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If you had an hour of school board time for West High, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,024
High
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550039000048
West High
610 N Badger Ave, Appleton, WI 54914 · (920) 852-5410 · Outagamie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,024 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
513 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 42%
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 219 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 204 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 287 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 314 | 31% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 54% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 West High
West High's state test result (28.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West High this school | 1,024 | 50.1% | 28.9% |
| North High Sheboygan | 1,482 | 51.1% | 43.9% |
| East High Wausau | 893 | 43.8% | 39.9% |
| Logan High La Crosse | 729 | 49.5% | 42.0% |
| East High Appleton | 1,238 | 40.5% | 33.8% |
| North High Eau Claire | 1,567 | 41.2% | 43.2% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 West High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Outagamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #354 of 402 | #12 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,024 | #88 of 532 | #6 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #108 of 325 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #33 of 325 | #1 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.1% | #89 of 418 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #88 of 203 | #3 of 6 |
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
1,024
-104 (-9%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 1,452
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 1,024 | 75.6 | 13.6:1 | 50% (513) |
| 2023-24 | 1,118 | 78.5 | 14.2:1 | 59% (664) |
| 2022-23 | 1,157 | 78.2 | 14.8:1 | 53% (617) |
| 2020-21 | 1,128 | 70 | 16.1:1 | 52% (591) |
| 2017-18 | 1,151 | 72.2 | 15.9:1 | 42% (485) |
| 2015-16 | 1,067 | 65 | 16.4:1 | 42% (453) |
| 2010-11 | 1,275 | 74 | 17.2:1 | 42% (530) |
| 2000-01 | 1,395 | 89 | 15.7:1 | 18% (255) |
| 1990-91 | 1,452 | 84 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West High.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (1,151 to 1,024); teachers up 5% (72.2 to 75.6).
About West High
The public high school West High is located in Appleton, Wisconsin. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 1,024 students. Statewide, high schools in Wisconsin average about 475 students each.
West High is in Appleton Area School District, a district with 14,994 students across 38 schools.
White students are the majority at West High, with 55% of enrollment. It is also 15% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 5% multiracial. Outagamie County's residents are about 86% White, 31 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
West High's 75.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.6:1. On average, high schools in Wisconsin have 14.6:1, compared with 13.6:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 50%. The rate at public schools in Outagamie County averages 32%, lower than here.
West High is 18.0 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
County data help place the school in context: in Outagamie County, the median household income is $85,069, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. In all, Outagamie County has 73 public schools and roughly 31,330 students.
The shortest distance from West High to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Renaissance School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, West High is 8th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment is down 9% from 2020-21, when West High had 1,128 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,024. Students per teacher fell from 16.1 in 2020-21 to 13.6 in 2024-25.
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Outagamie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
192,826
Census ACS
Median income
$85,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
31,330 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Appleton Area School District
- North HighHigh · 1,635 students
- East HighHigh · 1,238 students
- Madison MiddleMiddle · 929 students
- Einstein MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Wisconsin Connections AcademyCombined · 743 students
- Appleton Community 4KElementary · 672 students
Other schools in Appleton
- North HighHigh · 1,635 students
- East HighHigh · 1,238 students
- Madison MiddleMiddle · 929 students
- Einstein MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Wisconsin Connections AcademyCombined · 743 students
- Appleton Community 4KElementary · 672 students
Other West High schools
20 other US public schools in 11 states are named West High. West High is the 16th largest of the 21.
Nearby schools
- Renaissance School0.0 mi · 151
- Appleton Technical Academy0.0 mi · 68
- Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School0.2 mi · 314
- Wilson Middle0.4 mi · 587
- Highlands Elementary0.9 mi · 417
- Odyssey-Magellan0.9 mi · 214
Frequently asked questions
About West HighWhat is the total enrollment at West High?
West High enrolls approximately 1,024 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does West High serve?
West High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at West High?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at West High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West High?
At West High, the student body is approximately 55% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, 15% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is West High public or private?
West High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Appleton Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.