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Westgate High School
2305 Jefferson Island Rd
New Iberia LA, 70560, Iberia County
Phone: 337-365-2431
Ranking: 
(167 out of 276, bottom 39%)*
(167 out of 276, bottom 39%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Iberia Parish 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: | 77 | 88 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 87 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,109 | 1,098 | 1,098 | 1,129 | 1,078 | 1,099 | 1,169 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 356 | 32.1% | 343 | 31.2% | 374 | 34.1% | 438 | 38.8% | 413 | 38.3% | 423 | 38.5% | 452 | 38.7% |
| Grade 10: | 276 | 24.9% | 267 | 24.3% | 280 | 25.5% | 261 | 23.1% | 216 | 20.0% | 230 | 20.9% | 264 | 22.6% |
| Grade 11: | 228 | 20.6% | 272 | 24.8% | 243 | 22.1% | 207 | 18.3% | 206 | 19.1% | 239 | 21.7% | 211 | 18.0% |
| Grade 12: | 249 | 22.5% | 216 | 19.7% | 201 | 18.3% | 223 | 19.8% | 243 | 22.5% | 207 | 18.8% | 242 | 20.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 545 | 49.1% | 568 | 51.7% | 548 | 49.9% | 555 | 49.2% | 524 | 48.6% | 538 | 49.0% | 588 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 564 | 50.9% | 530 | 48.3% | 550 | 50.1% | 574 | 50.8% | 546 | 50.6% | 553 | 50.3% | 577 | 49.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 89 | 8.0% | 89 | 8.1% | 88 | 8.0% | 86 | 7.6% | 89 | 8.3% | 90 | 8.2% | 80 | 6.8% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 0.8% | 12 | 1.1% | 12 | 1.1% | 13 | 1.2% | 13 | 1.2% | 13 | 1.2% | 11 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 574 | 51.8% | 565 | 51.5% | 548 | 49.9% | 551 | 48.8% | 519 | 48.1% | 523 | 47.6% | 546 | 46.7% |
| White: | 433 | 39.0% | 427 | 38.9% | 440 | 40.1% | 472 | 41.8% | 456 | 42.3% | 473 | 43.0% | 532 | 45.5% |
| 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: | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 692 | 62.4% | 658 | 59.9% | 681 | 62.0% | 675 | 59.8% | 604 | 56.0% | 576 | 52.4% | 618 | 52.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 5.0% | 68 | 6.2% | 65 | 5.9% | 71 | 6.3% | 83 | 7.7% | 66 | 6.0% | 85 | 7.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.43 | 12.42 | 13.16 | 13.79 | 13.22 | 13.40 | 13.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | 53% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 63% | 58% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 52% | 57% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 59% | 68% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 76% | 65% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 81% | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 76% | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 49% | 57% | 60% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | 59% | 56% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 60% | 60% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 67% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 51% | 59% | 64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 54% | 65% | 62% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 59% | 70% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 51% | 62% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 61% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 56% | 65% | 66% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 58% | 63% | 62% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 62% | 67% | 65% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 53% | 59% | 64% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 61% | 64% | 57% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 61% | 69% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 63% | 71% | 64% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 61% | 69% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 72.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 28.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 29.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 70.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $40,903.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,188.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,860.0 |
* Westgate High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.