Wauwatosa West High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school located in the city of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States. West opened in 1960/1961 as a sister-school to Wauwatosa East High School; together they are part of the Wauwatosa School District.HistoryOvercrowding of the city's only high school led the city to build a new high school on the west side of the newly enlarged city. Built in 1960 at 11100 West Center Street and opened in 1961, it was called Wauwatosa West High School. The original high school was renamed Wauwatosa East. Because the Longfellow and Hawthorne Junior High Schools were also overcrowded, another school was built in 1969 just west of this building at 11400 West Center Street. When the new building opened, it became Wauwatosa West High School, and the previous building became Whitman Junior High School. Originally scheduled for completion in 1970, a fire damaged part of the building during construction, delaying its opening until 1971.In 1993 an associate principal was shot and killed by a 21-year-old former student.EnrollmentAs of the 2014–15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,031 students and 63.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 16.34.Extracurricular activitiesAthleticsThe school won the Wisconsin State Boys Volleyball Championship in 1964, defeating Antigo High School in a pool of 70 participating schools.The boys' swimming team won the 1971 state championship, defeating runner-up Waukesha High School in a field of 77 participating schools.
