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If you had an hour of school board time for West High, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,775
High
DISTRICT 1,222 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TORRANCE UNIFIED·NCES 063942006580
West High
20401 Victor St., Torrance, CA 90503 · (310) 533-4299 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,775 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% of California public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
438 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 9 | 456 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 430 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 439 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 450 | 25% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 62% · 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
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
77.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.6pp since 2014
Math
60.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 45.8% | 31.7% | 12.9% | 9.6% |
| Math | 36.1% | 23.9% | 19.9% | 20.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.6% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.5% | 52.6% |
| 2022-23 | 77.9% | 48.5% |
| 2021-22 | 73.1% | 50.0% |
| 2018-19 | 74.9% | 64.8% |
| 2017-18 | 76.2% | 58.2% |
| 2016-17 | 83.7% | 67.5% |
| 2015-16 | 77.0% | 61.0% |
| 2014-15 | 73.0% | 63.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. 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
66.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for California 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 California'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 High
West High's state test result (66.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West High this school | 1,775 | 24.7% | 66.2% |
| South High Torrance | 1,734 | 22.4% | 69.1% |
| Santa Clara High Santa Clara | 1,663 | 23.6% | 58.1% |
| Alameda High Alameda | 1,868 | 30.4% | 66.5% |
| Adrian Wilcox High Santa Clara | 1,614 | 26.0% | 54.2% |
| Santa Teresa High San Jose | 2,134 | 27.9% | 58.7% |
Matched among California 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #111 of 1,052 | #30 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #89 of 1,056 ▲ 41 | #23 of 229 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #127 of 1,056 ▲ 33 | #32 of 229 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.2pp | #259 of 1,044 | #81 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,775 | #405 of 2,093 | #78 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #1,180 of 1,352 | #320 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.0% | #32 of 1,351 | #4 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.7% | #1,448 of 1,575 | #372 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #368 of 802 | #140 of 227 |
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
1,775
-128 (-7%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 1,534
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 25.7:1
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 | 1,775 | 71.8 | 24.7:1 | 25% (438) |
| 2023-24 | 1,798 | 72.3 | 24.9:1 | 25% (452) |
| 2022-23 | 1,840 | 73.9 | 24.9:1 | 23% (430) |
| 2020-21 | 1,903 | 74 | 25.7:1 | 22% (424) |
| 2017-18 | 2,031 | 81.3 | 25.0:1 | 23% (458) |
| 2015-16 | 2,078 | 85 | 24.4:1 | 22% (457) |
| 2010-11 | 2,110 | N/A | N/A | 16% (341) |
| 2000-01 | 1,942 | 84 | 23.1:1 | 6% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 1,534 | 65 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West High.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (2,031 to 1,775); teachers down 12% (81.3 to 71.8).
About West High
West High, located in Torrance, California, is a high-enrollment high school. The latest federal count shows 1,775 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in California is about 838 students, so this school is 112% bigger than average.
Torrance Unified enrolls 21,890 students in 31 schools, including West High.
The most common group at West High is Asian students, at 37%. It is also 26% Hispanic, 21% White, 11% multiracial, and 5% Black. Los Angeles County's residents are about 15% Asian, 22 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 74% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
West High operates with 71.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 24.7:1. On average, high schools in California have 18.2:1, compared with 24.7:1 here. West High reports 25% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for West High is A-. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 84% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For West High, the prediction is 65.1% and the result is 66.2%.
Across Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Los Angeles County is home to 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 public school students.
The school nearest to West High is Victor Elementary, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, West High places 5th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, West High's enrollment declined 7%, to 1,775. The number of students per teacher fell from 25.7 to 24.7 over 4 years.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Torrance Unified
- Torrance HighHigh · 1,879 students
- North HighHigh · 1,812 students
- South HighHigh · 1,734 students
- Victor ElementaryElementary · 965 students
- Hickory ElementaryElementary · 847 students
- Madrona MiddleMiddle · 678 students
Other schools in Torrance
- Torrance HighHigh · 1,879 students
- North HighHigh · 1,812 students
- South HighHigh · 1,734 students
- Victor ElementaryElementary · 965 students
- Hickory ElementaryElementary · 847 students
- Madrona MiddleMiddle · 678 students
Other West High schools
20 other US public schools in 11 states are named West High. West High is the 4th largest of the 21.
- West HighBakersfield, CA · 2,159 students
- West HighSALT LAKE CITY, UT · 2,503 students
- West HighMadison, WI · 2,222 students
- West High SchoolAnchorage, AK · 1,702 students
- West High SchoolWaterloo, IA · 1,696 students
Nearby schools
- Victor Elementary0.2 mi · 965
- Bert M. Lynn Middle0.4 mi · 612
- Parras (Nick G.) Middle0.6 mi · 1,031
- Redondo Beach Virtual Learning0.6 mi · 13
- Patricia Dreizler Continuation High0.6 mi · 41
- Redondo Beach Learning Academy0.6 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About West HighHow large is West High?
West High enrolls approximately 1,775 students in grades 09-12.
Is West High an elementary, middle, or high school?
West High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at West High?
Approximately 24.7:1 students per teacher at West High.
How diverse is West High?
West High reports a student body of 21% White, 26% Hispanic, 5% Black, 37% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is West High public or private?
West High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Torrance Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.