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| West Anchorage High School | |
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1700 Hillcrest Drive 99517 United States | |
| Coordinates | 61°12′02″N 149°54′59″W / 61.20056°N 149.91639°W |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1953 |
| School district | Anchorage School District |
| CEEB code | 020000 |
| Principal | Jason Dorris |
| Teaching staff | 84.82 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,768 (2023–2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.84[1] |
| Color(s) | Orange and black |
| Athletics | Ranked 4A (large school) by the Alaska School Activities Association[2] |
| Mascot | Eagles |
| Newspaper | Eagle's Cry Eagle's Quill |
| Yearbook | The Anchor |
| Website | www |
 West High School in May 1997, showing its auditorium. View looking southerly from the Westchester Lagoon overlook at Margaret Eagan Sullivan Park. | |
West Anchorage High School (formerly Anchorage High School) is a public high school in Anchorage, Alaska. The school is part of the Anchorage School District (ASD). Opened in 1953, West is the oldest of ASD's eight major high schools. Serving the western parts of downtown and midtown Anchorage, in 2020-2021 it had an enrollment of 1,754.This makes West Anchorage High School the high school with the highest student enrollment in Alaska, edging East Anchorage High School out by 44 students, which enrolled 1,710 students.[3]
- ^ a b c "West High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
- ^ 2012–2013 ASAA Handbook (PDF). Anchorage: Alaska School Activities Association. 2012. p. 241. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ^ "West High School Profile". education.alaska.gov. Retrieved February 21, 2021.