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Westside High An Early College Academy High School
806 Pearman Dairy Rd
Anderson SC, 29625, Anderson County
Phone: 864-260-5260
Ranking: 
(131 out of 202, bottom 35%)*
(131 out of 202, bottom 35%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Anderson School District 5
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: | 95 | 92 | 100 | 100 | 102 | 102 | 111 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,724 | 1,658 | 1,738 | 1,692 | 1,679 | 1,718 | 1,738 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 635 | 36.8% | 520 | 31.4% | 536 | 30.8% | 494 | 29.2% | 452 | 26.9% | 490 | 28.5% | 552 | 31.8% |
| Grade 10: | 419 | 24.3% | 422 | 25.5% | 453 | 26.1% | 437 | 25.8% | 459 | 27.3% | 479 | 27.9% | 437 | 25.1% |
| Grade 11: | 326 | 18.9% | 366 | 22.1% | 367 | 21.1% | 370 | 21.9% | 390 | 23.2% | 364 | 21.2% | 381 | 21.9% |
| Grade 12: | 344 | 20.0% | 350 | 21.1% | 382 | 22.0% | 391 | 23.1% | 378 | 22.5% | 385 | 22.4% | 368 | 21.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 868 | 50.3% | 840 | 50.7% | 873 | 50.2% | 841 | 49.7% | 813 | 48.4% | 842 | 49.0% | 880 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 856 | 49.7% | 818 | 49.3% | 865 | 49.8% | 851 | 50.3% | 851 | 50.7% | 859 | 50.0% | 846 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 8 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.5% | 9 | 0.5% | 11 | 0.7% | 18 | 1.1% | 15 | 0.9% | 10 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 83 | 4.8% | 75 | 4.5% | 68 | 3.9% | 55 | 3.3% | 51 | 3.0% | 48 | 2.8% | 37 | 2.1% |
| Black: | 682 | 39.6% | 668 | 40.3% | 658 | 37.9% | 630 | 37.2% | 620 | 36.9% | 628 | 36.6% | 636 | 36.6% |
| White: | 891 | 51.7% | 863 | 52.1% | 961 | 55.3% | 966 | 57.1% | 982 | 58.5% | 1,016 | 59.1% | 1,046 | 60.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 54 | 3.1% | 38 | 2.3% | 37 | 2.1% | 27 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 991 | 57.5% | 850 | 51.3% | 876 | 50.4% | 863 | 51.0% | 838 | 49.9% | 825 | 48.0% | 860 | 49.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 140 | 8.1% | 109 | 6.6% | 97 | 5.6% | 118 | 7.0% | 107 | 6.4% | 106 | 6.2% | 101 | 5.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.15 | 18.02 | 17.38 | 16.92 | 16.46 | 16.90 | 15.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSAP | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 89.1% | 86.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 86.5% | 84.9% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 86.4% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 86.9% | 87.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 58.5% | 54.3% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 69.8% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 60.9% | 57.4% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 64.6% | 61.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 82.6% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82.8% | 80.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 81.4% | 79.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 86.1% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 81.2% | 80.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 53.3% | 50.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 57.3% | 51.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 53.5% | 54.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 52.6% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 49.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 50.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 28.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 72.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $44,456.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,502.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,113.0 |
* Westside High An Early College Academy 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.