Westgate High School

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Westgate High School
Location
Westgate High School
2305 Jefferson Island Road,
New Iberia, Louisiana

70560

United States
Coordinates 29°59′55″N91°51′26″W / 29.9987°N 91.8572°W / 29.9987; -91.8572
Information
School typePublic
LocaleRural [1]
School district Iberia Parish School System
NCES District ID2200720
NCES School ID220072000525
Enrollment993 (2022–2023 [1] )
Student to teacher ratio19.54 [1]
Color(s)Purple and gold    [2]
Nickname Tigers

Westgate High School is a public high school in unincorporated Iberia Parish, Louisiana, near New Iberia. It is a part of the Iberia Parish School System. [3] It is located at 2305 Jefferson Island Road in New Iberia, Louisiana, U.S.. [1]

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About

It is a Title 1 eligible school. [1] The demographics for the 2021–2022 school year enrollment are 28.9% White, 59.1% Black, 6.9% Asian, 3.1% Hispanic, 1.9% two or more races, and 0.1% Native American or Alaskan Native. [3]

History

Westgate High School campus was preceded by the New Iberia Freshman High School (or Freshman High School), and the even earlier segregated Jonas Henderson High School (1950–1969) for African American students only. [4] [5]

Athletics

Westgate High athletics competes in the LHSAA. They won the state football championships in 2021.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Westgate High School (2022–2023 school year)". National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
  2. ↑ "LHSAA Coaches Directory 2023-24" (PDF). Louisiana High School Athletics Association. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  3. 1 2 "Westgate High School". usnews.com. 2021–2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  4. ↑ Fairclough, Adam (2009-06-30). A Class of Their Own: Black Teachers in the Segregated South. Harvard University Press. p. 403. ISBN   978-0-674-03666-6.
  5. ↑ American Gas Journal. Vol. 192. American Gas Light Journal, Inc. December 1965. p. 58.



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