Established 1950 Principal Mrs. Jessie Enrollment 1,233 (2012-2013) Phone +1 865-594-4477 Number of students 1,233 (2012–2013) | School district Knox County Schools Teaching staff 79.80 (FTE) Student to teacher ratio 15.45 District Knox County Schools Mascot Rowdy Rebel | |
Address 3300 Sutherland Ave, Knoxville, TN 37919, USA | ||
West High School is a public high school in the Knox County school district located at 3300 Sutherland Avenue in Knoxville, Tennessee. The feeder schools are Bearden Middle, Northwest Middle, and West Valley Middle. With the school colors of red and blue, the West High Rebels and mascot Running Rebel "Rowdy" compete in various sports competitions in their district.
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History
Knoxville West High School (West High School) is one of the fifteen area public high schools in the Knox County School District. The school opened its doors in 1951 on the original site of the McGhee Tyson Airport. West was one of four high schools (East now Austin-East, South and Fulton) that opened when Knoxville High School closed. Built to accommodate 850 students, West has undergone two major renovations and accommodates 1,300 students. The school is situated in the midtown area within five miles of the University of Tennessee.
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 1,233 students enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year was:
In addition, 44.2% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.
Sports and clubs
WHS students have the opportunity to participate in the following sports: Soccer, basketball, softball, football, rugby, track, cross country, Cheerleading, Volleyball dance, wrestling, swim and dive, tennis, and golf.
Knoxville West also offers the following clubs/organizations: Academic Team, Art Club, Aspire, Band, DECA, Ecology Club, FCCLA, FCA, Film Club, Foreign Language Club, FBLA, GSA Gay Straight Alliance, Junior Classical League, Key Club, Mock Trial, Model UN, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, National Junior Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, NJROTC Drill Team, PEP Club/Red and Blue Crew, PLUS, Student Council, Technology Student Association, Young Life, Youth Legislature, Y-Teens.