📍 4060 West Wildcat Boulevard, Charleston, Charleston County, 29414
West Ashley High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Charleston, Charleston County. The school has 1,935 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charleston 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 111.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 84% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Ashley High enrolls 1,935 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 111.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 39% Black or African American and 8.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 896 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 748 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 159 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 90 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 31 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,935 of the school's 1,935 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,935 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.
West Ashley High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 SC-60, state senate district 41, state house district 119.
West Ashley High is one of 82 schools in Charleston 01, based in Charleston, South Carolina. The district serves 50,856 students district-wide and employs 3,791 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,935 students, West Ashley High is larger than the district average of about 620 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize