| Appleton West High School | |
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| Address | |
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610 North Badger Avenue , 54914 United States | |
| Coordinates | 44°16′6″N 88°25′43″W / 44.26833°N 88.42861°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Motto | Home of the Terrors |
| Established | 1915 (relocated in 1938) |
| School district | Appleton Area School District |
| Principal | Mark McQuade, Ed.D |
| Faculty | 78.16 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,157 (2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.80[1] |
| Color(s) | Orange and Blue |
| Slogan | West is Best |
| Athletics conference | Fox Valley Association |
| Mascot | The Terror |
| Newspaper | The Talisman |
| Yearbook | The Clarion |
| Feeder schools | Einstein Middle School, Wilson Middle School, and Kaleidoscope Academy[2] |
| Website | west |
| [3][4][5] | |
Appleton West High School (or AWHS, formerly known as Appleton Senior High School or Appleton High School) is a comprehensive public secondary school located in Appleton, Wisconsin that serves students in the ninth through twelfth grades. The school was founded in 1915 under the name Appleton Senior High School, but the current facility was constructed in 1938, and the name was changed to West High in 1967 following the construction of Appleton East High School.[6] The current principal is Mark McQuade, Ed.D,[7] who was awarded the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Principal Leadership Award in 2022.
One of the three public four-year high schools in the Appleton Area School District (AASD), West High also offers two charter academies: Appleton Technical Academy (A-TECH) and the Renaissance School of the Arts (RSA). These institutions are fully accredited by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Appleton West is also a member of the Fox Valley Association athletic conference.
Appleton West received the Wisconsin RtI Center School of Distinction Award for three years in a row from 2014 to 2016; as of the 2019–20 school year, they remain recognized for behavior and merit.[8] According to the Fox Valley Association, 40 students of West High have been given a "Student-Athlete Spotlight" for excellent performance since the 2014–15 school year.[9]
As of the 2019–20 school year, West High had an enrollment of 1,336 students and 69.51 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis) for a student-teacher ratio of 19.22. There were 420 students (31.44% of students) eligible for free lunch and 86 (6.44% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[10]
- ^ a b c "West High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ "School Boundaries". aasd.k12.wi.us. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ "Appleton West's Rest of the Story". Appleton West. West Corporation. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Appleton West High School - West Staff". Archived from the original on February 22, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ "West History". west.aasd.k12.wi.us. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ Zettel, Jen. "Appleton schools Supt. Allinger to retire". The Post-Crescent. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ "Appleton West High School". RTI Center. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ "FVA Spotlight". Fox Valley Association. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for West High". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved June 21, 2021.