Westshore Junior/senior High School - Melbourne, Florida/FL

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Westshore Junior/senior High School

250 Wildcat Alley, Melbourne, FL, 32935-6466 -

tel: (321)242-4730
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Definition of Terms

Westshore Junior/senior High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 7 - 12

County

Brevard County, FL

Awards

Blue Ribbon School – Selected in 2004

Students & Faculty

Total Students

955 students

% Male / % Female

47% / 53%

Total Classroom Teachers

51 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 7 - 173 students

Grade 8 - 170 students

Grade 9 - 167 students

Grade 10 - 151 students

Grade 11 - 147 students

Grade 12 - 147 students

This School

( FL ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:19

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( FL ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	4%	2%
% Hispanic	6%	25%
% Black	4%	23%
% White	86%	48%

Additional Student Information

This School

( FL ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

42%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( FL ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Brevard County School District

This School's Agency

( FL ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	117	20
Number of Students Managed	75,800 students	12,342 students
District Total Revenue	$580,817,000	$110,828,000
District Expenditure	$597,936,000	$112,427,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,662	$7,755
District Expenditure / Student	$7,888	$7,433
District Graduation Rates	95%	81%

West Shore Junior - Senior High School, or as it is more often known, West Shore, is a secondary school located at 250 Wildcat Alley in Melbourne, Florida. It is the first 'School of Choice' in Brevard County, Florida. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida, West Shore aims to deliver quality education to students from grades seven through twelve, and help these children to fulfill the school's motto, "Excellence Achieved."
Enrollment: As a public school, West Shore accepts any student who has met minimum academic and social expectations set by the school, provided there is space available. If there are more students interested in the school than is space available, a lottery is held to determine acceptance.
Highlights: West Shore is unique in several areas, highlighted below: The Maximum enrollment for all grades is capped at 950 students, in an effort to keep class sizes small.
Students are accepted from across the county. However, most students enrolled reside in southern Brevard county, mainly Melbourne, Palm Bay, Rockledge, West Melbourne and the Melbourne barrier island beachside.
Graduation requirements are increased from the minimum set by the county, with the addition of two extra credits, leadership in one or more areas or projects, 80 hours total of documented volunteer work, two completed areas of accelerated study with either Advanced Placement classes or Dual Enrollment at the local community college, eligibility for at least one post secondary scholarship, and completion of a senior project (similar to a senior thesis).
Activity period once a week, providing for the development of clubs and organizations.
Dress code (no torn or ripped clothing, please).
Student Publications: The Roar is the student run newspaper published almost monthly. The Roar is designed, written, and published by students in the Newspaper class.
Alter Ego is the high shool literary mag, commonly shortened to the lit mag. It contains poetry, prose, and artwork entirely produced by West Shore students.
Other information: West Shore currently offers twelve Advanced Placement courses: Calculus, Statistics, United States History, World History, American Government, English Literature, English Language, Spanish, French, Chemistry, Computer Science, Biology, and Music Theory.
Theatrical Productions: The drama department has put on productions of: Twelve Angry Men; Bye Bye Birdie; Anne of Green Gables; Dracula; A Midsummer's Night Dream; Broadway Bound (a collection of musical pieces and scenes from various Broadway musicals); A Night of Theater (a collection of skits and scenes from various theatrical productions); Pollyanna; Mame; One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; The King and I (from least recent to most recent)
Both Boy's Soccer and Girl's Golf teams have been District Champions, and were 2003-2004 Regional Semi-Finalists, and Finalists (respectively).
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About This Zip Code (32935)

School Zip (32935)

(FL) State Average

Population (Approximate)

40,693 people

15,366,089 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

30%

27%

Population Average Age

39 years old

37 years old

Average Household size

2.3 persons

2.3 persons

Median Household Income

$36,528

$38,396

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5.2 rooms

5.0 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

31 years old

32 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

64% / 36%

67% / 33%

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1. Eau Gallie High School - 2392 students - view location
2. Satellite Senior High School - 2057 students - view location
3. Melbourne Senior High School - 2290 students - view location
4. Palm Bay Senior High School - 2621 students - view location
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