| West High School | |
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| Address | |
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20401 Victor Street , 90503 | |
| Coordinates | 33°50′47″N 118°22′2″W / 33.84639°N 118.36722°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school |
| Established | 1962 |
| School district | Torrance Unified School District |
| Principal | Jenna Murata |
| Teaching staff | 81.29 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,031 (2017–18)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 24.98[1] |
| Color(s) | Brown and gold |
| Athletics | Football, baseball, basketball, wrestling, softball, volleyball, swimming, water polo, track and field, soccer, cross country, tennis and golf |
| Mascot | Warrior |
| Website | www |
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West High School is a public high school in Torrance, California, United States. The mascot is the Warrior. The school was the setting of the book Pobre Ana by Blaine Ray.
History
West High was established in 1962. It serves the area bounded by 190th Street, Hawthorne Boulevard, Sepulveda Boulevard and the Redondo Beach border. The school colors are brown and gold.
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 2,078 students enrolled for the 2015–2016 school year was:
- Male - 50.0%
- Female - 50.0%
- Native American/Alaskan - 0.5%
- Asian/Pacific islander - 42.1%
- Black - 3.7%
- Hispanic - 18.6%
- White - 27.0%
- Multiracial - 8.0%
Additionally, 22.0% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[2]
Notable alumni
- Jun Ho Bae, missionary[3]
- Daryl Sabara, actor
- Steve Sarkisian, football coach[4]
- Paula Weishoff, member of the United States Olympic women's volleyball team in 1984, 1992, and 1996
- Emily Day, volleyball player[5]
- Sean Berry, professional baseball player[6]
- Rener Gracie, Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner
- Anthony Buncio, Television Producer and Entertainment Executive [7]
- Sean Madden, Grammy Winner - Sound Engineer
References
- ^ a b c "West High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ a b "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for West High". ed.gov. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ "Former Torrance resident Kenneth Bae imprisoned in North Korea". dailybreeze.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ "Steve Sarkisian Bio - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". usctrojans.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ "Emily Day - Loyala Marymount Athletics". www.lmulions.com. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Sean Berry Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ https://contentasiaawards.com/judges/.