📍 3300 Sutherland AVE, Knoxville, Knox County, 37919
West High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Knoxville, Knox County. The school has 1,478 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Knox County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 87.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West High School enrolls 1,478 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 87.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 20% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 859 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 302 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 196 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 93 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 27 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
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 School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-20, state senate district 6, state house district 13.
West High School is one of 93 schools in Knox County, based in Knoxville, Tennessee. The district serves 60,185 students district-wide and employs 4,127 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,478 students, West High School is larger than the district average of about 647 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize