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West-Oak High

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West-Oak High ranks 108 th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 56% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

West-Oak High in Westminster, SC, is a mid-sized public high school serving 735 students in grades 9-12 within the Oconee 01 school district. The school has earned a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger for nine straight years, placing it in the 56th percentile statewide—a steady, reliable performance rather than a top-tier one.

West-Oak stands out most clearly in mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 80.42% of students scored proficient on the Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam—well above the district average (75.61%), the state average (73.95%), and far ahead of in-district rival Seneca High (58.02%) and even higher-ranked Walhalla High (70.78%). This math proficiency has climbed steadily from 61.2% in 2022-2023, showing a clear success story. The school also excels with its Gifted and Talented students, ranking in the 75th percentile statewide—a dramatic jump from the previous year. However, the school faces significant challenges: its chronic absenteeism rate of 34.7% is over 12 points higher than the district and state averages, and its graduation rate of 79.0% is the lowest among nearby schools, with a dropout rate (4.2%) double the state average.

Interestingly, West-Oak spends more per student ($15,675) than any nearby competitor, including D. W. Daniel High ($11,554) and Pendleton High ($14,224), and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.8. Yet despite high absenteeism and low graduation rates, students who do attend regularly achieve near-state-average proficiency in English. This suggests a "two-schools" dynamic: a core group of engaged, high-achieving students masks the struggles of a larger disengaged population. The school's primary opportunity lies in applying its proven math and gifted-education strategies to improve attendance and retention across the entire student body.

735

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,675

Per pupil spending ?

69.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

130 Warrior Lane
Westminster, SC 29693

(864) 886-4530

District: Oconee 01

Feeder schools for West-Oak High:

Elementary:	Fair-Oak Elementary
	Orchard Park Elementary
	Westminster Elementary
Middle:	West Oak Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.3%

Hispanic:

9.0%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 63rd percentile in 2021 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the South Carolina average (79% vs 87%)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped from its 63rd-percentile peak (2021) to 56th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg70%

South Carolina avg69%

108^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Oconee 01

18^th of 75Oconee 01 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	56.9	108 of 248	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.7	110 of 240	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	117 of 243	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	88 of 237	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	94 of 226	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	84 of 227	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	99 of 225	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.3	126 of 216	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.3	99 of 223	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	35.0	146 of 231	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.1	133 of 232	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.7	95 of 210	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.7	126 of 203	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.3	119 of 202	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.9	124 of 199	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	70.4	52 of 199	73.9%	★★★★☆
2009	61.3	78 of 188	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.8	62 of 185	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.7	72 of 191	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.2	100 of 191	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	64.0	78 of 187	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	93 of 136	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.7	103 of 140	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.7	60 of 147	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.6	112 of 141	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	94 of 139	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.7	30 of 115	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	55.2	58 of 143	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.3	15 of 137	89.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	98 of 229	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.5	73 of 229	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	108 of 231	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	85 of 223	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	90 of 220	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.8	60 of 213	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	45.0	104 of 213	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.0	133 of 210	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	39 of 155	74.8%	★★★★☆
2025	44.6	116 of 154	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	132 of 158	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	63.7	67 of 156	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	89 of 241	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.6	87 of 230	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	104 of 235	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	80 of 226	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	94 of 220	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	52 of 213	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	45.7	87 of 217	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.9	137 of 214	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	107 of 233	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.8	114 of 228	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	105 of 234	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	95 of 229	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	102 of 224	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	93 of 215	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	101 of 218	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.6	133 of 213	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	162 of 203	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	154 of 200	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	167 of 202	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	151 of 197	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	146 of 192	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	129 of 189	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.8	152 of 191	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	170 of 185	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)75th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile~ school

Male (2026)54th percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)32nd percentile-25 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 283%~ state avg

U.S. History and the Constitution68%+5 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 259%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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
West-Oak High	Public	9-12	130 Warrior Lane	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4530	735	50	14.8	69.5%	627 (85.3%)	16 (2.2%)	66 (9.0%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.4%)	56.9	108^th of 248 public high schools	56.5%		49.7	110^th of 240 public high schools	54.2%	2		59.1	67.5	83.0	$15,675	$1,167	$458	$1,624	$11,212	$2,838	$14,051
Seneca High	Public	9-12	100 Bobcat Ridge	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4460	1,051	58	18.0	69.6%	613 (58.3%)	212 (20.2%)	131 (12.5%)	8 (0.8%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (7.7%)	49.8	124^th of 248 public high schools	50.0%		55.6	88^th of 240 public high schools	63.3%	36		56.9	61.6	81.7	$13,752	$574	$339	$913	$10,512	$2,327	$12,839
Hamilton Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	445 Oconee Business Parkway	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4425	0	26	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Walhalla High	Public	9-12	4701 North Highway 11	Walhalla	29691	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4490	1,118	66	16.9	60.7%	857 (76.7%)	15 (1.3%)	209 (18.7%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.8%)	72.1	59^th of 248 public high schools	76.2%		59.7	80^th of 240 public high schools	66.7%	21		75.3	65.2	86.9	$13,969	$557	$388	$945	$10,522	$2,501	$13,023
D. W. Daniel High	Public	9-12	140 Blue and Gold Boulevard	Central	29630	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-2900	1,222	72	17.0	42.9%	905 (74.1%)	121 (9.9%)	74 (6.1%)	54 (4.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (5.2%)	75.4	50^th of 248 public high schools	79.8%		69.7	50^th of 240 public high schools	79.2%			69.8	70.3	89.9	$11,554	$772	$437	$1,209	$8,979	$1,367	$10,346
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

Frequently Asked Questions about West-Oak High

How many students attend West-Oak High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 735 students attended West-Oak High.

What is the racial makeup of West-Oak High?

Students at West-Oak High are 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools feed into West-Oak High?

West-Oak High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fair-Oak Elementary
Elementary : Orchard Park Elementary
Elementary : Westminster Elementary
Middle : West Oak Middle

What district is West-Oak High in?

Oconee 01

Is West-Oak High a good school?

West-Oak High ranks 108^th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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