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Western High School
1200 Sw 136th Ave Fort Lauderdale FL, 33325, Broward County Phone: 754-323-2400 Ranking:  (87 out of 492, top 18%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Broward County 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: | 139 | 136 | 132 | 143 | 149 | 185 | 131 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 3,080 | 3,121 | 3,011 | 2,991 | 3,083 | 3,131 | 2,476 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 767 | 24.9% | 792 | 25.4% | 828 | 27.5% | 779 | 26.0% | 800 | 25.9% | 863 | 27.6% | 650 | 26.3% |
| Grade 10: | 803 | 26.1% | 867 | 27.8% | 754 | 25.0% | 764 | 25.5% | 800 | 25.9% | 847 | 27.1% | 669 | 27.0% |
| Grade 11: | 812 | 26.4% | 758 | 24.3% | 737 | 24.5% | 749 | 25.0% | 759 | 24.6% | 823 | 26.3% | 583 | 23.5% |
| Grade 12: | 698 | 22.7% | 704 | 22.6% | 692 | 23.0% | 699 | 23.4% | 724 | 23.5% | 598 | 19.1% | 574 | 23.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,549 | 50.3% | 1,578 | 50.6% | 1,491 | 49.5% | 1,503 | 50.3% | 1,562 | 50.7% | 1,574 | 50.3% | 1,223 | 49.4% |
| Female: | 1,531 | 49.7% | 1,543 | 49.4% | 1,520 | 50.5% | 1,488 | 49.7% | 1,457 | 47.3% | 1,482 | 47.3% | 1,205 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 15 | 0.5% | 51 | 1.6% | 75 | 2.5% | 104 | 3.5% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 123 | 4.0% | 119 | 3.8% | 113 | 3.8% | 101 | 3.4% | 97 | 3.1% | 86 | 2.7% | 73 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic: | 1,131 | 36.7% | 1,065 | 34.1% | 976 | 32.4% | 940 | 31.4% | 1,194 | 38.7% | 981 | 31.3% | 552 | 22.3% |
| Black: | 185 | 6.0% | 207 | 6.6% | 188 | 6.2% | 158 | 5.3% | 148 | 4.8% | 162 | 5.2% | 106 | 4.3% |
| White: | 1,578 | 51.2% | 1,613 | 51.7% | 1,588 | 52.7% | 1,598 | 53.4% | 1,587 | 51.5% | 1,834 | 58.6% | 1,699 | 68.6% |
| 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: | 48 | 1.6% | 66 | 2.1% | 71 | 2.4% | 90 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 940 | 30.5% | 786 | 25.2% | 742 | 24.6% | 647 | 21.6% | 637 | 20.7% | 427 | 13.6% | 238 | 9.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 235 | 7.6% | 250 | 8.0% | 275 | 9.1% | 224 | 7.5% | 255 | 8.3% | 175 | 5.6% | 116 | 4.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.16 | 22.95 | 22.81 | 20.92 | 20.76 | 20.60 | 19.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 390 | 404 | 402 |
| 2013 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 408 | 409 | 406 |
| 2013 | Biology 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 408 | 403 | 404 |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 411 | 406 | 403 |
| FCAT | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 325 | 323 |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 321 | 322 |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337 | 327 | 324 |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 326 | 323 |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337 | 329 | 327 |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341 | 330 | 327 |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341 | 332 | 331 |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338 | 331 | 329 |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 303 | 300 |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 294 | 296 |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 302 | 298 |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 302 | 300 |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 307 | 306 |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 307 | 305 |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 309 | 310 |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 310 | 309 |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 246 | 244 | 244 |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 249 | 245 | 246 |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 296 | 298 |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 302 | 302 |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 302 | 304 |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 301 | 303 |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 305 | 306 |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 302 | 307 |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 308 | 302 |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329 | 313 | 309 |
| 2009 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 316 | 313 |
| 2010 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 318 | 311 |
| 2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 309 | 308 |
| 2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332 | 314 | 313 |
| 2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326 | 316 | 316 |
| 2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 318 | 317 |
| 2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 317 | 317 |
| 2012 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 244 | 239 | 240 |
| 2013 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 244 | 240 | 240 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 58.0% | 55.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 38.7% | 40.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.9% | 17.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 73.1% | 82.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $52,958.0 | $49,693.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $40,635.0 | $36,852.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $57,491.0 | $52,980.0 |
* Western 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.