📍 14653 Clayton Rd, Ballwin, St. Louis County, 63011
West High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ballwin, St. Louis County. The school has 1,436 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Parkway C-2 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 88.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 74% of students are proficient in reading. 61% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 40 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West High enrolls 1,436 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 88.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 14% Asian and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 950 | 66% |
| Asian | 200 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 155 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 74 | 5.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
131 of the school's 1,436 students (9.1%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 119 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-20, state senate district 26, state house district 100.
West High is one of 29 schools in PARKWAY C-2, based in CHESTERFIELD, Missouri. The district serves 16,759 students district-wide and employs 1,208 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,436 students, West High is larger than the district average of about 578 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large