Bay City Western High School

Bay City Western High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
500 W Midland Rd,  Auburn, MI
Bay City School District
3.6
3.3
1,102 Students
B
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Mrs. Judy Cox
Student Teacher Ratio
22:1
Average SAT Score
1180
Average ACT Score
25
Math Proficiency
33%
Reading Proficiency
62%
Average GPA
3.53
Graduation Rate
90%

Niche Grade

B
Academics
B+
Teachers
C+
College Prep
B-
Administration
B-
Resources/Facilities
B-
Clubs and Activities
A-
Sports
C+
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.53
Reading Proficiency
62%
Math Proficiency
33%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
22:1
Teachers
49
Full Time Teachers
49
Teachers in First or Second Year
0%
College Prep
Average SAT
1180
Math
580
Verbal
600
Average ACT
25
Math
24
English
24
Reading
25
Science
25
Number of AP Courses
10
AP Pass Rate
60.2%
AP Math Enrollment
Average
AP Science Enrollment
Average
Other AP Enrollment
High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Average
Boys Athletic Participation
Very High

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
420:1

Student Diversity

Male
50.4%
Female
49.6%
White
90.4%
Hispanic
4.3%
Two or more races
3.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
Black
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Saginaw Valley State University 295 Students
Michigan State University 209 Students
Delta College - Michigan 191 Students
Central Michigan University 182 Students
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 126 Students
Grand Valley State University 112 Students
Ferris State University 109 Students
Western Michigan University 75 Students
Michigan Technological University 63 Students
Eastern Michigan University 57 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing 51 Students
Biology 40 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 38 Students
Business 34 Students
Psychology 26 Students
Computer Science 21 Students
Marketing 21 Students
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 21 Students
Finance 16 Students
Chemical Engineering 16 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.6 224 Reviews
3.0 Junior
7/9/2024
Some of the facility members are caring and look out for the wellbeing of the students that attend my school. while some do not even care to notice, all they care about is keeping academics up with the school. My counselor and other students as well had noticed that they will deny us to certain things or take certain classes so that it doesn't have bad feedback at the school. I would say the sports are okay, bowling doesn't get as many funds as any other sport, and I feel that we should have busses for sporting events such as any other sport. But the classes are great I wish teachers would explain much more in dept about certain topics. But the classes offered are a great variety.
5.0 Senior
6/6/2024
very straight forward, teachers very helpful and almost all were very qualified to do what they did. Overall just a very common high school experience
5.0 Senior
3/17/2024
It's a good school. Nothing about it jumps out at you, per se, but it's a good place to get an education. It has plenty of opportunities and extracurriculars. The people are friendly and the teachers are good. I've enjoyed my time there.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.3 3 Reviews
5.0 parent
3/5/2025
I’m not sure why someone would leave a bad review because Western is good with pushing kids to challenge themselves with honors courses. Would it better for them to push kids to strive for mediocrity? If that parent had students who should have been in easier classes so his/her kids could do more ex...
1.0 parent
1/4/2023
I have had 2 students go through the process of Western Middle School to Western High School. I cannot understand what the point of pushing these students to take all honors and AP classes so by senior year they have 1 or maybe 2 classes left. They are all so stressed out sophomore and junior years....
4.0 other
8/12/2012
I am a graduated student from Western High School and think that it is a really good school. The teachers and all other staff are there because they enjoy being around the kids and helping them out not only academically but also with turning them into better people in general. Sure, everyone has the...

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