West Campus High School
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{{Infobox school
| name = West Campus High School
| former_name = Hiram Johnson West Campus
| location = 5022 58th Street
Sacramento, California 95820
| district = Sacramento City Unified School District
| country = USA
| coordinates = {{coord|38.530929|N|121.43888|W|region:US_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| principal = John McMeekin
| teaching_staff = 32.09 (on FTE basis){{cite web |url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=063384010600&ID=063384010600 |title=West Campus |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=March 17, 2025}}
| grades = 9-12
| campus type = Suburban
| conference = CIF Sac-Joaquin Section{{cite web |url=http://www.cifsjs.org/leaguealign/leaguealign0610.html#division3 |title=SJS League Alignment |publisher=CIF Sac-Joaquin Section |access-date=2008-01-16 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080305043506/http://www.cifsjs.org/leaguealign/leaguealign0610.html#division3 |archive-date = 2008-03-05}}
Capital Valley Conference{{cite web |url=http://www.capitalvalleyconf.com/Article%20One%20-%20Membership_doc.pdf |title=Capital Valley Conference Bylaws - Membership |publisher=Capital Valley Conference |access-date=2008-01-16}}
| colors = Cardinal and Grey {{color box|#800000}}{{color box|#C0C0C0}}
| established = 2002
| enrollment_as_of = 2023–24
| newspaper = West Campus Times
| homepage = [http://westcampus.scusd.edu/ West Campus High School]
}}
West Campus High School is a public college preparatory magnet high school in Sacramento, California.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cde.ca.gov/SchoolDirectory/details?cdscode=34674393430865|title=CA Dept of Education|website=www.cde.ca.gov|language=en|access-date=2017-10-20}} The school serves around 800 students in grades 9–12 in the Sacramento City Unified School District. It was founded as a satellite high school of the nearby Hiram W. Johnson High School in 1983, under the name Hiram Johnson West Campus, and separated from Hiram Johnson in the year 2000.{{cite web
| url = https://www.sacbee.com/article72907407.html
| publisher = The Sacramento Bee
| title = West Campus shines again in magazine's high school rankings
| access-date = 2020-12-23
}} The high school officially opened on September 3, 2001. West Campus is known for sending the most graduates to college, and has been recognized for doing so by the Sacramento Bee in 2019.{{Cite web|title=West Campus Recognized for Sending Students to College|url=https://westcampus.scusd.edu/article/west-campus-recognized-sending-students-college|access-date=2021-01-03|website=West Campus High School|date=24 August 2019 |language=en}}
Academics
West Campus offers a total of 14 AP (Advanced Placement) courses currently including AP Government, AP Biology, AP US History, AP Art, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Spanish, AP French and more. Currently, West Campus offers one honors class, Honors English 10.{{Cite web|title=West Campus Academic Departments|url=https://westcampus.scusd.edu/academic-departments|access-date=2021-03-16|website=West Campus High School|date=24 August 2019 |language=en}} Elective courses include Advanced Art, Yearbook, Band, and Engineering.{{Cite web|title=Course Descriptions|url=https://westcampus.scusd.edu/course-description|access-date=2021-03-15|website=West Campus|date=24 August 2019 |language=en}} West Campus provides courses that align with the "A-G requirements", which are mandatory for each student in order to graduate.{{cite web |title=West Campus Graduation Requirements |date=24 August 2019 |url=https://westcampus.scusd.edu/graduation-requirements |access-date=15 March 2021}}
=Ranking=
In 2024 U.S. News evaluated West Campus at 99.2%, ranking it 142 in the nation (out of 17,655 ranked high schools), 17 in California, and 1 in the Sacramento Metro Area.{{cite news|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/california/districts/sacramento-city-unified-school-district/west-campus-high-school-3161}}
=Standardized Testing=
West Campus offers free SAT, PSAT, and AP exams to its students.{{cite web | url=https://westcampus.scusd.edu/node/1076 | title=PSAT, SAT, and AP Tests | date=24 August 2019 }} West Campus also places in the top 25% of all California high-schools in terms of standardized testing scores.{{cite web | url=https://www.prepscholar.com/sat/s/hs/west-campus-high-school-sacramento-ca | title=West Campus High School | 2016-17 Rankings | (Sacramento,) }}
=Engineering Program=
West Campus is known for its 4-year engineering program, which is guided by Project Lead the Way {{Cite web|title=PLTW|url=https://www.pltw.org/our-programs/pltw-engineering|language=en}} The 4-year program consists of these courses: Year 1 – Introduction to Engineering Design, Year 2 – Principles of Engineering, Year 3 – Civil Engineering & Architecture, and Year 4 – Engineering Design & Development.{{Cite web|title=Engineering Department|date=24 August 2019 |url=https://westcampus.scusd.edu/engineering-department|language=en}}
Sports
There are a total of 18 sports that take place over the seasons of Fall, Winter, and Spring.{{Cite web|title=Athletic Teams|url=https://westcampus.scusd.edu/teams|access-date=2021-01-03|website=West Campus High School|language=en}} A few sports at West Campus include cheer, golf, soccer, basketball, cross country, track, baseball, softball, volleyball, wrestling, swim, and tennis. The high school has four soccer teams, four basketball teams, two baseball teams, two softball teams, two golf teams (men's and women's) {{Cite web|url=https://westcampus.scusd.edu/post/congratulations-girls-golf-team|title = Congratulations to Girls Golf Team| date=24 August 2019 }} and several volleyball teams.{{Cite web|url=http://westcampus.scusd.edu/athletics-0|title=Athletics Department|date=24 August 2019 }} During the COVID-19 pandemic, practices were limited to voluntary outside conditioning.{{Cite web|title=Return to Athletics|date=24 August 2019 |url=https://westcampus.scusd.edu/post/return-athletics-31021|language=en}}
Music
The West Campus music department consists of a music appreciation program, a marching band, a drumline, and color guard.{{Cite web|title=Band and Color Guard|url=https://westcampus.scusd.edu/band-and-color-guard|access-date=2021-01-03|website=West Campus High School|date=24 August 2019 |language=en}} These groups are affiliated with the Northern California Band Association.{{cite web
| url = http://www.ncbaonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/10-19-19-Del-Oro-Spectacular-Parade-Recaps.pdf
| publisher = Northern California Band Association
| title = Northern California Band Association 2019 Del Oro Spectacular
| access-date = 2020-12-23
}}
Admission
Enrollment is via application, including an essay, a mathematics session, and transcripts of grades 7 and 8 marks. When the number of acceptable applicants exceeds the number of available spaces, students are chosen via lottery.
{{Cite web|title=West Campus|url=https://www.scusd.edu/school-program/west-campus|access-date=2021-03-14|website=Sacramento City Unified School District|date=4 October 2016 |language=en}}{{Cite web|title=High School Specialty Program|url=https://www.scusd.edu/high-school-specialty-program-application|access-date=2021-03-15|website=Sacramento City Unified School District|date=4 October 2016 |language=en}}
The Foundation for Excellence
The West Campus Foundation for Excellence (WCFE){{cite web |title=WCFE |url=https://wc-fe.org/ |website=West Campus Foundation for Excellence |access-date=13 September 2023}} is the school's parent-teacher organization that helps to provide for and improve the student community. They raise funds that go towards events, Yearbook, Drama, Band, athletics, college tours, classroom texts, and scholarships. They also coordinate with the Academic Student Body (ASB) with events such as staff appreciation lunch and senior breakfast. The organization does not require an application or a fee to join as of 2022.{{cite web |title=WCFE About Page |url=https://wc-fe.org/about/ |access-date=13 September 2023}} Membership is open to all but the foundation encourages families to sign up for their newsletter.
Notable alumni
- Ryan Guzman, actor (graduated 2005).{{Cite news|url=http://www.sacbee.com/entertainment/movies-news-reviews/article7886631.html|title=Sacramento-grown actor arrives as 'The Boy Next Door'|last=Meyer|first=Carla|date=2015|work=The Sacramento Bee|access-date=2017-10-20|language=en-US|issn=0890-5738}}
- Steven Silva, actor (graduated 2004).
COVID-19 response
West Campus High School and other schools within the Sacramento City Unified School District shut down in-person classes as of March 2020, and adopted distance learning through Zoom, a video communications application.{{Citation | url= https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article241179826.html| publisher= Sacramento Bee News
| title= Mass public school closures in Sacramento region as officials try to slow coronavirus spread| access-date= 2021-03-13}}{{ Citation| url= https://westcampus.scusd.edu/distance-learning-resources| publisher= West Campus High School| title= Distance Learning| access-date= 2021-03-15}}
References
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External links
- [https://westcampus.scusd.edu/ West Campus High web page]
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Category:Educational institutions established in 2002
Category:High schools in Sacramento, California
Category:Public high schools in California