School Profile

West Creek High School

1210 West Creek Coyote Trail Clarksville, TN 37042

931-503-1788 Fax 931-503-1802

"Unleash the Creek"

Established 2009 CEEB 430-357

https://westcreekhigh.cmcss.net/ 

School Contact Information 

Principal Will Ferrell - will.ferrell@cmcss.net 

Counselors are Assigned by Grade Levels 

Shana Graves Freshmen - shana.graves@cmcss.net Extension: 2053 

Jeffrey Wallace Sophomores - jeffrey.wallace@cmcss.net Extension: 2004

Rachel Lutton (Lead) Juniors - rachel.lutton@cmcss.net Extension: 2006

 Bill Shehy Seniors (A-L) - william.shehy@cmcss.net Extension:2007 

Amy Wilson Seniors (M-Z) College & Career - amy.wilson@cmcss.net Ext: 2012 

Laurie Chesser Social Worker 504s - -laurie.chesser@cmcss.net Extension 2900 

School and Community Information 

School Setting: Urban                                                     County Population: 235, 201                                                  School Population:  1607                                                        Ethnicity:  African American:  34.41%     Two or more Race Category: 10.7 %            Native: 0.44%     Asian: 1.74%     Caucasian: 28.81%     Hispanic: 22.84%     Pacific Islander: 1.06%                                    Economically Disadvantaged:  62.91%                                                         School Schedule:                                                     7:25 a.m. to 2:25 p.m.  Monday thru Friday

                 Credit Type:  One credit for the year or 1/2 credit per Semester                                                           School Calendar:     August to May                                              Faculty Members:  142  

All schools in the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System are accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA CASI). 

Advanced Placement and Honors Courses 

Students earning a grade of 60 or higher in an Advanced Placement course receive an additional 5 points on their reporting period grade and semester exam grade for that class (maximum 105). Students in an Honors course receive an additional 3 points on their reporting period grade and semester exam for that class (maximum 103). No points are added to the 4-point GPA scale.

Honors English I, II, III, Dual Enrollment English I & II

AP English Language and Composition

AP Literature and Composition

AP Calculus A/B, AP Statistics, Honors Pre-Calculus, Honors Algebra II, Honors Geometry, Honors Algebra I

AP Environmental Science, Honors Biology, Honors Chemistry

AP US History, AP European History, AP Human Geography                                       Dual Enrollment Teaching & Learning as a Profession, Dual Enrollment Criminal Justice, Dual Enrollment Structural Systems                                                                               

Student credits are awarded each semester based on the Tennessee Uniform Grading Scale. GPA's are unweighted.

Students are ranked by numerical percent after the 1st semester of their 12th grade year with students meeting the requirements for a Highest Honors diploma being ranked first, Honors diploma ranked second followed by Regular diploma recipients.

DL - Digital Learning online credit, CR - Credit earned in credit recovery, AU - Course audit - no credit, NC- no credit due to excessive absences, P - Passed classes not calculated in GPA, INC - transfer course work incomplete, and PN - credits pending validation from non-accredited school. 

Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools

621 Gracey Avenue, Clarksville, TN 37040

Phone (931) 648-5600 Fax (931) 648-5612

www.cmcss.net 

Grading Scale 

Prior to 2022-2023 2022-2023 Forward

A – 93-100 90-100 (4 points)

B – 85-92 80-89 (3 points)

C – 75-84 70-79 (2 points)

D – 70-74 60-69 (1 point)

F – 0-69 0-59 (0 points) no credit 

All schools in Tennessee use the Tennessee Uniform Grading Scale. Percentage grades for transfer students will be assigned the equivalent letter/grade points according to this uniform scale.

Graduation Requirements 

Beginning with students entering high school during the 2010 school year, the graduation requirements are: 

               Course                                       Credit

               English                                           4

               Math                                               4

               Science                                           3

               Social Studies                                 3

               Personal Finance                            .5

               Lifetime Wellness       1

      Physical Education       .5

      Fine Arts       1

               Foreign Language       2

      Focus Electives       3

ACT Information 

School       State        National                  

                    English               2022-23          18.1                 18.6

                                         2023-24          TBD   TBD   TBD

                    Math               2022-23          17.8                 19.0

                                         2023-24          TBD   TBD   TBD

                    Reading           2022-23          19.1                 20.1

                 2023-24          TBD   TBD   TBD

Science 2022-23           18.3                 19.6

           2023-24          TBD   TBD   TBD

Composite     2022-23         18.5   18.4   19.5

           2023-24          TBD   TBD   TBD

All 11th grade students in Tennessee take the ACT during the spring of their junior year. ACT is a graduation requirement. 

Post High School Plans 

Percentage of students enrolling in a 4-year university - 60%

Percentage of students enrolling in a 2-year college or

technical school - 15%

Percentage of students entering the military - 10%

Percentage of students entering the workforce - 15%

(TN Promise program offers two years of tuition free community or technical college to all qualified Tennessee high school graduates.)