Western High School
1400 South Dearing Rd
Parma MI, 49269, Jackson County
Phone: 517-841-8200
Ranking: (110 out of 665, top 17%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Western School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 43 | 43 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 45 | 42 | |||||||
Total Students: | 898 | 887 | 871 | 859 | 849 | 850 | 860 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 260 | 29.0% | 271 | 30.6% | 276 | 31.7% | 253 | 29.5% | 266 | 31.3% | 254 | 29.9% | 269 | 31.3% |
Grade 10: | 254 | 28.3% | 242 | 27.3% | 219 | 25.1% | 245 | 28.5% | 222 | 26.1% | 237 | 27.9% | 210 | 24.4% |
Grade 11: | 208 | 23.2% | 180 | 20.3% | 216 | 24.8% | 185 | 21.5% | 208 | 24.5% | 175 | 20.6% | 209 | 24.3% |
Grade 12: | 171 | 19.0% | 193 | 21.8% | 160 | 18.4% | 175 | 20.4% | 153 | 18.0% | 184 | 21.6% | 172 | 20.0% |
Ungraded: | 5 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 441 | 49.1% | 427 | 48.1% | 432 | 49.6% | 419 | 48.8% | 437 | 51.5% | 448 | 52.7% | 425 | 49.4% |
Female: | 457 | 50.9% | 460 | 51.9% | 439 | 50.4% | 440 | 51.2% | 404 | 47.6% | 394 | 46.4% | 431 | 50.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 11 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.2% | 8 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.2% | 13 | 1.5% |
Hispanic: | 26 | 2.9% | 21 | 2.4% | 16 | 1.8% | 17 | 2.0% | 16 | 1.9% | 18 | 2.1% | 16 | 1.9% |
Black: | 18 | 2.0% | 18 | 2.0% | 16 | 1.8% | 14 | 1.6% | 23 | 2.7% | 20 | 2.4% | 17 | 2.0% |
White: | 809 | 90.1% | 812 | 91.5% | 804 | 92.3% | 795 | 92.5% | 796 | 93.8% | 795 | 93.5% | 812 | 94.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 32 | 3.6% | 23 | 2.6% | 22 | 2.5% | 22 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 242 | 26.9% | 227 | 25.6% | 214 | 24.6% | 192 | 22.4% | 166 | 19.6% | 153 | 18.0% | 118 | 13.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 68 | 7.6% | 64 | 7.2% | 71 | 8.2% | 56 | 6.5% | 59 | 6.9% | 45 | 5.3% | 62 | 7.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.72 | 20.87 | 20.02 | 20.62 | 21.13 | 19.00 | 20.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 56.8% | 52.4% |
2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 66% | 59% | 53.5% |
2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 79.7% | 70.1% |
2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71.6% | 68% |
2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 67.4% | 56.8% |
2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 68.3% | 59.8% |
2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 69.1% | 55.2% |
2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 65.3% | 55.9% |
2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 71.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.5% | 72.8% |
2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 31.1% | 28.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 35.5% | 28.6% |
MME | ||||||
2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 58% | 51.4% | 51% |
2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 62.4% | 52.3% |
2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 53.9% | 52.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 48.2% | 46.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 58.4% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 51.9% | 49.3% |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 56% | 50.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | 55% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 30.9% | 29.1% |
2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 32% | 29% | 29% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 60.4% | 59.7% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 71.4% | 61.9% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 63.1% | 59.9% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 77.3% | 65.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70% | 64% | 63% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 65.9% | 55.9% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66% | 63% | 54% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 59% | 55.9% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 67.4% | 56.6% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 64.9% | 55.6% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 62.7% | 57.9% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 69% | 60% | 61% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 30.7% | 25.8% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 32% | 29% | 26% |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 88.5% | 83.3% |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 84.6% | 79.9% |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 86.5% | 81.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 87.6% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 76% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 44.8% | 40.5% |
2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 44% | 41% | 39% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 39.2% | 40.1% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 52.7% | 41.1% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 46.6% | 43.4% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 54.7% | 43.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 54% | 46% | 47% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 53.2% | 49.4% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 58% | 53% | 49% |
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* Western High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.