Western High

Located at 501 South Western Ave., in Anaheim, California, Western High is a well-populated senior high that teaches 1,446 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Anaheim Union High. That puts it 73% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Across the 21 schools in Anaheim Union High (26,076 students total), Western High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Western High shows that 76% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 10% Asian, 8% White, 3% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Orange County (around 55%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Western High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.9%; this one delivers 33.4%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate the typical household earns roughly $116,289 per year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Orange County runs 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), of which Western High is one.

Danbrook Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Western High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Western High at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.8%.

Western High operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Western High has fell 28%, going from 2,004 students in 2018 to 1,446 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 70% to 76% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 26.0:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 in 2025.

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