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Which teacher or staff member at WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
3,510
High
DISTRICT 1,336 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018002120
WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL
1200 SW 136TH AVE, DAVIE, FL 33325 · (754) 323-2400 · Broward County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL3,510 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Florida public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public high schools
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
139 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.9:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
967 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
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 | 890 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 910 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 861 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 849 | 24% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
65.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.5pp since 2023
Math
39.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.5% | 38.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 SCHOOL
WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL this school | 3,510 | 27.5% | 58.1% |
| MIAMI PALMETTO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MIAMI | 2,618 | 28.0% | 58.6% |
| WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL PEMBROKE PINES | 2,492 | 23.7% | 70.8% |
| WILLIAM R BOONE HIGH ORLANDO | 2,650 | 29.6% | 55.1% |
| FREEDOM HIGH ORLANDO | 2,504 | 26.4% | 56.0% |
| EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL CLERMONT | 2,683 | 23.8% | 50.7% |
Matched among Florida 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 SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #199 of 555 | #19 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #294 of 549 ▼ 47 | #37 of 45 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #170 of 559 ▲ 28 | #17 of 45 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,510 | #5 of 830 | #2 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.3:1 | #465 of 575 | #29 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #281 of 594 | #28 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.5% | #500 of 630 | #37 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.7% | #168 of 246 | #13 of 18 |
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
3,510
-54 (-2%) vs 2020
+71% since 1990-91, when it was 2,051
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
was 24.4:1
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 | 3,510 | 139 | 25.3:1 | 28% (967) |
| 2023-24 | 3,640 | 141 | 25.8:1 | 36% (1,298) |
| 2022-23 | 3,566 | 144 | 24.8:1 | 43% (1,545) |
| 2020-21 | 3,564 | 146 | 24.4:1 | 36% (1,287) |
| 2017-18 | 3,291 | 147 | 22.4:1 | 47% (1,550) |
| 2015-16 | 3,141 | 139 | 22.6:1 | 40% (1,247) |
| 2010-11 | 2,991 | 143 | 20.9:1 | 29% (871) |
| 2000-01 | 4,126 | 173 | 23.9:1 | 6% (256) |
| 1990-91 | 2,051 | 106 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL.
About WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL
This page covers WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL, a high-enrollment high school in DAVIE, Florida. Enrollment is 3,510 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. Against the 1,035-student average for high schools in Florida, enrollment here is 239% higher.
BROWARD has 243,591 students in 325 schools, and WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL is one of those schools.
Roughly 57% of students at WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL are Hispanic. Other groups make up 29% White, 8% Black, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 33% of Broward County residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 139 full-time positions, a ratio of 25.3:1. On average, high schools in Florida have 23.5:1, compared with 25.3:1 here. Around 28% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is 10 points below the 38% average for public schools in Broward County.
WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 54% of Florida public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL, the prediction is 67.4% and the result is 58.1%.
WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL is located in Broward County, where the median household income is $77,633, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Besides WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL, Broward County has 337 other public schools.
The closest public school to WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL is FLAMINGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL ranks 9th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (3,564) and 2024-25 (3,510).
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Broward County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,977,129
Census ACS
Median income
$77,633
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
244,502 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in DAVIE
- NOVA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,420 students
- INDIAN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,833 students
- NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,294 students
- FOX TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,099 students
- SILVER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 849 students
- NOVA DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER ELEMElementary · 747 students
Other Western High schools
8 other US public schools in 9 states are named Western High. WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL is the largest of the 9.
- Western High SchoolLas Vegas, NV · 2,761 students
- Western HighAnaheim, CA · 1,446 students
- Western HighBaltimore, MD · 1,290 students
- Western High SchoolPARMA, MI · 809 students
- Western High SchoolRussiaville, IN · 804 students
Nearby schools
- FLAMINGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 642
- ATLANTIC MONTESSORI CHARTER SCHOOL WEST CAMPUS1.5 mi · 111
- SAWGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 858
- INDIAN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL2.8 mi · 1,833
- COUNTRY ISLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 773
- CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.1 mi · 800
Frequently asked questions
About WESTERN HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL?
WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 3,510 students in grades 09-12.
Is WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL have?
WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL employs 139 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.3:1.
What is the student diversity at WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 29% White, 57% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL in?
WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL is part of BROWARD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.