West High School

West High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
3301 Saylesville Rd,  Waukesha, WI
School District of Waukesha
3.6
3.5
1,194 Students
A-
Niche Grade

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
24:1
Average SAT Score
1160
Average ACT Score
26
Math Proficiency
38%
Reading Proficiency
48%
Average GPA
3.5
Graduation Rate
96%

Niche Grade

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

Academics
Average GPA
3.5
Reading Proficiency
48%
Math Proficiency
38%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
24:1
Teachers
50
Full Time Teachers
50
Part Time Teachers
0
Teachers in First or Second Year
8%
College Prep
Average SAT
1160
Math
570
Verbal
590
Average ACT
26
Math
25
English
26
Reading
27
Science
26
Number of AP Courses
28
AP Pass Rate
62.7%
AP Math Enrollment
Very High
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
High

GreatSchools Rating

3
Equity
10
College Readiness
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
398:1

Student Diversity

Male
50.8%
Female
49.2%
White
76.7%
Hispanic
12.4%
Two or more races
3.8%
Black
3.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander
3.1%
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.
University of Wisconsin-Madison 157 Students
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 122 Students
University of Minnesota Twin Cities 92 Students
Carroll University 79 Students
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse 61 Students
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater 61 Students
Marquette University 43 Students
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 40 Students
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh 37 Students
University of Iowa 36 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 51 Students
Nursing 49 Students
Psychology 43 Students
Biology 31 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 27 Students
Marketing 20 Students
Physical Therapy 19 Students
Political Science and Government 18 Students
Kinesiology and Exercise Science 17 Students
Communications 16 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.6 230 Reviews
4.0 Junior
1/23/2024
Waukesha West High school is my current high school. It is pretty average by all means, but the opportunities it offers here, in excellent arts and music programs, accelerated academic classes, and career pathways allowing hands-on experience offered through schools, are all very special and a huge driver towards allowing its students to succeed.
3.0 Junior
1/2/2022
Waukesha West is not very diverse, but most of the staff try to be inclusive of the students various backgrounds. Although the school board has taken drastic steps to ban and remove signs concerning Anti-Racist work, Safe Place signs, and Pride Flags despite student protest and testaments to how the signs made them feel safe in school.
3.0 Junior
3/15/2021
Better college prep and act/sat prep, the school has great academics and sports but the parking lot exit is very bad and sometimes takes as long as 20-25 minutes to get out of the parking lot.
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3.5 8 Reviews
5.0 student
3/27/2017
School is jam-packed with very kind and accepting people, and the academic and social atmospheres are great!
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5.0 student
2/12/2014
It's extremely accepting and welcoming to new students, the teachers are entertaining and really know how to teach the material in ways you'll remember it.
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1.0 parent
1/5/2014
This school does not prepare students for academic success after high school. My son got A's in his AP classes and did very poorly in the same subjects (intro level) in college. His fellow graduates that were 3.5 or higher grade point average are struggling and some have dropped out of college after...
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4.0 student
11/23/2011
I'm currently a junior at Waukesha West and things have gotten better now that we have a new principal. So far, I've really enjoyed the experience, especially my freshman and sophomore years. Naturally, junior year is much harder and stressful. Therefore, I haven't been enjoying this year all that m...
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