West High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

West High in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin enrolled 986 students in 2024-25 with 65.8 full-time teachers, 15.0 students per teacher against the Wisconsin high-school median of 13.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 40.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 89% (Wisconsin: 90.5%).

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

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

1,050 students in 2022-23, 1,028 students in 2023-24, 986 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 69.1 to 65.8.

Students enrolled at West High by school year2022-23: 1,050, 2023-24: 1,028, 2024-25: 98605001k1.5k2022-231,0502023-241,0282024-25986
Students enrolled at West High by school year2022-23: 1,050, 2023-24: 1,028, 2024-25: 98605001k1.5k2022-231,0502023-241,0282024-25986
Students enrolled at West High by school year2022-23: 1,050, 2023-24: 1,028, 2024-25: 98605001k1.5k2022-231,0502023-241,0282024-25986
Students enrolled at West High by school year2022-23: 1,050, 2023-24: 1,028, 2024-25: 98605001k1.5k2022-231,0502023-241,0282024-25986
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,05069.115.2
2023-241,02868.015.1
2024-2598665.815.0

15.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 66 of every 100 Wisconsin high schools

Among the 522 Wisconsin high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; 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, Wisconsin high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 80.6; West High 15.0; state median 13.8.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherWest High 15.0state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Wisconsin high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 80.6; West High 15.0; state median 13.8.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherWest High 15.0state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Wisconsin high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 80.6; West High 15.0; state median 13.8.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherWest High 15.0state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Wisconsin high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 80.6; West High 15.0; state median 13.8.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherWest High 15.0state median 13.8U.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).

24 AP courses and one counselor per 267 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West High enrolled 1,069 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 61 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses24
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 267 of the 1,069 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions61
  • Chronically absent28.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

49.4% of students were White, 26.9% Black, 10.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White49.4%
  2. Black26.9%
  3. Hispanic10.1%
  4. Two or more races8.7%
  5. Asian4.8%
  6. American Indian0.1%

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: 40% in math, against 40.1% in math across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, 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 districtWisconsin
Math40%48% (2021-22)40.1%

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

89% of the 232 students in West High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across Wisconsin. 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 districtWisconsin
Four-year graduation rate89%87%90.5%
Students in the class23258465,638

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 Wauwatosa

2 public high schools in Wauwatosa report 2024-25 enrollment; West High is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
East High1,04315.319.7%
West High98615.026.4%

All public schools in Wauwatosa →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about West High

  1. Milwaukee School of LanguagesThe nearest public high school, 1.9 miles away: 964 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  2. East HighThe next nearest public high school, 2.7 miles away: 1,043 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  3. Compare West High with Milwaukee School of LanguagesStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wauwatosa School District spends per student$13,809 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,809
  5. The largest public schools in WisconsinWest High is the number 94 by size of 535 Wisconsin high schools open in 2024-25.#94 of 535
  6. Wisconsin schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 13.8 for high schools.15.0:1
  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?
    986 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,050 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Wauwatosa, WI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at West High?
    15.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is West High a Title I school?
    West High was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school 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: 40% in math, against 40.1% in math across Wisconsin. Wisconsin'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?
    89% of the 232 students in West High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across Wisconsin. 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?
    Wauwatosa School District, NCES district ID 5515990. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 551599002091 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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