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West High School
1700 Hillcrest Dr., Anchorage, AK, 99517-1399 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms West High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Anchorage County, AK
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1918 students
% Male / % Female 53%  /  47%
Total Classroom Teachers 86 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 538 students
Grade 10 - 521 students
Grade 11 - 423 students
Grade 12 - 436 students
This School ( AK ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:22 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School ( AK ) School Average
% American Indian 16% 27%
% Asian 17% 7%
% Hispanic 9% 5%
% Black 9% 5%
% White 49% 57%
Additional Student Information
This School ( AK ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch n/a 30%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch n/a 9%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a 4%
School Performance:
( AK ) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Anchorage School District
This School's Agency ( AK ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 95 5
Number of Students Managed 49,789 students 452 students
District Total Revenue $464,363,000 $7,734,000
District Expenditure $591,659,000 $8,431,000
District Revenue / Student $9,327 $86,507
District Expenditure / Student $11,883 $86,876
District Graduation Rates 68% 92%
School Notes:
  • West Anchorage High School is a public high school in Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska and part of the Anchorage School District.
  • History: Established in 1953 as Anchorage High School, it is attended by grades 9-12. Its mascot is the eagle and the school's colors are orange and black. Each class also has its own colors; freshmen always are yellow while sophomores, juniors, and seniors rotate through blue, green, and red respectively, with any given graduating class keeping its color for the entirety of its last three years.
  • Originally the school's colors were green and gold, but after the establishment of Service High School in 1971 (which picked green and yellow as its colors) the official colors were changed to the present orange and black.
  • An original 1953 floor tile bearing the school seal (eagle logo and name) is kept well-preserved. It remains protected with a chain barrier to prevent people from walking on it. This chain barrier was erected to obviate a hazing ritual. It the long past, it was tradition that any one caught stepping on the seal had to clean it with a tooth brush. There were obvious difficulties with this tradition and to both honor the tradition and avoid hazing, the barrier was erected.
  • West High School survived the Good Friday Earthquake of March 28, 1964, though the second floor was demolished and the first floor tile was damaged. Cracks are still visable in tile.
  • Building: West High School is connected to Romig Middle School and they share a library and a track. West is also home to an 2,000 seat auditorium — the largest of any high school in Alaska.
  • Newspaper: The school newspaper, the Eagle's Cry, is part of the High School National Ad Network.
  • Yearbook: The school's yearbook, The Anchor has been continually published since 1917.
  • Drama, debate, and forensics: West's competitive DDF (drama, debate, and forensics) team is also one of the best in Alaska, and has won the overall state tournament in the Alaska School Activities Association's state championship 4A division for nine out of the past 11 years.
  • Theatre: West's theatre program was recently nominated and accepted as a representative of the American High School Theatre Festival at the International Arts Festival in August of 2007, where they will tentatively be performing Moby Dick, The Musical. West is considered one of the premiere high school troupes in Alaska and presents more mainstage shows annually than any other high school in the Anchorage School District.
  • The threatre department's '06-'07 season includes: Eagle's Dare, a night of improvisational comedy, Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, a night of student-directed one-acts, Annie, and Much Ado About Nothing.
  • Sports: West High School participates in all 18 sports sanctioned by the Alaska Sports Activities Association. Students from Steller Secondary School often compete with students from West because Stellar does not offer interscholastic sports.
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About This Zip Code (99517)
School Zip (99517) (AK) State Average
Population (Approximate) 16,696 people 602,981 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 40% 20%
Population Average Age 35 years old 32.4 years old
Average Household size 2.5 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $54,976 $52,213
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.8 rooms 4.8 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 35 years old 30 years old
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