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Westview High School (Beaverton, Oregon)

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Type
  
Public

Teaching staff
  
99.66 (FTE)

Enrollment
  
2,651 (2015-16)

Phone
  
+1 503-356-3020

District
  
Beaverton School District

Opened
  
1994

Grades
  
9–12

Student to teacher ratio
  
21.55

Mascot
  
Wildcats

Principal
  
Jon Franco

Westview High School (Beaverton, Oregon)

Address
  
4200 NW 185th Ave, Portland, OR 97229, USA

Similar
  
Jesuit High School, Glencoe High School, Lincoln High School, Lakeridge High School, Central Catholic High Sch

Profiles

Westview High School is a public high school in Portland, Oregon in the Beaverton School District. It opened in 1994 and its first graduating class was in June 1996. As of 2015-16, Westview has 2,651 students.

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Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 2,470 students enrolled in 2013-14 was:

  • Male - 51.8%
  • Female - 48.2%
  • Native American/Alaskan - 0.6%
  • Asian/Pacific islanders - 24.0%
  • Black - 4.0%
  • Hispanic - 17.0%
  • White - 47.9%
  • Other/Multiracial - 6.5%
  • 27.6% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

    Academics

    In 2014, the average SAT score among Westview students was 1708, compared to the Oregon state average of 1544.

    Also in 2014, the average ACT score among 552 students at Westview was 22.4, compared to the 21.4 state average.

    From the Class of 2014, which consisted of 571 students, 65% attended a 4-year college, while 15% attended a 2-year college.

    Robotics team/club

    In 2005, the team won the Rookie All Star Award at the Pacific Northwest Regional held at the Portland Coliseum, and a seat at the FIRST Robotics Championship in Atlanta, but they did not win.

    Speech and debate (forensics)

    Westview has one of the largest Speech & Debate programs in the state, with over one hundred students participating in the 2015 school year. Westview is ranked the highest in the state of Oregon with over 300 National Forensics League points, which is among the top one percent in the nation.

    Westview has been awarded 3 state championships in the 6A classification (for schools larger than 1,521 students). The school earned successive state championships in 2006 and 2007, and most recently earned the 2012 Oregon School Activities Association state championship. Among Metro League conference schools, Westview is the only one to have earned a state championship in Speech & Debate.

    State championships

  • Symphonic Band: State Champions 2000,2001,2002
  • State championships

  • Boys' Soccer : 2011
  • Baseball: 2011
  • Cheerleading: 2017
  • Notable alumni

  • Kara Braxton – WNBA basketball player
  • Trevor Crowe – former MLB baseball player
  • Erik Hurtado – MLS soccer player
  • Garrett Jackson – professional basketball player
  • Carson Kelly – MLB baseball player
  • References

    Westview High School (Beaverton, Oregon) Wikipedia