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Enrollment
525
High
DISTRICT 429 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTHILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360732000524
WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL
4501 ONONDAGA BLVD, SYRACUSE, NY 13219 · (315) 426-3100 · Onondaga County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL525 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
161 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WESTHILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
93.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
68.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
73.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for New York 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 New York'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
525
-59 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 13.6:1
% White
77%
was 88%
% Hispanic
6%
was 2%
% Black
9%
was 5%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL
WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL operates as a compact four-year high school in SYRACUSE, New York, operated by WESTHILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 525 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 21% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.
WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL is one of 4 schools operated by WESTHILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that serves 1,714 students overall.
On demographics, WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment; the rest looks like 9% Black, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Onondaga County (around 49%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.7%, the actual is 73.7%, a residual of +10.0 points.
In the area at large, census data for Onondaga County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,945 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Onondaga County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 67,044 students), WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 31.2%.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 10%: 584 students in 2018 compared to 525 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 88% to 77% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.
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Onondaga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
471,129
Census ACS
Median income
$76,945
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
67,044 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WESTHILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ONONDAGA HILL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 575 students
- CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 358 students
- WALBERTA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 256 students
Other schools in SYRACUSE
- HENNINGER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,483 students
- NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,350 students
- CORCORAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,338 students
- PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLERHigh · 1,126 students
- ONONDAGA-CORTLAND-MADISON BOCESCombined · 1,113 students
- SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 993 students
Nearby schools
- CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 358
- SPLIT ROCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 324
- WALBERTA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 256
- BELLEVUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 415
- DELAWARE PRIMARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 377
- ONONDAGA ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL?
WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 525 students in grades 09-12.
Is WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL have?
WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the student diversity at WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 77% White, 6% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL in?
WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL is part of WESTHILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.