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What's the most underrated thing about Westover High School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,234
High
DISTRICT 922 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGHERTY COUNTY·NCES 130183000839
Westover High School
2600 Partridge Dr, Albany, GA 31707 · (229) 431-3320 · Dougherty County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,234 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
1,092 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 74%
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 | 343 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 353 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 281 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 257 | 21% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 71% · 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
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
37.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +24.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 24 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.2% |
| 2023-24 | 39.7% |
| 2022-23 | 20.8% |
| 2021-22 | 12.9% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 Westover High School
Westover High School's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westover High School this school | 1,234 | 88.5% | 33.3% |
| Stephenson High School Stone Mountain | 1,339 | 94.8% | 24.8% |
| Salem High School Conyers | 1,118 | 90.2% | 15.3% |
| Westside High School Augusta | 1,088 | 85.0% | 7.9% |
| Beach High School Savannah | 973 | 85.2% | 31.6% |
| Southwest DeKalb High School Decatur | 1,237 | 99.4% | 22.7% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Westover High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #236 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #206 of 417 ▼ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,234 | #200 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #332 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.8% | #385 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.5% | #136 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #65 of 168 |
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
1,234
-89 (-7%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 1,328
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 1,234 | 69.8 | 17.7:1 | 88% (1,092) |
| 2023-24 | 1,323 | 65 | 20.4:1 | 76% (1,002) |
| 2022-23 | 1,360 | 64 | 21.3:1 | 100% (1,360) |
| 2020-21 | 1,323 | 61 | 21.7:1 | 100% (1,323) |
| 2017-18 | 1,396 | 69.3 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,262 | 57 | 22.1:1 | 100% (1,259) |
| 2010-11 | 1,228 | 77 | 15.9:1 | 58% (710) |
| 2000-01 | 1,097 | 69 | 15.9:1 | 40% (444) |
| 1990-91 | 1,328 | 74 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westover High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,396 to 1,234); teachers up 1% (69.3 to 69.8).
About Westover High School
This page covers Westover High School, a medium-sized high school in Albany, Georgia. It enrolled 1,234 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year.
Dougherty County is made up of 22 schools with 13,241 students in all.
Most students at Westover High School are Black: 91% of enrollment. Other students are 3% Hispanic, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 71% Black share among all Dougherty County residents. Westover High School has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 69.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Westover High School was 17.7:1. The 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 88%. For comparison, public schools in Dougherty County average 98%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Westover High School, the prediction is 31.6% and the result is 33.3%.
County data help place the school in context: in Dougherty County, median household income is about $49,044, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 19%. The public schools of Dougherty County number 22 and enroll about 13,241.
Nearest public school: Lake Park Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around Westover High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Westover High School ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 33.3% versus a 31.9% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Westover High School went from 1,323 students to 1,234. The ratio was 21.7:1 in 2020-21 and 17.7:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Dougherty County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,091
Census ACS
Median income
$49,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
13,241 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dougherty County
- Dougherty Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,191 students
- Monroe High SchoolHigh · 1,189 students
- Live Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 833 students
- Merry Acres Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
- Albany Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Radium Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 747 students
Other schools in Albany
- Dougherty Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,191 students
- Monroe High SchoolHigh · 1,189 students
- Live Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 833 students
- Merry Acres Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
- Albany Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Radium Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 747 students
Other Westover High schools
One other US public school is named Westover High. Westover High School is the largest of the 2.
- Westover HighFayetteville, NC · 1,234 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Park Elementary School0.7 mi · 494
- Sherwood Acres Elementary School1.7 mi · 630
- Merry Acres Middle School1.8 mi · 807
- West Town Elementary School2.1 mi · 309
- Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet2.2 mi · 478
- Northside Elementary School2.8 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About Westover High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Westover High School?
Westover High School enrolls approximately 1,234 students in grades 09-12.
Is Westover High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westover High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Westover High School have?
Westover High School employs 70 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Westover High School?
At Westover High School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 3% Hispanic, 91% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Westover High School?
Westover High School is overseen by Dougherty County in Dougherty County.
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