City: Torrance, CA
Address: 20401 Victor St.
District: Torrance Unified
School Enrollment: 1906
White students: 47.4%
Black students: 3.4%
Hispanic students: 11.4%
Asian students: 35.0%
Native American students: 0.5%
Filipino students: 1.7%
Pacific Islander students: 0.6%
Multi-racial/other students: 0.0%
White students: 904
Black students: 65
Native American students: 9
Filipino students: 32
Hispanic students: 218
Pacific Islander students: 11
Multi-racial/other students: 0
Dropout rate: 0.1%
Grade 9 students meeting California Fitness Test standards: 27.1%
AP percentage of students tested: 98%
AP base score: 764
AP statewide rank: 9
AP similar schools rank: 5
Total number of teachers: 89
Teachers with full credentials: 82
Teachers with emergency credentials: 10
Councelors: 5
Librarians: 1
API computer science courses: 1
API computer science enrollment: 60
API English courses: 1
API English enrollment: 54
API foreign language courses: 2
API foreign language enrollment: 44
API math courses: 3
API math enrollment: 170
API science courses: 4
API science enrollment: 113
API social science courses: 2
API social science enrollment: 52
Kindergarten enrollment : 0
1st grade enrollment : 0
2nd grade enrollment : 0
3rd grade enrollment : 0
4th grade enrollment : 0
5th grade enrollment : 0
6th grade enrollment : 0
7th grade enrollment : 0
8th grade enrollment : 0
9th grade enrollment : 501
10th grade enrollment : 454
11th grade enrollment : 524
12th grade enrollment : 427
Ungraded elementary enrollment : 0
Ungraded secondary enrollment : 0
Statistics about West High in Torrance, CA
Grade 12 enrollment: 427
Percentage of grade 12 enrollment taking the SAT: 65.57%
Average verbal SAT score: 512
Average math SAT score: 580
Beginning teacher salary: $35376
Mid-range teacher salary: $60521
Highest teacher salary: $70004
Average principal salary (elementary): $76022
Average principal salary (middle): $81122
Average principal salary (secondary): $94977
Superintendent salary: $124680
Percentage of budget for teachers' salaries: 44.19%
Percentage of budget for administrative payrolls: 4.18%
Dollars spent per student: $5829