It's not such a great school it takes too long to get anything done plus hall are over crowd because there are too many students there
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Posted by a student on 01/28/09
This is a great school with caring and concerned teachers. It offers many diderent choices for classes and my son takes college classes for free while in HS. He has a great, strong ACT score and has many offers to many colleges, including Harvard and Yale. We are very pleased.
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Posted by a parent on 08/20/08
This is one of the worst schools in the country. I advise anyone going to arkansas to leave this school alone they are only after the parents money believe me i went there but finally made it out after my parents were able to do better. If you want an ignorant child with no character or without the ability
... Read more to think logically then move to arkansas and enroll them into West memphis high school! Read less
Posted by a student on 05/06/08
Well, I'm not a parent but I am a student and I would like to say that this school is perfect. There is a lot of diversity in the school and I think that we learn academics and how to socialize with people because in the real world we will have to. This, school is very academically great and the extracurricular
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Posted by a student on 10/25/06
I live seconds away from the high school. I never wanted my son to go there. They (the school) pay more attention to the sports program than the academic program. My son plays basketball. Coming from out of State he said this school is easy. I would like for this school to change the way they allow the
... Read more students to go out for lunch. I don't understand the purpose because they can't eat at Burger King. I myself going to the Family Dollar across the street I broke up more fights than i care to count. This is enough to make you say HMMMM My friend's sister was in the honors class and when she got out of high school she needed to take prep college classes. Read less
Posted by a teacher on 09/14/06
My son graduated from wmhs in 2004 & we were not disappointed at all. The teachers care about their students, but most of the students just don't care & that is the only problem that i saw. But that's not the school's fault, it's the kids who go to school with the bad attitudes, foul language, racism,
... Read more & etc. That causes the problems for the entire student body. Parents are not as involved as they should be. If they were, maybe they would realize that the school, the teachers & the administration may not necessarily be the problem, but the attitude of the child is. This school does have an award winning choral department under the leadership of mr. Conwill. The athletic department & marching band are outstanding! wmhs, you have 2 thumbs up from this parent! keep up the good work. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/15/06
I think that our school needs more involvement with the students and need to be more strict and i think that less students would skip or drop of school and we need to have dances and other activities for the school like volleyball and a frisbe team and the food needs to change and not have the same thing
... Read more every other day more students would eat in the cafetria if they did and the teachers should not favor some kids just because there rich or prepy or white or black i think they should treat every student the same thank you for listening to our problems. Read less
Posted by a student on 05/05/05
This is an overall great school. The principals show great leadership in what they do. The teachers are excellent. Some of them are very motivated in teaching. Here are a few of them: Mrs.McDougle, Mrs.McCarty, Mrs.Waggener, and Mrs. Baskin. The school has the average students. You have the bad ones
... Read more and the good ones. Every school can expect to have that. The principals punish the entire school for the bad students mistakes, but that only shows their leadership and that they are on top of things. That is why this is one of the best schools in Arkansas. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/30/04
This school is excellent. I am about to graduate from the University of Arkansas with a minor in biology, a minor in zoology, a specialization in remote sensing and geographical information science, and a BS in earth sciences. teachers like Mrs. Bruce, Mrs Minnis, Mrs. Brown, Coach William Long, and
... Read more Mr. Moore, gave me a back ground in math and sciences that put me far ahead of most of the students at the University. The school has its down falls, but if anyone realy wants to learn and excell, the opportunity is definitely there. I would like to say thanks to all the teachers who helped make my life a success! Read less
Posted by a other on 11/06/03
My daughter went to this school last year. It's terrible! I couldn't believe how bad their school system is.
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School Profile for West Memphis Senior High School
Test scores
Enrollment
Programs
Resources
BE* Test Scores
Grade Level:
Test Year: 2008
West Memphis Senior High School
West Memphis School District
Arkansas
* In 2007-2008 Arkansas used the Benchmark Exam to test students in grades 3 through 8 and 11 in literacy and grades 3 through 8 in math. The Benchmark Exam is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Arkansas. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.
Student enrollment:
1,218
Students per teacher:
30
Full-time teachers:
41
Number of classrooms:
321
Vocational Education
Accounting, Culinary Arts, Food Nutrition, Health, Keyboarding/Typing, Phys Ed
Arts
Art
Music
Choral
Computer Science
Computer Science, Desktop Publishing, Multimedia
Fine Arts
Fine Arts
Science
Environmental Science
English
Literature, Speech/Debate
Math
Statistics, Trigonometry
Advanced Placement
Math, Social Studies, English
*The resources listed are programs that the institution is staffed to support. Staffing for a program does not guarantee that it will be offered. This content is provided by the institution and may be incomplete. The institution may offer programs not listed here. Please contact the school directly for additional details.
Advanced Placement
AP classes are college-level classes offered at the high school level. Once a student completes an AP class and passes a final comprehensive examination conducted by the College Board, the student earns college credit for the course. AP classes are specific and not to be confused with other higher-level classes such as honors classes.
Before/After School
"Extended day" programs where the school day is extended before and after school to accommodate working parents. These programs should not be confused with common after school clubs or athletic activities.
Gifted and Talented
A school system may identify 10% to 15% or more of its student population as gifted and talented. A brief description of each area of giftedness or talent as defined by the Office of Gifted and Talented:
general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
Vocational and/or technical courses offered within a comprehensive school, usually a senior high school.
Special Education Classes
A school or program within a school that provides services and training to students with moderate to severe mental and/or physical disabilities.
Adult Education Classes
Programs offering GED or equivalent courses for adults within regular schools, whether classes are held during evening or daytime schedules.
English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
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West Memphis schools — West Memphis Senior High School is located at 501 W Broadway St, West Memphis AR 72301. 501 W Broadway St is in the 72301 ZIP code in West Memphis, AR The school district for West Memphis Senior High School is the West Memphis School District. West Memphis Senior High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 10 - 12.
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