West High School

20401 Victor St, Torrance, CA 90503 | (310) 533-4299

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 2,076

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 2,076 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 105th out of 1,197 high schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Yes

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 20401 Victor St., Torrance, CA 90503

School District Details

Torrance Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,040
Graduation Rate: 95.1%
Dropout Rate: 0.9%
Students Per Teacher: 25.0
Enrolled Students: 24,485

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 2,076
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 78.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 26.6

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 1,075 (51.8%)
Females: 1,001 (48.2%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 89 (4.3%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 179 (8.6%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 268 (12.9%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

West High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	15	0.7%
Black	72	3.5%
Asian	918	44.2%
Hispanic	281	13.5%
White	712	34.3%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	550	26.5%
10th Grade	552	26.6%
11th Grade	495	23.8%
12th Grade	479	23.1%

Graduates Information (2010)

Graduation Rate

School:

98.4%

District:

96.2%

State:

78.6%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

21.3%

District:

22.9%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

2.1%

District:

5.7%

Percent With Ph.D.

School:

1.1%

District:

22.9%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Average Age

School:

40.3

District:

45.1

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 11.4

Number of Certificated Staff: 94.0

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 98.8%

Percent of Teachers With Emergency Credentials: 1.2%

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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