West High School in Madison WI

Performance Trends

Compare Details West High ranks better than 93.3% of high schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks first among 5 ranked high schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 89.9. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details West High has the largest high school student body size in the Madison Metropolitan School District. Racial makeup is: White (52.8%), Hispanic (19.7%), African American (10.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 34.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Madison Metropolitan School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West High is 16.4. 5 high schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare West High employs 131.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at West High is $12,939. 5 high schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District spend more per student.

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Schooldigger 2021 Rankings:

West High:

SchoolDigger ranks West High 26^th of 389 Wisconsin public high schools. (See West High in the ranking list.)

Madison Metropolitan School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Madison Metropolitan School District 343^rd of 423 Wisconsin 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	WI State Percentile
2004	66.71	97^th	275	64.7%
2005	53.83	185^th	287	35.5%
2006	53.82	195^th	292	33.2%
2007	69.00	98^th	281	65.1%
2008	63.35	175^th	437	60.0%
2009	49.03	306^th	438	30.1%
2010	63.66	193^rd	450	57.1%
2011	63.37	189^th	445	57.5%
2012	55.37	264^th	452	41.6%
2013	71.85	95^th	457	79.2%
2014	67.24	134^th	462	71.0%
2015	57.84	250^th	466	46.4%
2016	84.57	48^th	408	88.2%
2017	86.03	36^th	410	91.2%
2018	87.36	31^st	410	92.4%
2019	91.99	20^th	402	95.0%
2021	89.90	26^th	389	93.3%

Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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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	Total
1988	1626	171	151	35	4	n/a	n/a	1987
1989	1478	163	149	53	7	n/a	n/a	1850
1990	1341	140	135	43	9	n/a	n/a	1668
1991	1329	199	169	60	8	n/a	n/a	1765
1992	1329	233	155	59	11	n/a	n/a	1787
1993	1357	226	189	70	13	n/a	n/a	1855
1994	1343	215	199	59	10	n/a	n/a	1826
1995	1442	253	171	70	10	n/a	n/a	1946
1996	1442	253	171	70	10	n/a	n/a	1946
1997	1427	250	162	74	13	n/a	n/a	1926
1998	1471	264	167	89	14	n/a	n/a	2005
1999	1469	260	174	96	11	n/a	n/a	2010
2000	1460	249	206	98	15	n/a	n/a	2028
2001	1411	308	217	142	15	n/a	n/a	2093
2002	1424	296	218	194	19	n/a	n/a	2151
2003	1424	296	218	194	19	n/a	n/a	2151
2004	1353	286	234	220	17	n/a	n/a	2110
2005	1352	317	238	209	13	n/a	n/a	2129
2006	1282	283	261	210	7	n/a	n/a	2043
2007	1262	288	243	224	12	n/a	n/a	2029
2008	1255	316	233	240	9	n/a	n/a	2053
2009	1179	322	219	263	21	n/a	n/a	2004
2010	1208	356	222	274	27	n/a	n/a	2087
2011	1155	315	202	300	15	3	97	2087
2012	1149	307	205	303	10	2	110	2086
2013	1135	297	214	298	10	3	115	2072
2014	1125	274	188	315	8	1	124	2035
2015	1095	253	219	352	8	2	133	2062
2016	1125	251	213	381	7	2	132	2111
2017	1162	257	205	412	4	2	127	2169
2018	1169	278	228	406	6	1	144	2232
2019	1198	261	202	399	6	1	161	2228
2020	1153	250	206	423	6	2	169	2209
2021	1142	230	191	427	5	2	167	2164

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	1987	105.6	18.8	15.5
1989	1850	102.1	18.1	8.9
1990	1668	95.5	17.4	8.4
1991	1765	94.8	18.6	15.9
1992	1787	110.4	16.1	15.9
1993	1855	114.6	16.2	20.6
1994	1826	111.9	16.3	20.4
1995	1946	117.8	16.5	21.8
1996	1946	117.8	16.5	21.8
1997	1926	122.5	15.7	22.4
1998	2005	124.5	16.1	22
1999	2010	126.3	15.9	27.7
2000	2028	126.0	16.1	28.4
2001	2093	133.9	15.6	29.5
2002	2151	136.5	15.8	18.7
2003	2151	136.5	15.8	18.7
2004	2110	134.6	15.7	24.1
2005	2129	137.7	15.5	n/a
2006	2043	131.5	15.5	n/a
2007	2029	124.0	16.4	27
2008	2053	119.8	17.1	27.3
2009	2004	117.1	17.1	31.1
2010	2087	116.8	17.8	32.7
2011	2087	125.3	16.6	35.3
2012	2086	122.3	17.0	34.4
2013	2072	132.3	15.6	34.2
2014	2035	127.1	16.0	35.2
2015	2062	n/a	n/a	32.7
2016	2111	128.0	16.4	35.5
2017	2169	124.7	17.3	32.6
2018	2232	132.1	16.8	32.8
2019	2228	137.1	16.2	32.1
2020	2209	135.1	16.3	30
2021	2164	131.7	16.4	34.2

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	1987	105.6	18.8	15.5
1989	1850	102.1	18.1	8.9
1990	1668	95.5	17.4	8.4
1991	1765	94.8	18.6	15.9
1992	1787	110.4	16.1	15.9
1993	1855	114.6	16.2	20.6
1994	1826	111.9	16.3	20.4
1995	1946	117.8	16.5	21.8
1996	1946	117.8	16.5	21.8
1997	1926	122.5	15.7	22.4
1998	2005	124.5	16.1	22
1999	2010	126.3	15.9	27.7
2000	2028	126.0	16.1	28.4
2001	2093	133.9	15.6	29.5
2002	2151	136.5	15.8	18.7
2003	2151	136.5	15.8	18.7
2004	2110	134.6	15.7	24.1
2005	2129	137.7	15.5	n/a
2006	2043	131.5	15.5	n/a
2007	2029	124.0	16.4	27
2008	2053	119.8	17.1	27.3
2009	2004	117.1	17.1	31.1
2010	2087	116.8	17.8	32.7
2011	2087	125.3	16.6	35.3
2012	2086	122.3	17.0	34.4
2013	2072	132.3	15.6	34.2
2014	2035	127.1	16.0	35.2
2015	2062	n/a	n/a	32.7
2016	2111	128.0	16.4	35.5
2017	2169	124.7	17.3	32.6
2018	2232	132.1	16.8	32.8
2019	2228	137.1	16.2	32.1
2020	2209	135.1	16.3	30
2021	2164	131.7	16.4	34.2

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	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$323 (2.6%)	$12,326 (97.5%)	$12,648
2020	$328 (2.6%)	$12,315 (97.4%)	$12,644
2021	$407 (3.1%)	$12,533 (96.9%)	$12,939

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on West High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 20^th of 402 High schools	Ranks 26^th of 389 High schools	1.7%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
10th Grade Social Studies (West High)	60.6	14.3	46.4%
10th Grade Social Studies (Madison Metropolitan School District)	47.5	8.4	39.1%
10th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)	43.7	36.4	7.3%
10th Grade English Language Arts (West High)	66.2	62.3	3.9%
10th Grade English Language Arts (Madison Metropolitan School District)	45.1	47.7	2.6%
10th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)	38.8	37.9	0.9%
10th Grade Mathematics (West High)	48.1	48.8	0.6%
10th Grade Mathematics (Madison Metropolitan School District)	35.8	36.8	0.9%
10th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)	30.8	29.2	1.5%
10th Grade Science (West High)	52.5	56.5	4%
10th Grade Science (Madison Metropolitan School District)	37.1	42	4.9%
10th Grade Science (Wisconsin)	32.7	30.3	2.4%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	2228	2164	2.9%
African American	261	230	11.9%
American Indian	6	5	16.7%
Asian	202	191	5.4%
Hispanic	399	427	7%
Pacific Islander	1	2	100%
Two or More Races	161	167	3.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	32.1%	34.2%	2.1%

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