📍 150 Marie Ave, West Saint Paul, Dakota County, 55118
West Heights Alc is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in West Saint Paul, Dakota County. The school has 74 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Intermediate School District 917 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 47%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
West Heights Alc enrolls 74 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 49% |
| White | 20 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 3 | 4.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
47 of the school's 74 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 39 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Heights Alc is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 MN-20, state senate district 52.
West Heights Alc is one of 15 schools in INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917, based in ROSEMOUNT, Minnesota. The district serves 555 students district-wide and employs 135 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 74 students, West Heights Alc is larger than the district average of about 37 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large