24.6% |
Grade 12: | 232 | 24.0% | 233 | 23.9% | 264 | 26.5% | 218 | 21.4% | 284 | 25.0% | 279 | 23.3% | 257 | 20.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 482 | 49.8% | 470 | 48.3% | 497 | 49.9% | 551 | 54.1% | 640 | 56.3% | 644 | 53.8% | 648 | 52.3% |
Female: | 485 | 50.2% | 504 | 51.7% | 498 | 50.1% | 467 | 45.9% | 489 | 43.0% | 544 | 45.5% | 588 | 47.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 18 | 1.9% | 18 | 1.8% | 17 | 1.7% | 22 | 2.2% | 25 | 2.2% | 25 | 2.1% | 31 | 2.5% |
Asian: | 157 | 16.2% | 168 | 17.2% | 206 | 20.7% | 209 | 20.5% | 261 | 23.0% | 285 | 23.8% | 275 | 22.2% |
Hispanic: | 123 | 12.7% | 130 | 13.3% | 143 | 14.4% | 176 | 17.3% | 180 | 15.8% | 193 | 16.1% | 192 | 15.5% |
Black: | 153 | 15.8% | 176 | 18.1% | 184 | 18.5% | 192 | 18.9% | 224 | 19.7% | 198 | 16.6% | 199 | 16.0% |
White: | 453 | 46.8% | 430 | 44.1% | 390 | 39.2% | 386 | 37.9% | 447 | 39.3% | 495 | 41.4% | 543 | 43.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.7% | 9 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 57 | 5.9% | 45 | 4.6% | 48 | 4.8% | 24 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 322 | 33.3% | 312 | 32.0% | 340 | 34.2% | 364 | 35.8% | 418 | 36.8% | 340 | 28.4% | 312 | 25.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 84 | 8.7% | 86 | 8.8% | 102 | 10.3% | 104 | 10.2% | 110 | 9.7% | 92 | 7.7% | 107 | 8.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 20.29 | 19.55 | 20.04 | 20.16 | 19.10 | 20.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 57.8% | 61.7% | 64.1% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 81.3% | 82.8% | 81.7% |
2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 48.7% | 60% | 62.4% |
2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 70.9% | 75.8% | 71% |
2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 82.0% | 86.4% | 80.7% |
2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 53.3% | 69.9% | 72.9% |
2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 72.6% | 79.5% | 79.1% |
2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 87.5% | 91.4% | 89.4% |
HSPE | ||||||
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.1% | 44.8% | 41.6% |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 74.8% | 78.8% |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 80.4% | 82.3% |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.4% | 81.1% |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 83.3% | 83.5% |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 46.4% | 44.7% |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 52.7% | 49.7% |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 83.5% | 85.9% |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 85.2% | 86% |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 84.7% | 85.2% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 83.2% | 84.9% |
WASL | ||||||
2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 38.6% | 43.9% |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 40.8% | 47.5% |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 55.1% | 51% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 50.2% | 50.2% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 50.3% | 49.3% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 48.5% | 45.2% |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 55.1% | 64.5% |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 66.9% | 72.9% |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.9% | 81.9% |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 77.7% | 80.6% |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80.1% | 81.3% |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 81% | 80.9% |
2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 28% | 32.2% |
2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | 32.3% | 35.8% |
2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 38.8% | 34.9% |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 32.5% | 36.3% |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 31% | 37.4% | 39.7% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 41.2% | 38.6% |
2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 54.5% | 65.2% |
2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 54.6% | 65.2% |
2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 79.4% | 79.7% |
2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 80.6% | 83.6% |
2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 85.2% | 86.2% |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 84.3% | 86.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* West Seattle High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.