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What do you wish you knew before starting at West Hall High School?
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Enrollment
1,274
High
DISTRICT 999 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALL COUNTY·NCES 130261002043
West Hall High School
5500 McEver Rd, Oakwood, GA 30566 · (770) 967-9826 · Hall County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,274 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
846 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 74%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
7.5%
GA avg 44.6% . -4.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are down about 5 points since 2021.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
8.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-34.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,274
+166 (+15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 16.2:1
% White
26%
was 42%
% Hispanic
61%
was 48%
% Black
9%
was 6%
% Asian
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About West Hall High School
West Hall High School is one of the moderately sized secondary schools in Oakwood, Georgia, one of the schools within Hall County, with 1,274 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.
Hall County comprises 38 schools with combined enrollment of 28,028 students; West Hall High School is among them.
Demographically, West Hall High School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%. Beyond that, the school lists 26% White, 9% Black, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, West Hall High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 43.0%; this one comes in at 8.8%, -34.2 points off the demographic line.
In the area at large, census data for Hall County shows median household earnings sit near $80,901, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. West Hall High School is one of 49 public schools in Hall County (combined enrollment of about 36,525 students).
The closest other public school is West Hall Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West Hall High School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 31.4%.
The campus sits in a suburban setting.
Five-year trend. West Hall High School's enrollment has rose 15% since 2018, when it stood at 1,108 (now 1,274). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 42% to 26% over that span.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Hall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
212,705
Census ACS
Median income
$80,901
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
36,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hall County
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 1,318 students
- Flowery Branch HighHigh · 1,304 students
- East Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,287 students
- Chestatee High SchoolHigh · 1,245 students
- Cherokee Bluff High SchoolHigh · 1,202 students
- North Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,164 students
Other schools in Oakwood
- West Hall Middle SchoolMiddle · 842 students
- Oakwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
Nearby schools
- West Hall Middle School0.3 mi · 842
- Flowery Branch Elementary School1.5 mi · 711
- Oakwood Elementary School1.8 mi · 509
- C. W. Davis Middle School2.1 mi · 748
- Martin Elementary School2.2 mi · 628
- Flowery Branch High2.3 mi · 1,304
Frequently asked questions
About West Hall High SchoolHow many students attend West Hall High School?
West Hall High School enrolls approximately 1,274 students in grades 09-12.
Is West Hall High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Hall High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does West Hall High School have?
West Hall High School employs 75 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Hall High School?
At West Hall High School, the student body is approximately 26% White, 61% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees West Hall High School?
West Hall High School is overseen by Hall County in Hall County.
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