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.