West High School (Torrance, California)
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.- Jun Ho Bae, missionary
- Daryl Sabara, actor
- Steve Sarkisian, football coach
- Paula Weishoff, member of the United States Olympic women's volleyball team in 1984, 1992, and 1996
- Emily Day, volleyball player
- Sean Berry, professional baseball player
- Rener Gracie, Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner
- Anthony Buncio, Television Producer and Entertainment Executive
- Sean Madden, Grammy Winner - Sound Engineer
