Enrollment
370
High
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ETOWAH COUNTY·NCES 010138000507
West End High School
4515 Elm St, Walnut Grove, AL 35990 · (256) 622-1112 · Etowah County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Alabama public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
202 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 59 | 16% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
15.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like West End High School
West End High School's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West End High School this school | 370 | 54.6% | 31.6% |
| Phil Campbell High School Phil Campbell | 382 | 57.6% | 39.5% |
| Ashville High School Ashville | 378 | 52.9% | 24.6% |
| Cordova High School Cordova | 451 | 51.7% | 37.3% |
| Carbon Hill High School Carbon Hill | 349 | 53.3% | 12.6% |
| Colbert Heights High School Tuscumbia | 467 | 56.5% | 33.8% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where West End High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Etowah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #118 of 305 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #176 of 305 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #51 of 305 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #245 of 319 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #193 of 307 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.7% | #233 of 307 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.6% | #165 of 317 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #135 of 164 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
370
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 413
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 15.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 370 | 20.9 | 17.7:1 | 55% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 20.9 | 17.4:1 | 74% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 19.9 | 18.6:1 | 75% (276) |
| 2020-21 | 366 | 23 | 15.9:1 | 57% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 394 | 23.2 | 17.0:1 | 65% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 405 | 24 | 16.9:1 | 65% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | 26 | 16.8:1 | 63% (276) |
| 2000-01 | 406 | 26 | 15.6:1 | 46% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 413 | 22 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West End High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (394 to 370); teachers down 10% (23.2 to 20.9).
About West End High School
In Walnut Grove, Alabama, part of Etowah County, West End High School is a high school. It reports enrollment of 370 students in grades 7 through 12. Across high schools in Alabama, the average enrollment is about 682.
Etowah County includes 22 schools. Together they enroll 8,739 students.
White students are 85% of those enrolled at West End High School. The remaining shares are 8% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Etowah County's population at about 77%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 27%.
West End High School lists 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.7 students per teacher. The average ratio among high schools in Alabama is similar, at 17.2:1. About 55% of students at West End High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Alabama public high schools, West End High School outscored 65%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
West End High School is 12.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (31.6% versus 44.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Alabama.
The school's county is Etowah County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $54,563, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Etowah County's 42 public schools enroll about 15,139 students and include West End High School.
West End Elementary School sits about 3.2 miles from West End High School. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, West End High School ranks 6th on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Federal data show 366 students in 2020-21 and 370 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.9:1 to 17.7:1.
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Etowah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,105
Census ACS
Median income
$54,563
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
15,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Etowah County
- Southside High SchoolHigh · 825 students
- John S Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 745 students
- Rainbow Middle SchoolMiddle · 634 students
- Hokes Bluff Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Sardis High SchoolHigh · 546 students
Nearby schools
- West End Elementary School3.2 mi · 390
- Susan Moore High School7.4 mi · 440
- Susan Moore Elementary School7.4 mi · 582
- Douglas Elementary School7.8 mi · 521
- Robert D Sloman Primary7.9 mi · 613
- Douglas Middle School7.9 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About West End High SchoolHow many students attend West End High School?
West End High School enrolls approximately 370 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does West End High School serve?
West End High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West End High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West End High School is approximately 17.7:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at West End High School?
Student demographics at West End High School are roughly 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is West End High School in?
West End High School is part of Etowah County.
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