West High School

West High School is one of the small four-year high schools in DENVER, Colorado, one of the schools within School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, with 519 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C runs 198 schools in total, collectively educating 90,471 students. West High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, West High School reports that 86% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school records 9% Black, 2% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, West High School has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.9:1 average. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Denver County's rate of about 63%.

After controlling for student poverty, West High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 11.6%, the actual is 5.8%, a residual of -5.7 points.

In the area at large, census data for Denver County shows median household income runs about $94,718, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. West High School is one of 206 public schools in Denver County (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students).

Nearest neighbor: West Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West High School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 25.6%.

West High School operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 10%: 577 students in 2018 compared to 519 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.