West High School
179 South Powell Ave Columbus OH, 43204, Franklin County Phone: 614-365-5956 Ranking:  (741 out of 821, bottom 10%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Columbus City 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: | 48 | 47 | 56 | 61 | 60 | 55 | 52 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 820 | 841 | 838 | 956 | 1,079 | 1,060 | 1,075 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 310 | 37.8% | 314 | 37.3% | 250 | 29.8% | 321 | 33.6% | 386 | 35.8% | 425 | 40.1% | 419 | 39.0% |
| Grade 10: | 194 | 23.7% | 189 | 22.5% | 217 | 25.9% | 242 | 25.3% | 261 | 24.2% | 269 | 25.4% | 275 | 25.6% |
| Grade 11: | 152 | 18.5% | 188 | 22.4% | 207 | 24.7% | 212 | 22.2% | 231 | 21.4% | 187 | 17.6% | 180 | 16.7% |
| Grade 12: | 164 | 20.0% | 150 | 17.8% | 164 | 19.6% | 181 | 18.9% | 201 | 18.6% | 178 | 16.8% | 201 | 18.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 444 | 54.1% | 445 | 52.9% | 455 | 54.3% | 517 | 54.1% | 556 | 51.5% | 546 | 51.5% | 552 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 376 | 45.9% | 396 | 47.1% | 383 | 45.7% | 439 | 45.9% | 493 | 45.7% | 497 | 46.9% | 511 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 13 | 1.6% | 14 | 1.7% | 19 | 2.3% | 29 | 3.0% | 44 | 4.1% | 46 | 4.3% | 43 | 4.0% |
| Hispanic: | 79 | 9.6% | 74 | 8.8% | 70 | 8.4% | 68 | 7.1% | 84 | 7.8% | 85 | 8.0% | 86 | 8.0% |
| Black: | 276 | 33.7% | 265 | 31.5% | 265 | 31.6% | 328 | 34.3% | 374 | 34.7% | 364 | 34.3% | 383 | 35.6% |
| White: | 411 | 50.1% | 450 | 53.5% | 451 | 53.8% | 499 | 52.2% | 552 | 51.2% | 553 | 52.2% | 553 | 51.4% |
| 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: | 37 | 4.5% | 34 | 4.0% | 28 | 3.3% | 26 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 650 | 79.3% | 680 | 80.9% | 633 | 75.5% | 715 | 74.8% | 438 | 40.6% | 682 | 64.3% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 1.8% | 21 | 2.5% | 35 | 4.2% | 55 | 5.8% | 28 | 2.6% | 46 | 4.3% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.08 | 17.89 | 14.96 | 15.67 | 17.98 | 19.30 | 20.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| OGT | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 43.2% | 84.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 67.5% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 72.3% | 82.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 71.2% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 69% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 67.9% | 81.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 68.6% | 80.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 68.6% | 82.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 64.7% | 82.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.0% | 65.5% | 83.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 62% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 87.4% | 92% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 85.4% | 89.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 84.9% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 83.3% | 85.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 76.6% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 75.6% | 83% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 78.3% | 87.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 71.7% | 86% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 75.8% | 87.6% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 45.8% | 73% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 48.6% | 73.1% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 50% | 54.5% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 55.2% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 54.9% | 76% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 53.6% | 73% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 54.4% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 51.4% | 81.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 54.0% | 77.2% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 63.8% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 65.8% | 79.5% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 64.5% | 76% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 75.5% | 78.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 72.1% | 81.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 71.9% | 79.6% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 68.9% | 80.1% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 66.5% | 76.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 65.7% | 81.1% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 67.7% | 83.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 84% | 88% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 84.6% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 83.1% | 85.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 85% | 89.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 79.5% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 81.6% | 89.5% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 75.8% | 87.1% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 72.8% | 84.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 82.2% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 81.2% | 88.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 78% | 81.9% | 88.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 79.6% | 89.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 78.8% | 89.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 79.4% | 89.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 78.9% | 88.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.8% | 92.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 90% | 91.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 91.4% | 92.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 87.1% | 91.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87.3% | 92.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.0% | 86.5% | 92.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 88.6% | 92.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 66.9% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 69.8% | 83.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 70.3% | 84.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 68.6% | 85.1% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 69.2% | 84.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 71.4% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 69.7% | 85.1% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 78.9% | 87.6% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 79.5% | 86.5% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 83.7% | 88.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 80.1% | 88.7% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 79.4% | 88% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 78.5% | 85.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 79.8% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 91.6% | 93.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 91.4% | 93% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 92.9% | 93.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 89.1% | 0% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 89.7% | 93.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 86.5% | 93% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 86.6% | 92.1% |
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* West High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.