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West High School

(319) 433-2700

Physical Address:
425 East Ridgeway Ave
Waterloo, IA  50702
Mailing Address:
425 E Ridgeway Ave
Waterloo, IA  50702

School Information

District:
Waterloo Comm School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Black Hawk County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
1604

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in West High School

This School County Average State Average
White 68.33% 71.51% 85.70%
Black 21.13% 18.06% 5.16%
Hispanic 8.48% 6.06% 7.40%
Asian/Pacific 1.43% 1.93% 2.03%
Others 0.31% 4.75% 3.50%
American Indian 0.31% 0.97% 0.92%

Genders in West High School

This School County Average State Average
Female 50.44% 49.41% 48.31%
Male 49.56% 50.59% 51.69%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for West High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 1277 1188 1096
Black 298 322 339
Hispanic 124 135 136
Asian/Pacific 33 24 23
Others 0 0 5
American Indian 3 3 5
Total 1735 1672 1604

Enrollment by Gender for West High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 822 818 809
Male 913 854 795
Total 1735 1672 1604

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for West High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1735 1672 1604
# Eligible for free lunch 402 (23%) 501 (30%) 499 (31%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 160 (9%) 117 (7%) 115 (7%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 562 (32%) 618 (37%) 614 (38%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for West High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1735 1672 1604
Fulltime teachers 101.6 100.0 103.7
Student/Teacher Ratio 17.10 16.70 15.47
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 14.30 14.74 13.63