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Westside High

Public Grades 9-12

196^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 21% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Westside High is a large public high school in Anderson, SC, serving 1,687 students in grades 9-12 within the Anderson 05 school district, where 80.5% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Westside is currently ranked 195th out of 245 high schools in South Carolina, placing it in the 20th percentile—a significant decline from its 47th percentile ranking in 2018-2019. This downward trend is visible across multiple measures. The graduation rate stands at 79.5%, well below the district average of 85.4% and the state average of 86.7%, while the dropout rate of 5.0% is more than double the state average. Chronic absenteeism affects 28.8% of students. The contrast with nearby schools is stark: Crescent High ranks in the 90th percentile, Palmetto High in the 84th, and even T. L. Hanna High, just 5 miles away in the same district, ranks in the 74th percentile. Test scores show similar gaps—for example, only 40.35% of Westside students are proficient in English 1, compared to 81.33% at Crescent and 73.39% at Palmetto.

Perhaps most concerning is the performance of Gifted and Talented students, who rank in the 7th percentile statewide—suggesting that even the school's highest-achieving learners are not being adequately challenged. Hispanic students rank in the 6th percentile and English Language Learners in the 3rd percentile. While Westside serves a more economically disadvantaged population than its peers, its Low Socio-Economic Status subgroup also ranks in the 19th percentile, indicating the school underperforms even when compared to schools serving similar demographics. On a more positive note, English 2 proficiency (71.25%) is closer to state averages, and U.S. History proficiency (56.93%) is within 6 points of the state figure, suggesting targeted interventions could yield improvement. Per-student spending of $12,139 is comparable to peer schools, indicating the challenges are not simply a matter of funding.

1,687

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,139

Per pupil spending ?

80.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

806 Pearman Dairy Road
Anderson, SC 29625

(864) 260-5260

District: Anderson 05

Feeder schools for Westside High:

Elementary:	Centerville Elementary
	Homeland Park Primary
	McLees Elementary
	New Prospect Elementary
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	Varennes Elementary
	Whitehall Elementary
Middle:	Robert Anderson Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.5%

White:

36.0%

Hispanic:

17.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (57% vs 69% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the South Carolina average (80% vs 87%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg67%

South Carolina avg69%

196^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Anderson 05

21^st of 75Anderson 05 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	196 of 248	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	172 of 240	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	185 of 243	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	157 of 237	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	152 of 226	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	123 of 227	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	119 of 225	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	118 of 216	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.0	139 of 223	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.1	151 of 231	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.7	163 of 232	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.2	153 of 210	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.1	143 of 203	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.9	139 of 202	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.4	84 of 199	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	44.3	135 of 199	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.3	143 of 188	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	47.1	111 of 185	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.9	113 of 191	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.5	109 of 191	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	60.2	98 of 187	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	145 of 200	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.6	130 of 196	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	149 of 197	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	130 of 199	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	158 of 190	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	103 of 178	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	97 of 184	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	110 of 183	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	118 of 136	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.5	95 of 140	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	75 of 147	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.4	95 of 141	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.6	114 of 139	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	87 of 115	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	120 of 143	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.7	73 of 137	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	57 of 59	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	67 of 70	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	68 of 71	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	54 of 68	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.5	29 of 61	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	28 of 64	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	35 of 58	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	185 of 229	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.3	159 of 229	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	167 of 231	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	155 of 223	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	170 of 220	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	131 of 213	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	126 of 213	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	129 of 210	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.3	144 of 155	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	145 of 154	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	154 of 158	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	149 of 156	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.8	117 of 124	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	111 of 122	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	107 of 122	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	89 of 119	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.7	53 of 108	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.8	14 of 93	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	51.6	43 of 86	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.1	53 of 80	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	194 of 241	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.4	139 of 230	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	179 of 235	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	129 of 226	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	141 of 220	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	111 of 213	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	120 of 217	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	108 of 214	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	183 of 233	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	175 of 228	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	185 of 234	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	153 of 229	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	133 of 224	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	106 of 215	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	117 of 218	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	121 of 213	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.9	57 of 61	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	41.2	42 of 59	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	8.8	53 of 53	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	52 of 57	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	1.3	48 of 48	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	56.3	14 of 31	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	9.7	23 of 23	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	16 of 22	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	151 of 203	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.1	139 of 200	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	154 of 202	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	131 of 197	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	115 of 192	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	122 of 189	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	125 of 191	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	109 of 185	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)28th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile~ school

Female (2026)19th percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)13th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)7th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)7th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)3rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 271%-13 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution57%-6 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 240%-21 vs state

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by a citizen
Sunday, September 13, 2009

I am a Westside High Alumni. This school has very poor standards for every aspect. I was so disappointed by the way that the faculty and staff (especially the head administrators) protected and taught their students that I actually graduated a year early so as to no longer deal with the stupidity. I often try to warn parents not to allow their children to attend Westside High School. This school only cares about the precious awards that they earn, and not about the material that their students learn. The priorities at this school are sadly out of order, and I do not foresee them getting any better anytime soon. Please be careful if you are looking into sending your student to this school! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)			SC READY Mathematics (2026)			SC READY Science (2026)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2024)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Westside High	Public	9-12	806 Pearman Dairy Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 260-5260	1,687	97	17.3	80.5%	608 (36.0%)	649 (38.5%)	286 (17.0%)	14 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (7.6%)	25.1	196^th of 248 public high schools	21.0%		29.1	172^nd of 240 public high schools	28.3%	24									40.4	56.9	71.3	$12,139	$695	$933	$1,628	$8,936	$1,574	$10,511
Anderson Institute of Technology	Public	9-12	315 Pearman Dairy Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 81	No	No	No	No	(864) 222-4120	0	21	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Anderson Five Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	1225 South McDuffie Street	Anderson	29624	Anderson County	Anderson 05	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 260-5538	61	19	3.1	50.0%	45 (73.8%)	9 (14.8%)	2 (3.3%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.6%)								(n/a)										75.0		$13,146	$249	$284	$533	$11,157	$1,455	$12,613
South Carolina Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1650 E Greenville Street Suite	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 280-9806	391	11	37.2		245 (62.7%)	80 (20.5%)	45 (11.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	32.8	169^th of 248 public high schools	31.9%					(n/a)			38.0						40.4	45.5	86.4
South Carolina Preparatory Leadership School	Public, Charter	6-12	1650 E Greenville Street Suite	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 202-6341	1,005	17	60.9		525 (52.2%)	295 (29.4%)	116 (11.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (6.5%)	2.8	242^nd of 248 public high schools	2.4%					(n/a)	41.2	26.8	28.5	3.4	5.7	8.5	17.6	13.6	19.2	22.1	65.9
T. L. Hanna High	Public	9-12	2600 Highway 81 North	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 260-5110	1,899	104	18.2	48.1%	1,048 (55.2%)	522 (27.5%)	152 (8.0%)	54 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (6.5%)	71.2	64^th of 248 public high schools	74.2%		64.5	66^th of 240 public high schools	72.5%	2									66.7	73.4	86.5	$11,896	$690	$874	$1,564	$8,590	$1,742	$10,332
Pendleton High	Public	9-12	7324 Highway 187	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	No	(864) 403-2100	924	58	15.9	61.6%	678 (73.4%)	142 (15.4%)	41 (4.4%)	13 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.2%)	62.8	91^st of 248 public high schools	63.3%		65.4	62^nd of 240 public high schools	74.2%	29									63.5	62.0	87.0	$14,224	$302	$943	$1,245	$10,187	$2,793	$12,980
Crescent High	Public	9-12	9104 Highway 81 South	Iva	29655	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	No	(864) 352-6175	819	46	17.8	58.0%	631 (77.0%)	87 (10.6%)	58 (7.1%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.9%)	88.3	24^th of 248 public high schools	90.3%		70.4	49^th of 240 public high schools	79.6%	25									81.3	74.6	96.6	$13,367	$781	$630	$1,411	$10,263	$1,693	$11,956
Career and Technology Center of Anderson 1 & 2	Public	9-12	702 Belton Highway	Williamston	29697	Anderson County	Anderson 80	No	No	No	No	(864) 847-4121	0	28	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Belton Honea Path High	Public	9-12	11000 Belton-Honea Path Highwa	Honea Path	29654	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 369-7382	1,069	61	17.5	59.8%	792 (74.1%)	153 (14.3%)	60 (5.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.7%)	67.2	76^th of 248 public high schools	69.4%		67.7	55^th of 240 public high schools	77.1%	21									62.4	75.8	85.0	$11,920	$999	$494	$1,493	$8,782	$1,645	$10,427

Frequently Asked Questions about Westside High

What schools feed into Westside High?

Westside High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Centerville Elementary
Elementary : Homeland Park Primary
Elementary : McLees Elementary
Elementary : New Prospect Elementary
Elementary : Varennes Elementary
Elementary : Whitehall Elementary
Middle : Robert Anderson Middle

What is the racial makeup of Westside High?

Students at Westside High are 38% African American, 36% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend Westside High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,687 students attended Westside High.

What district is Westside High in?

Anderson 05

Is Westside High a good school?

Westside High ranks in the bottom 21.0% of South Carolina high schools.

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