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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Western High this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,446
High
DISTRICT 1,433 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANAHEIM UNION HIGH·NCES 060263000192
Western High
501 South Western Ave., Anaheim, CA 92804 · (714) 220-4040 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,446 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of California public high schools
- CTest 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.
- C+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
21.9:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
1,300 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 302 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 416 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 397 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 331 | 23% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
44.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -10.9pp since 2014
Math
16.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 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 California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.3% | 28.8% | 25.9% | 30.1% |
| Math | 3.7% | 12.3% | 19.7% | 64.3% |
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 | 44.1% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.1% | 20.7% |
| 2022-23 | 44.1% | 16.2% |
| 2021-22 | 46.5% | 12.6% |
| 2020-21 | 57.0% | 21.1% |
| 2018-19 | 59.3% | 25.2% |
| 2017-18 | 40.7% | 14.2% |
| 2016-17 | 54.5% | 20.7% |
| 2015-16 | 62.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 55.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Western High
Western High's state test result (31.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western High this school | 1,446 | 89.9% | 31.7% |
| Savanna High Anaheim | 1,466 | 89.6% | 28.0% |
| Reseda Charter High Reseda | 1,339 | 88.3% | 35.2% |
| Loara High Anaheim | 1,539 | 92.4% | 23.2% |
| Erma Duncan Polytechnical High Fresno | 1,186 | 86.6% | 39.3% |
| Tustin High Tustin | 1,627 | 86.8% | 43.4% |
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 Western High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #750 of 1,052 | #59 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #801 of 1,056 ▼ 208 | #62 of 69 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #821 of 1,056 ▼ 69 | #59 of 69 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #622 of 1,044 | #38 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,446 | #589 of 2,093 | #60 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #830 of 1,352 | #39 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #847 of 1,351 | #54 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.9% | #302 of 1,575 | #17 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.8% | #77 of 802 | #6 of 71 |
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
1,446
-288 (-17%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 1,426
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 25.5:1
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 | 1,446 | 66.1 | 21.9:1 | 90% (1,300) |
| 2023-24 | 1,667 | 76.9 | 21.7:1 | 88% (1,473) |
| 2022-23 | 1,704 | 81.7 | 20.9:1 | 87% (1,484) |
| 2020-21 | 1,734 | 68 | 25.5:1 | 90% (1,554) |
| 2017-18 | 2,004 | 77.1 | 26.0:1 | 79% (1,586) |
| 2015-16 | 2,125 | 80 | 26.6:1 | 72% (1,531) |
| 2010-11 | 2,273 | N/A | N/A | 60% (1,374) |
| 2000-01 | 1,691 | 69 | 24.5:1 | 39% (658) |
| 1990-91 | 1,426 | 55 | 25.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Western High.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (2,004 to 1,446); teachers down 14% (77.1 to 66.1).
About Western High
Western High is a high school located in Anaheim, California, in Orange County. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 1,446 students in 2024-25. On average, high schools in California enroll around 838, and this school is 73% larger than that mark.
Anaheim Union High is the district for Western High. It has 21 schools and 26,076 students.
About 76% of the student body at Western High is Hispanic. Other groups include 10% Asian, 8% White, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County residents are about 34% Hispanic. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at Western High are from different groups.
Western High reported 66.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 21.9:1. The school's 21.9:1 compares with an average of 18.2:1 for high schools in California. Roughly 90% of students at Western High can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is 35 points above the 55% average for public schools in Orange County.
Western High earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 40% of California public high schools.
Western High is 4.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (31.7% versus 26.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Census data for Orange County show the median household earns about $116,289 a year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Orange County number 649, with about 430,458 students.
Danbrook Elementary is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Western High is 8th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
In the federal locale system, Western High is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 17% across 4 years, from 1,734 in 2020-21 to 1,446 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 25.5:1 to 21.9:1.
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Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
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Other Western High schools
8 other US public schools in 9 states are named Western High. Western High is the 3rd largest of the 9.
- WESTERN HIGH SCHOOLDAVIE, FL · 3,510 students
- Western High SchoolLas Vegas, NV · 2,761 students
- Western HighBaltimore, MD · 1,290 students
- Western High SchoolPARMA, MI · 809 students
- Western High SchoolRussiaville, IN · 804 students
Nearby schools
- Danbrook Elementary0.3 mi · 433
- Twila Reid Elementary0.3 mi · 490
- Centralia Elementary0.5 mi · 496
- Orangeview Junior High0.6 mi · 612
- Hansen Elementary0.8 mi · 416
- Lord Baden-Powell0.9 mi · 248
Frequently asked questions
About Western HighHow large is Western High?
Western High enrolls approximately 1,446 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Western High serve?
Western High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Western High?
Approximately 21.9:1 students per teacher at Western High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Western High?
At Western High, the student body is approximately 8% White, 76% Hispanic, 3% Black, 10% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Western High in?
Western High is part of Anaheim Union High.
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