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West University Charter High

๐Ÿ“ 11602 N 15th St, Tampa, Hillsborough County, 33612

407
Pupils
45.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

West University Charter High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Tampa, Hillsborough County. The school has 407 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hillsborough school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 45.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. 15% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 12%.

School details

School district
Hillsborough

Enrollment & staffing

West University Charter High enrolls 407 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 64% male and 36% female. A teaching staff of 9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 45.2:1.

Male students
262 (64%)
Female students
145 (36%)
Teachers (FTE)
9
Student-teacher ratio
45.2:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 13% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American19748%
Hispanic or Latino14536%
White5313%
Two or more races102.5%
Asian1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

277 of the school's 407 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 234 qualify for free lunch and 43 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Charter schoolTitle I

West University Charter High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 19, state house district 61.

School district: HILLSBOROUGH

West University Charter High is one of 309 schools in HILLSBOROUGH, based in TAMPA, Florida. The district serves 220,360 students district-wide and employs 12,405 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 407 students, West University Charter High is smaller than the district average of about 713 students per school.

220,360
District students
309
Schools
12,405
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

15%
Reading proficient
12%
Graduation rate
0%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

Setting: City - Large

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