Westview High

Westview High is a secondary school of big scale in San Diego, California, one of the schools within Poway Unified, teacheing 2,116 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 153% above the state mean of about 838.

Across the 39 schools in Poway Unified (34,259 students total), Westview High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Westview High records that the largest single group is Asian at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 33% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 12% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.4:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 12% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Westview High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 81.9%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for San Diego County shows median household earnings sit near $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Westview High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mesa Verde Middle, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Westview High comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 73.5%.

Westview High operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Westview High's enrollment has fell 10% since 2018, when it stood at 2,358 (now 2,116). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 43% to 33%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 25.9:1 in 2018 to 24.4:1 today.

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