West High School
Grades: 9-12
Students: 2147
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher
Ratio: 16:1
Student-Counselor
Ratio: 334:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
30 Ash Street
Madison, WI 53726
Madison, WI 53726
(608) 204-4100
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
NA
Test Scores2/10
NA
Academic Progress8/10
10/10
Community Reviews
My sister goes to West, and she tells me how much she loves it there. They have hour-long lunches (unlike Cherokee Heights MIddle School), and she tells me about how kind and likable all of the teachers are. Even the gym teacher is incredibly thoughtful and observes the students to see what activiti
Posted by a community member on 4/25/2025The staff at this high school did not always understand me well because of my autism, and elementary and middle schools in this high school’s attendance area were also useless for me because school administrators almost never grow up (although that is what they are supposed to persuade students to d
Posted by a community member on 12/8/2023Both my son and daughter attended this school. My daughter still is. The teachers are very accommodating and supportive to special needs and are doing their best to see my daughter thrives here despite her autism diagnosis. They communicate well (if maybe too much…lol). I am very satisfied with this
Posted by a parent on 2/22/2023Extremely terrible. I would gave given the school a 0 if that was an option. If you have children with special needs and you are a minority, stay away from this school!
Posted by a parent on 11/28/2018I moved to Madison last year, and my son who's a sophomore currently attends this school. So far, I have been pleased with this school and its curriculum. As the other reviews have stated, it is an ultra-liberal school, which is VERY TYPICAL for Madison and not a personal issue for me. I want my chi
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Madison schools - West High School is located at 30 Ash Street, Madison WI 53726. West High School is in the Madison Metropolitan School District. West High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9-12.
