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Enrollment
777
High
DISTRICT 905 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREEN BAY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550582000644
West High
966 Shawano Ave, Green Bay, WI 54303 · (920) 492-2600 · Brown County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL777 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
508 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 185 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 188 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 200 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 204 | 26% |
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 West High
West High's state test result (24.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West High this school | 777 | 65.4% | 24.2% |
| East High Madison | 1,643 | 57.9% | 25.7% |
| LaFollette High Madison | 1,541 | 58.3% | 22.1% |
| North High Oshkosh | 1,266 | 54.9% | 31.9% |
| East High Green Bay | 1,119 | 66.6% | 23.4% |
| Reagan College Preparatory High Milwaukee | 1,372 | 51.7% | 55.7% |
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 Brown County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #371 of 402 | #11 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 777 | #127 of 532 | #9 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #101 of 325 | #2 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.2% | #1 of 325 | #1 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.4% | #46 of 418 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #106 of 203 | N/A |
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
777
-47 (-6%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 1,152
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 777 | 58 | 13.4:1 | 65% (508) |
| 2023-24 | 784 | 62.9 | 12.5:1 | 68% (536) |
| 2022-23 | 862 | 60.8 | 14.2:1 | 69% (592) |
| 2020-21 | 824 | 66 | 12.5:1 | 71% (589) |
| 2017-18 | 858 | 69.3 | 12.4:1 | 62% (530) |
| 2015-16 | 848 | 69 | 12.3:1 | 69% (589) |
| 2010-11 | 985 | 67 | 14.7:1 | 63% (623) |
| 2000-01 | 1,238 | 79 | 15.7:1 | 34% (418) |
| 1990-91 | 1,152 | 72 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West High.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (858 to 777); teachers down 16% (69.3 to 58).
About West High
In Green Bay, Wisconsin, part of Brown County, West High is a high school. Enrolled students number 777 students, in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 64% higher than the average for high schools in Wisconsin, which is about 475.
Green Bay Area Public School District has 18,722 students spread across 44 schools.
West High has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 34%. The remaining students are 29% Hispanic, 15% Black, 9% Asian, and 9% multiracial. Among people living in Brown County, the White share is about 79%. Pick two students at random and there is a 76% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
West High employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin. West High's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 65%. That rate is above the 39% average among public schools in Brown County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, West High is 13.3 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 24.2% actual, 37.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
Among Brown County residents, the median household income is $79,649, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Besides West High, Brown County has 85 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Lincoln Elementary, is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. West High places 5th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Under the NCES locale system, West High is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment has fallen by 47 students since 2020-21, to 777.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
270,892
Census ACS
Median income
$79,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
42,385 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Green Bay Area Public School District
- Preble HighHigh · 2,149 students
- Edison MiddleMiddle · 1,121 students
- East HighHigh · 1,119 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,025 students
- Red Smith K-8Elementary · 924 students
- Washington MiddleMiddle · 688 students
Other schools in Green Bay
- Preble HighHigh · 2,149 students
- Bay Port HighHigh · 1,966 students
- Edison MiddleMiddle · 1,121 students
- East HighHigh · 1,119 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,025 students
- Ashwaubenon HighHigh · 1,024 students
Other West High schools
20 other US public schools in 11 states are named West High. West High is the 19th largest of the 21.
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary0.4 mi · 260
- Katherine Johnson Academy of Enriched Virtual Learning0.4 mi · 66
- Fort Howard Elementary0.6 mi · 241
- Elmore Elementary0.6 mi · 246
- GBAPS Community 4K Site0.7 mi · 122
- Tank Elementary0.7 mi · 110
Frequently asked questions
About West HighHow large is West High?
West High enrolls approximately 777 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 13.4:1 students per teacher at West High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West High?
At West High, the student body is approximately 34% White, 29% Hispanic, 15% Black, 9% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is West High public or private?
West High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Green Bay Area Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.