Westview High School (Beaverton, Oregon)

Westview High School
Address
4200 Northwest 185th Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97229
United States
Coordinates 45°33′0″N 122°51′54″W / 45.55000°N 122.86500°W / 45.55000; -122.86500Coordinates: 45°33′0″N 122°51′54″W / 45.55000°N 122.86500°W / 45.55000; -122.86500
Information
Type Public
Opened 1994
School district Beaverton School District
Principal Jon Franco
Teaching staff 99.66 (FTE)
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 2,651 (2015-16)
Student to teacher ratio 21.55
Campus Suburban
Color(s) Navy blue, red, and silver
            
Athletics conference OSAA Metro League 6A-2
Nickname Wildcats
Newspaper The Prowl
Website www.beaverton.k12.or.us/westview/
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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.[4]

Demographics

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

27.6% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[3]

Academics

Campus map

In 2014, the average SAT score among Westview students was 1708, compared to the Oregon state average of 1544.[5]

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.[5]

Extracurricular activities

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,[6] 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.[7][8]

State championships

Sports

State championships

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Westview High School. Beaverton.k12.or.us. Retrieved on October 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ Member School A-Z Listing (293 Total Schools). Osaa.org. Retrieved on October 11, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Westview High School". ed.gov. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ Retrieved on April 21, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Westview High School Profile" (PDF). Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Sign in to OregonLive.com". The Oregonian.
  7. ↑ "OSAA Speech Championships" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "2015 OSAA Speech State Championships" (PDF).
  9. ↑ Daschel, Nick (November 19, 2011) Westview 1, Grant 0: Velasco's late goal, defense lead Wildcats to their first 6A title – OregonLive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved on October 11, 2015.
  10. ↑ Trevor Crowe Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved on October 11, 2015.
  11. ↑ Erik Hurtado Player Profile – ESPN FC. Espnfc.us. Retrieved on October 11, 2015.
  12. ↑ Palm Beach Cardinals Team Roster | Palm Beach Cardinals Roster. Milb.com. Retrieved on October 11, 2015.

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