West Florence High High School
221 North Beltline Dr
Florence SC, 29501, Florence County
Phone: 843-664-8472
Ranking: (81 out of 202, top 40%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Florence School District 1
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 98 | 98 | 93 | 95 | 98 | 97 | 96 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,729 | 1,711 | 1,709 | 1,720 | 1,719 | 1,753 | 1,658 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 488 | 28.2% | 472 | 27.6% | 496 | 29.0% | 478 | 27.8% | 544 | 31.6% | 545 | 31.1% | 517 | 31.2% |
Grade 10: | 457 | 26.4% | 450 | 26.3% | 413 | 24.2% | 453 | 26.3% | 451 | 26.2% | 457 | 26.1% | 421 | 25.4% |
Grade 11: | 397 | 23.0% | 373 | 21.8% | 400 | 23.4% | 399 | 23.2% | 365 | 21.2% | 343 | 19.6% | 403 | 24.3% |
Grade 12: | 387 | 22.4% | 416 | 24.3% | 400 | 23.4% | 390 | 22.7% | 359 | 20.9% | 408 | 23.3% | 317 | 19.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 861 | 49.8% | 836 | 48.9% | 792 | 46.3% | 813 | 47.3% | 841 | 48.9% | 880 | 50.2% | 844 | 50.9% |
Female: | 868 | 50.2% | 875 | 51.1% | 917 | 53.7% | 907 | 52.7% | 865 | 50.3% | 859 | 49.0% | 807 | 48.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 35 | 2.0% | 32 | 1.9% | 29 | 1.7% | 29 | 1.7% | 28 | 1.6% | 30 | 1.7% | 38 | 2.3% |
Hispanic: | 48 | 2.8% | 54 | 3.2% | 44 | 2.6% | 49 | 2.8% | 26 | 1.5% | 24 | 1.4% | 26 | 1.6% |
Black: | 740 | 42.8% | 707 | 41.3% | 670 | 39.2% | 668 | 38.8% | 703 | 40.9% | 698 | 39.8% | 622 | 37.5% |
White: | 867 | 50.1% | 872 | 51.0% | 912 | 53.4% | 915 | 53.2% | 954 | 55.5% | 993 | 56.6% | 966 | 58.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 29 | 1.7% | 36 | 2.1% | 46 | 2.7% | 52 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 663 | 38.3% | 638 | 37.3% | 623 | 36.5% | 675 | 39.2% | 581 | 33.8% | 524 | 29.9% | 435 | 26.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 103 | 6.0% | 86 | 5.0% | 71 | 4.2% | 47 | 2.7% | 59 | 3.4% | 83 | 4.7% | 64 | 3.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.64 | 17.55 | 18.48 | 18.20 | 17.54 | 18.20 | 17.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSAP | ||||||
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 86.9% | 86.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 83.6% | 84.9% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 88.7% | 88.1% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 85.6% | 87.7% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 81.5% | 84.9% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 49.4% | 54.3% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 57.4% | 60.6% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 56.4% | 57.4% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 61.6% | 61.4% |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 73.8% | 76.4% |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 76.7% | 80.2% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 74.5% | 79.6% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 77.8% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 75.4% | 80.2% |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | 43.1% | 50.9% |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 45% | 51.8% |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 46.8% | 54.2% |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 50.3% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 38.3% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 61.7% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 23.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 76.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,505.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,800.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,265.0 |
* West Florence High High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.