West Salem High School (Salem, Oregon)

West Salem High School (also referred to as West Salem High, West Salem HS, or WSHS) is a public high school of the Salem-Keizer School District located in Salem, Oregon, United States.

Academics
In 2008, 82% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 339 students, 279 graduated, 29 dropped out, five received a modified diploma, and 26 were still in high school the following year.

In 2017, 1,732 students were enrolled at West Salem High School. At that time, its graduation rate was 89%.

The 2017 class of 414 had 37 dropouts, and 87% of the class were graduating on time.

Athletics
West Salem High School athletic teams compete in the OSAA 6A-6 Central Valley Conference (excluding Football which competes in 6A-SD1). The athletic director is Wendy Stradley and the athletics secretary is Amy Hamilton.

State Championships:
 * Band: 2011, 2011 (String Orchestra)†, 2012, 2013 (6A Band), 2013 (Full Orchestra), 2015, 2016 (6A Band), 2016 (Full Orchestra), 2017 (6A Band), 2017 (Full Orchestra), 2018, 2019 (6A), 2019 (Full Orchestra), 2022, 2023 (6A), 2023 (Full Orchestra), 2023 (String Orchestra)
 * Boys Track and Field: 2018
 * Choir: 2013, 2018

(†=Tied with 1 or more schools)

West Salem Football Stadium
In 2012, West Salem unveiled a new Artificial Turf field. Unlike other schools which have green turf or green grass, West Salem's football field was black and nicked named "The Black Hole." The black turf was one of a kind and West Salem was the first school in the country to play in Black Turf. The turf costed $300,000. However, in 2020 West Salem raised $470,000 to remove the black turf and replace it with green turf.

Notable students

 * Ryan Allen - American football player
 * Brett Smith - American football player
 * Anthony Gould - college football player


 * Kendra Sunderland