📍 1002 Patriots Way, Augusta, Richmond County, 30907
Westside High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Augusta, Richmond County. The school has 999 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richmond County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westside High School enrolls 999 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 57 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Black or African American, 15% White and 6.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 732 | 73% |
| White | 154 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 63 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
979 of the school's 999 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 979 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Westside High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 124.
Westside High School is one of 52 schools in Richmond County, based in Augusta, Georgia. The district serves 28,923 students district-wide and employs 2,136 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 999 students, Westside High School is larger than the district average of about 556 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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