📍 8201 Southwest 44th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, 73179
Western Heights Hs is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County. The school has 531 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Western Heights school district. It serves grades 10–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 81%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Western Heights Hs enrolls 531 students across grades 10–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Black or African American and 15% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 267 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 94 | 18% |
| White | 80 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 59 | 11% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 22 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
473 of the school's 531 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Western Heights Hs is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 OK-30, state senate district 44, state house district 90.
Western Heights Hs is one of 8 schools in WESTERN HEIGHTS, based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The district serves 2,828 students district-wide and employs 177 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 531 students, Western Heights Hs is larger than the district average of about 354 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large