📍 2305 Jefferson Island Road, New Iberia, Iberia Parish, 70560
Westgate High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New Iberia, Iberia Parish. The school has 993 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Iberia Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers 9 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westgate High School enrolls 993 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Black or African American, 28% White and 6.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 576 | 58% |
| White | 276 | 28% |
| Asian | 62 | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 3.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
764 of the school's 993 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 764 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.
Westgate High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 LA-30, state senate district 22, state house district 48.
Westgate High School is one of 23 schools in Iberia Parish, based in New Iberia, Louisiana. The district serves 10,768 students district-wide and employs 644 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 993 students, Westgate High School is larger than the district average of about 468 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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