Capital High
Alternative · Grades 9–12 · 129 students
West High
30 Ash St, Madison, WI 53726
Grades
9–12
High
Students
2,222
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Madison Metropolitan School District
Dane County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 445 Wisconsin high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Wisconsin high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About West High
West High is a public high school in Madison, Wisconsin, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Madison Metropolitan School District. The school is located in a large city in Dane County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 2,222 students were enrolled, with about 16.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Wisconsin high school (13.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 445 Wisconsin high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 2,222 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.2 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 22
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Madison Metropolitan School District
- County
- Dane County
- NCES school ID
- 550852000967
Schools near West High
All 84 schools in Madison →
Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart
Private · Grades 9–12 · 618 students
Horizon High
Private · Grades 9–12 · 14 students
Innovative High
Alternative · Grades 9–12 · 138 students
East High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,643 students
Shabazz-City High
Alternative · Grades 9–12 · 106 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.