The "White" versus the "Black" Cafeteria

Demographic Statistics

After students commented on their feelings about how their race affects the classes they take, we wanted to dig deeper into the exact numbers behind these statements. Learning about the breakdown of the students in Honors and AP classes, we were able to compare them to the ethnic summary of the whole school.

Percentage of Caucasians at Westhill: 40.35%
Percentage of Hispanics at Westhill: 31.55%
Percentage of African Americans at Westhill: 22.85%
Percentage of Asians at Westhill: 5.25%


Percentage of Caucasians that are in at least one Honors or AP class: 61.3%
Percentage of Asians that are in at least one Honors or AP class: 57.3%
Percentage of Hispanics that are in at least one Honors or AP class: 22.6%
Percentage of African Americans that are in at least one Honors or AP class: 13.5%


Percentage of students at Westhill who are in at least one Honors or AP class: 38%

Only 38% of the school is in at least one Honors or AP class and from that, 61.3% of those student are Caucasian. The remaining 38.7% is split amongst the three minority groups. This is even after the fact that the minorities at Westhill combined make up the majority of the school.