WEST H S

WEST H S is one of the cozy high schools in WEST, Texas, part of WEST ISD, with 375 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 53% smaller than the state mean of about 796.

WEST ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,300 students; WEST H S is among them.

In terms of who attends, WEST H S logs that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 20% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, WEST H S has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting WEST H S tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against McLennan County (around 62%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, WEST H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for McLennan County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,643 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. WEST H S is one of 124 public schools in McLennan County (combined enrollment of about 45,703 students).

Nearest neighbor: WEST MIDDLE, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WEST H S ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 44.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 12%: 425 students in 2018 compared to 375 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.