Westview High School (Portland, Oregon)


Westview High School is a public high school in Portland, Oregon, United States, in the Beaverton School District. It opened in 1994 and its first graduating class was in June 1996.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 2,643 students enrolled in 2015-16 was:
23.8% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.

Academics

In 2014, the average SAT score among Westview students was 1708, compared to the Oregon state average of 1544.
Also in 2014, the average ACT score among 552 students at Westview was 22.4, compared to the 21.4 state average.
Of the Class of 2014, which consisted of 571 students, 65% attended a four-year college, while 15% attended a two-year college.

Extracurricular activities

Speech and debate (forensics)

Westview has been awarded three state championships in the 6A classification tournaments. 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 participating, Westview is the only one to have earned a state championship in Speech & Debate.

Academic competitions

Westview is home to several competitive academic teams, namely Science Bowl and History Bowl. The former group has earned two straight regional championships in 2016 and 2017 in the Bonneville Power Administration Regional Science Bowl, the largest tournament of its kind in the nation. Westview's Science Bowl team has appeared at the national competition for National Science Bowl in four consecutive years, placing second in their division at the national competition in 2017.
Westview's History Bowl program has also placed on the national level on multiple occasions. The team has twice been the national champion of History Bowl, in 2014 and again in 2017. Along with its regional success, History Bowl has given Westview national acclaim.

Sports

State championships