I have nothing but good things to say about west high. my daughter is a good student, good grades, not a trouble maker, piercings all over her face, dresses different, and is friends with everyone. Rich, not rich, 'Prep, Emo, Goth, Jocks' It does not matter at this school. I have never had a problem
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Posted by a parent on 09/01/09
Both of my kids attended West High School and both had horrible experiences. This school favors sports over academics and the acceptance of diversity is poor.
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Posted by a parent on 12/12/08
This school is great. Im not rich and im surrounded by loads of good friends. I just finshed my freshman year. I think everything is amazing and the teachers are great and I loved the freshman acadamy and everything.
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Posted by a student on 06/11/08
This school is amazing and I disagree with the previous comment. Yes, there are some rich kids here, but all us students are very accepting of everyone. There is much less violence and less drug use here than all of the other Billings schools. It is also one of the best schools when it comes to learning
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Posted by a student on 04/17/08
This school is like any other rich school...either your rich and have a lot of friends...or you don't have any money and people (rich kids) treat you like garbage!!
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Posted by a student on 03/04/08
This school is an awesome school. It has little violence and great discipline along with a widely accepted diversity.
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Posted by a student on 01/15/08
My son started this year in 10th grade. I was not afraid of the size of the school, I myself went to a bigger school back east and was able to get a great education. Living in a smaller town after moving to Montana, I was very unhappy with that school having such a smaller amount of children you would
... Read more have thought that the students would experience that one on one education, but they didnt. My son is accomplishing more in just a few months here at West, the parents I have come in contact with have been wonderful, and it shows in all the friends my son has made, in such a short time. He is so very happy and excited to go to school each day and that means alot to me. I have met all of his teachers and I think they are wonderful. Good Work West. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/28/07
West High has the best music programs in the District! Overcrowding is an issue, but one that is being addressed for 2005-06. Teachers are, for the most part, very good and this school scores very well on standardized testing. The best parent involvement in the State!
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Posted by a parent on 04/24/05
I am a student at West High and as a freshman this year it turned out to be a lot better than I had expected. As a straight A student in middle school I usually looked foreward to going back to school, but the summer between 8th and 9th grade I didn't even want to think about it because I was so scared.
... Read more A privelege to going to West is that almost all freshman go to another building for core classes about 2 miles away. Buses take you there either in the morning before lunch or in the afternoon after lunch. I really enjoyed being out there because it is newer than West and it has less people which only include freshman. Normally people don't look foreward to their core classes but I did just because I really like the teachers. You really didn't ever noticed the higher grades at West. Read less
Posted by a student on 10/29/04
The school is nice however very crowded. Most of the teachers care about the students and try to help them along, however as in any school there are a few who are either too busy or who knows what to care or help. The school offers many wonderful activites and classes such as sewing, pottery, family
... Read more life, and jewerly making to name a few. The deans and principal seem to have nothing better to do than call off assemblies meant to boost moral and think of nothing of try to take seniors privilages away because they are unfair to freshmen. This is shown in spirt week when they consider it unfair that freshman have to wait until they are seniors to wear togas. Read less
* In 2006-2007 Montana used the Criterion-Referenced Test (CRT) to assess students in grades 3 though 8 and 10 in reading and math. The CRT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Montana. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.
Student enrollment:
2,000
Students per teacher:
20
Full-time teachers:
98
Number of classrooms:
100
Arts
Art
Music
Band, Choral, Music
Vocational Education
Drafting, Food Nutrition, Health, Keyboarding/Typing, Phys Ed, Word Processing, Woodworking
Science
Environmental Science
English
Humanities, Literature, Speech/Debate
Social Studies / Social Sciences
Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology
Math
Statistics
Advanced Placement
Math, English
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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;
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Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
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Billings schools — Billings West High School is located at 2201 St Johns Ave, Billings MT 59102. 2201 St Johns Ave is in the West End neighborhood and 59102 ZIP code in Billings, MT The school district for Billings West High School is the Billings School District 2. Billings West High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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