West High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Torrance, California

West High in Torrance, California enrolled 1,775 students in 2024-25 with 71.8 full-time teachers, 24.7 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 48% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (California: 86.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

1,840 students in 2022-23, 1,798 students in 2023-24, 1,775 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 73.9 to 71.8.

Students enrolled at West High by school year2022-23: 1,840, 2023-24: 1,798, 2024-25: 1,77505001k1.5k2k2022-231,8402023-241,7982024-251,775
Students enrolled at West High by school year2022-23: 1,840, 2023-24: 1,798, 2024-25: 1,77505001k1.5k2k2022-231,8402023-241,7982024-251,775
Students enrolled at West High by school year2022-23: 1,840, 2023-24: 1,798, 2024-25: 1,77505001k1.5k2k2022-231,8402023-241,7982024-251,775
Students enrolled at West High by school year2022-23: 1,840, 2023-24: 1,798, 2024-25: 1,77505001k1.5k2k2022-231,8402023-241,7982024-251,775
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,84073.924.9
2023-241,79872.324.9
2024-251,77571.824.7

24.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; West High 24.7; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherWest High 24.7state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; West High 24.7; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherWest High 24.7state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; West High 24.7; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherWest High 24.7state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; West High 24.7; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherWest High 24.7state median 19.3U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

19 AP courses and one counselor per 310 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West High enrolled 1,859 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 36 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses19
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 310 of the 1,859 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions36
  • Chronically absent10.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

36.9% of students were Asian, 25.8% Hispanic, 20.6% White in 2024-25.

  1. Asian36.9%
  2. Hispanic25.8%
  3. White20.6%
  4. Two or more races10.6%
  5. Black5.4%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at West High scored proficient or above: 48% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Math48%59% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% of the 489 students in West High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate95%95%86.2%
Students in the class4891,968495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Torrance

6 public high schools in Torrance report 2024-25 enrollment; West High is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Torrance High1,87925.131.1%
North High1,81226.436.4%
West High1,77524.721.5%
South High1,73423.520.6%
Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation)11916.164.7%
Gene Drevno Community Day126.141.7%

All public schools in Torrance →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about West High

  1. North HighThe nearest public high school, 2.2 miles away: 1,812 students, 26.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
  2. South HighThe next nearest public high school, 2.4 miles away: 1,734 students, 23.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  3. Compare West High with North HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Torrance Unified spends per student$15,037 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,037
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaWest High is the number 405 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#405 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher24.7 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.24.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about West High

  1. How many students attend West High?
    1,775 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,840 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Torrance, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at West High?
    24.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is West High a Title I school?
    West High has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at West High do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at West High scored proficient or above: 48% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at West High?
    95% of the 489 students in West High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is West High in?
    Torrance Unified, NCES district ID 0639420. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063942006580 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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