Is West High a good school?

Yes. West High ranks in the top 7.3% of California high schools.

How many students attend West High?

In the 2021-22 school year, 1,871 students attended West High.

What is the racial makeup of West High?

Students at West High are 39% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 22% White, 10% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What schools feed into West High?

West High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Anza Elementary Elementary : Towers Elementary Elementary : Victor Elementary Middle : Bert M. Lynn Middle Middle : Jefferson Middle

West High School in Torrance CA

Performance Trends

Compare Details West High ranks better than 92.7% of high schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 5 ranked high schools in the Torrance Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 92.72. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at West High is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (38.7%), Hispanic (23.4%), White (22.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 19.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West High is 23.6, which is the highest among 6 high schools in the Torrance Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare West High employs 79 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at West High is $6,606, which is the 3^rd highest among 5 high schools in the Torrance Unified School District.

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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

West High:

SchoolDigger ranks West High 156^th of 2123 California public high schools. (See West High in the ranking list.)

Torrance Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Torrance Unified 190^th of 1535 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for West High

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2004	75.81	109^th	1653	93.4%
2005	81.04	88^th	1901	95.4%
2006	77.04	165^th	1968	91.6%
2007	82.60	88^th	2063	95.7%
2008	80.01	125^th	2117	94.1%
2009	80.83	102^nd	2238	95.4%
2010	81.68	117^th	2281	94.9%
2011	83.84	89^th	2367	96.2%
2012	83.05	104^th	2354	95.6%
2013	80.65	128^th	2426	94.7%
2015	90.46	176^th	1994	91.2%
2016	91.83	146^th	2039	92.8%
2017	94.46	99^th	2021	95.1%
2018	92.01	156^th	2017	92.3%
2019	92.81	136^th	2133	93.6%
2021	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	92.72	156^th	2123	92.7%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for West High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1107	25	521	112	0	n/a	n/a	0	1765
1989	995	25	545	118	0	n/a	n/a	0	1683
1990	857	19	570	109	1	n/a	n/a	0	1556
1991	818	20	584	110	2	n/a	n/a	0	1534
1992	803	36	622	159	2	n/a	n/a	0	1622
1993	782	39	667	164	5	n/a	n/a	0	1657
1994	781	45	680	173	3	n/a	n/a	0	1682
1995	859	87	733	231	8	n/a	n/a	0	1918
1996	859	87	733	231	8	n/a	n/a	0	1918
1997	888	85	738	225	7	n/a	n/a	0	1943
1998	906	64	778	224	0	n/a	n/a	0	1972
1999	869	64	728	216	4	n/a	n/a	0	1881
2000	877	70	730	216	6	n/a	n/a	0	1899
2001	884	61	764	224	9	n/a	n/a	0	1942
2002	963	71	787	226	9	n/a	n/a	0	2056
2003	963	71	787	226	9	n/a	n/a	0	2056
2004	922	64	839	211	9	n/a	n/a	1	2046
2005	932	75	901	248	5	n/a	n/a	3	2164
2006	931	71	954	253	11	n/a	n/a	11	2231
2007	826	62	929	249	6	n/a	n/a	99	2171
2008	804	71	905	243	11	n/a	n/a	0	2034
2009	738	67	936	252	13	18	92	0	2116
2010	712	72	918	281	15	16	62	0	2076
2011	700	85	901	319	17	18	70	0	2110
2012	683	87	950	333	16	20	82	0	2171
2013	670	106	964	359	14	16	83	0	2212
2014	652	104	940	366	8	15	110	0	2195
2015	577	80	933	348	10	12	128	0	2088
2016	562	77	874	387	4	7	167	0	2078
2017	496	76	859	417	4	5	193	0	2050
2018	471	83	856	409	4	2	206	0	2031
2019	483	87	834	432	3	2	206	0	2047
2020	426	79	814	433	2	5	221	0	1980
2021	427	77	762	432	2	4	199	0	1903
2022	414	90	725	437	3	7	195	0	1871

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at West High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1765	69.1	25.5	n/a
1989	1683	65.0	25.8	n/a
1990	1556	65.1	23.9	n/a
1991	1534	65.0	23.6	n/a
1992	1622	66.1	24.5	2.9
1993	1657	68.0	24.4	4
1994	1682	68.0	24.7	5.9
1995	1918	80.1	23.9	8
1996	1918	80.1	23.9	8
1997	1943	80.8	24.0	8.3
1998	1972	83.1	23.7	6.9
1999	1881	81.4	23.1	7.2
2000	1899	86.7	21.9	5.7
2001	1942	84.4	23.0	6.1
2002	2056	80.3	25.6	10
2003	2056	80.3	25.6	10
2004	2046	88.8	23.0	10.5
2005	2164	89.2	24.3	9.9
2006	2231	88.5	25.2	9.9
2007	2171	87.4	24.8	8.4
2008	2034	99.7	20.4	10.6
2009	2116	83.7	22.7	11.1
2010	2076	77.9	26.6	12.9
2011	2110	n/a	n/a	16.2
2012	2171	75.2	28.8	n/a
2013	2212	85.6	25.8	23.5
2014	2195	79.2	27.6	22.3
2015	2088	80.0	26.1	22.6
2016	2078	86.0	24.1	22
2017	2050	82.4	24.8	18.3
2018	2031	81.2	24.9	22.6
2019	2047	81.7	25.0	24.1
2020	1980	n/a	n/a	21.8
2021	1903	74.1	25.6	22.3
2022	1871	79.0	23.6	19.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio West High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1765	69.1	25.5	n/a
1989	1683	65.0	25.8	n/a
1990	1556	65.1	23.9	n/a
1991	1534	65.0	23.6	n/a
1992	1622	66.1	24.5	2.9
1993	1657	68.0	24.4	4
1994	1682	68.0	24.7	5.9
1995	1918	80.1	23.9	8
1996	1918	80.1	23.9	8
1997	1943	80.8	24.0	8.3
1998	1972	83.1	23.7	6.9
1999	1881	81.4	23.1	7.2
2000	1899	86.7	21.9	5.7
2001	1942	84.4	23.0	6.1
2002	2056	80.3	25.6	10
2003	2056	80.3	25.6	10
2004	2046	88.8	23.0	10.5
2005	2164	89.2	24.3	9.9
2006	2231	88.5	25.2	9.9
2007	2171	87.4	24.8	8.4
2008	2034	99.7	20.4	10.6
2009	2116	83.7	22.7	11.1
2010	2076	77.9	26.6	12.9
2011	2110	n/a	n/a	16.2
2012	2171	75.2	28.8	n/a
2013	2212	85.6	25.8	23.5
2014	2195	79.2	27.6	22.3
2015	2088	80.0	26.1	22.6
2016	2078	86.0	24.1	22
2017	2050	82.4	24.8	18.3
2018	2031	81.2	24.9	22.6
2019	2047	81.7	25.0	24.1
2020	1980	n/a	n/a	21.8
2021	1903	74.1	25.6	22.3
2022	1871	79.0	23.6	19.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for West High

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$6,606

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on West High

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 136^th of 2133 High schools	Ranks 156^th of 2123 High schools	1%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (West High)	74.9	73.1	1.8%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Torrance Unified)	68.9	76.8	7.9%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	54.8	2.5%
11th Grade Mathematics (West High)	64.8	50	14.8%
11th Grade Mathematics (Torrance Unified)	54.4	48.4	6%
11th Grade Mathematics (California)	32.2	27	5.3%
11th Grade Science (West High)	55.8	54.6	1.2%
11th Grade Science (Torrance Unified)	47.5	49.8	2.2%
11th Grade Science (California)	30.4	30.8	0.4%
12th Grade Science (West High)	40.8	51.4	10.7%
12th Grade Science (Torrance Unified)	38.8	43.3	4.5%
12th Grade Science (California)	25.6	26.8	1.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	2047	1903	7%
African American	87	77	11.5%
American Indian	3	2	33.3%
Asian	834	762	8.6%
Hispanic	432	432
Pacific Islander	2	4	100%
White	483	427	11.6%
Two or More Races	206	199	3.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	24.1%	22.3%	1.8%

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Elementary:	Anza Elementary
	Towers Elementary
	Victor Elementary
Middle:	Bert M. Lynn Middle
	Jefferson Middle