West Anchorage High School

West Anchorage High School
Address
Map
1700 Hillcrest Drive

99517

United States
Coordinates61°12′02″N 149°54′59″W / 61.20056°N 149.91639°W / 61.20056; -149.91639
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1953 (71 years ago) (1953)
School districtAnchorage School District
CEEB code020000
PrincipalJason Dorris
Teaching staff83.71 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,760 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio21.02[1]
Color(s)Orange and black    
AthleticsRanked 4A (large school) by the Alaska School Activities Association[2]
MascotEagles
NewspaperEagle's Cry
Eagle's Quill
YearbookThe Anchor
Websitewww.asdk12.org/west

West High School in May 1997, showing its auditorium. View looking southerly from the Westchester Lagoon overlook at Margaret Eagan Sullivan Park.

West Anchorage High School (formerly Anchorage High School) is a public high school in Anchorage, Alaska. The school is part of the Anchorage School District (ASD). Opened in 1953, West is the oldest of ASD's eight major high schools. Serving the western parts of downtown and midtown Anchorage, in 2020-2021 it had an enrollment of 1,754.This makes West Anchorage High School the high school with the highest student enrollment in Alaska, edging East Anchorage High School out by 44 students, which enrolled 1,710 students.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "West High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  2. ^ 2012–2013 ASAA Handbook (PDF). Anchorage: Alaska School Activities Association. 2012. p. 241. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  3. ^ "West High School Profile". education.alaska.gov. Retrieved February 21, 2021.