W F West High School

W F West High School, a heavily attended four-year high school in Chehalis, Washington, operated by Chehalis School District, works with 950 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 66% larger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 573 students.

W F West High School is one of 8 schools operated by Chehalis School District, a district that educates 3,142 students overall.

In terms of who attends, W F West High School shows that White students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 21.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Lewis County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, W F West High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.0%, the actual is 47.7%, a residual of -3.3 points.

In the broader community, Lewis County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,796, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Lewis County's 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,548 students), W F West High School is one campus in the mix.

Lewis County Alternative School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), W F West High School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 36.8%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. W F West High School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 956 (now 950). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 15% to 21% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 22.2:1 in 2025.

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