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West High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
30 Ash St
Madison, WI 53726
Phone
(608) 204-4100
District
Madison Metropolitan School District
County
DANE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
2147
Classroom Teachers
128

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Wisconsin

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.6% of all WI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

West High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
35%
60%
41%
43%
29%
52%
35%
60%
41%
43%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 552 25.7%
Grade 10 533 24.8%
Grade 11 506 23.6%
Grade 12 556 25.9%
Total 2147 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 56.0% 44.4% 70.6%
Black 11.0% 20.1% 9.2%
Hispanic 24.4% 26.7% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 8.3% 8.5% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4% 1.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 31.1% 45.7% 40.4%
Free lunch eligible 27.6% 41.3% 36.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.5% 4.4% 4.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 275,998 5,892,539
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,700.1 108
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.0% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 46.9% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 19.3% 26.2%
65 OR OLDER 12.9% 17.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 125,200 2,425,488
Single Parent Households With Children 5.8% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.2% 93.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 58.7% 32.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.3% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.9% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.0% 14.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.0% 18.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.5% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.5% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 9.9% 7.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,197 $232,097,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,219 $30,757,000 6.8%
Staff $1,275 $32,167,000 7.1%
General Administration $184 $4,633,000 1.0%
School Administration $768 $19,394,000 4.3%
Operation $1,466 $37,006,000 8.2%
Transportation $344 $8,688,000 1.9%
Other $1,113 $28,081,000 6.2%
Total Support $6,369 $160,726,000 35.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,382 $60,120,000 13.3%
Total Expenditures $17,948 $452,943,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,015 $6,599,040,000 47.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $741 $609,761,000 4.4%
Staff $829 $682,423,000 4.9%
General Administration $295 $242,657,000 1.8%
School Administration $700 $575,935,000 4.2%
Operation $1,400 $1,153,005,000 8.3%
Transportation $442 $364,261,000 2.6%
Other $736 $606,191,000 4.4%
Total Support $5,143 $4,234,233,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,660 $3,013,152,000 21.8%
Total Expenditures $16,818 $13,846,425,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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