📍 951 Elati St, Denver, Denver County, 80204
West High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Denver, Denver County. The school has 637 pupils enrolled. It is part of the School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 47.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
West High School enrolls 637 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 47.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Black or African American and 4.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 541 | 85% |
| Black or African American | 49 | 7.7% |
| White | 28 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
594 of the school's 637 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
West High School is one of 203 schools in School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, based in DENVER, Colorado. The district serves 90,471 students district-wide and employs 5,947 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 637 students, West High School is larger than the district average of about 446 students per school.
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