West Senior High High School
5376 North Long Lake Rd
Traverse City MI, 49684, Grand Traverse County
Phone: 231-933-7500
Ranking: 
(100 out of 665, top 15%)*
(100 out of 665, top 15%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Traverse City Area Public Schools
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: | 73 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 92 | 68 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,660 | 1,664 | 1,739 | 1,787 | 1,831 | 1,859 | 1,530 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 418 | 25.2% | 427 | 25.7% | 410 | 23.6% | 422 | 23.6% | 436 | 23.8% | 446 | 24.0% | NA | NA |
| Grade 10: | 429 | 25.8% | 420 | 25.2% | 417 | 24.0% | 442 | 24.7% | 461 | 25.2% | 435 | 23.4% | 502 | 32.8% |
| Grade 11: | 395 | 23.8% | 399 | 24.0% | 430 | 24.7% | 465 | 26.0% | 454 | 24.8% | 487 | 26.2% | 497 | 32.5% |
| Grade 12: | 417 | 25.1% | 417 | 25.1% | 482 | 27.7% | 455 | 25.5% | 480 | 26.2% | 491 | 26.4% | 531 | 34.7% |
| Ungraded: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 813 | 49.0% | 835 | 50.2% | 900 | 51.8% | 899 | 50.3% | 954 | 52.1% | 971 | 52.2% | 807 | 52.7% |
| Female: | 847 | 51.0% | 829 | 49.8% | 839 | 48.2% | 888 | 49.7% | 869 | 47.5% | 880 | 47.3% | 719 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 26 | 1.6% | 22 | 1.3% | 21 | 1.2% | 26 | 1.5% | 27 | 1.5% | 20 | 1.1% | 18 | 1.2% |
| Asian: | 39 | 2.3% | 38 | 2.3% | 28 | 1.6% | 26 | 1.5% | 24 | 1.3% | 20 | 1.1% | 20 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic: | 37 | 2.2% | 36 | 2.2% | 33 | 1.9% | 28 | 1.6% | 38 | 2.1% | 36 | 1.9% | 33 | 2.2% |
| Black: | 14 | 0.8% | 10 | 0.6% | 17 | 1.0% | 13 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.5% |
| White: | 1,526 | 91.9% | 1,549 | 93.1% | 1,635 | 94.0% | 1,692 | 94.7% | 1,732 | 94.6% | 1,779 | 95.7% | 1,451 | 94.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 18 | 1.1% | 9 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 414 | 24.9% | 383 | 23.0% | 439 | 25.2% | 464 | 26.0% | 407 | 22.2% | 404 | 21.7% | 288 | 18.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 162 | 9.8% | 105 | 6.3% | 122 | 7.0% | 146 | 8.2% | 165 | 9.0% | 154 | 8.3% | 108 | 7.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.88 | 22.62 | 22.50 | 22.24 | 22.77 | 20.30 | 22.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 61.6% | 52.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 68.6% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.5% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 77.8% | 68% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 66.9% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 71.8% | 59.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 67% | 61.9% | 55.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 57.2% | 55.9% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 87.2% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 86.2% | 72.8% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 46% | 47.3% | 28.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 40.8% | 28.6% |
| MME | ||||||
| 2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 63% | 51% |
| 2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 62.8% | 52.3% |
| 2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 67.5% | 52.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 55.3% | 46.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 59.3% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 62.6% | 49.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 67% | 64.7% | 50.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | 62% | 52% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 33.3% | 29.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 38% | 34% | 29% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 70.4% | 59.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.6% | 61.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77% | 74.9% | 59.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.3% | 65.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 63% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 65% | 55.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 66% | 54% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 65.8% | 55.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 70.2% | 56.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 70.7% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 71.8% | 57.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76% | 61% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 36.9% | 25.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 35% | 34% | 26% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90.1% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 90% | 79.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 88.5% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 51.8% | 40.5% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 48% | 50% | 39% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 51.6% | 40.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 53.1% | 41.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 58.9% | 43.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 56.8% | 43.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 61% | 63% | 47% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 57.9% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | 61% | 49% |
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* West Senior High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.