West End High School

What West End High School does

West End High School is a Title I public high school located at P.O. Box 40, 4515 Elm Street, Walnut Grove, Alabama, operating under the Etowah County Board of Education. It serves students in grades 7-12 residing within its attendance zone and is led by Principal Angela Swatek. The school's stated mission is to empower responsible citizens through a rigorous, high-quality, relevant education in a safe, supportive, and student-centered environment.

The school's core product is a comprehensive secondary education program, supplemented by a standardized set of educational technology platforms: PowerSchool for the student information system and parent portal, Schoology for learning management, Clever for single sign-on, MySchoolBucks for fee payments, Frontline Education for employee/absence management, and ParentSquare for school-to-family communication. Add-on modules include athletics (football, wrestling, track, golf), special education services under Child Find, school counseling, and library media services. The school participates in the USDA National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs and qualified for the Community Eligibility Provision in 2023-2024, providing meals at no cost to all students.

West End High School's revenue model is that of a public government entity, funded through a combination of state education appropriations, federal Title I funding, and federal USDA meal program reimbursements, rather than commercial sales. The school does not publish a price list; enrollment is administered through the district-level PowerSchool online registration system for residents within the attendance zone. As a government state entity under ECBOE, the school is not equity-financed and has no venture capital or private equity ownership. The 2024-25 Alabama state report card assigned the school a score of 83/B, the highest in school history, providing the most recent public performance benchmark.

Name

West End High School

Legal name

West End High School

Website

https://wehs.ecboe.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

West End High School is a Title I public high school in Walnut Grove, Alabama, serving grades 7-12 under the Etowah County Board of Education. It delivers standard secondary academics, athletics, special education, counseling, and federally funded free meals via the USDA Community Eligibility Provision.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

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Public High Schools

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Public K–12 Schools & Districts

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Public Middle Schools

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Public K–12 Schools & Districts

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Title I & Compensatory Education Programs

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Special Programs (Gifted, ESL/ELL, Remedial, RTI/MTSS)

Keywords

• Public secondary education
• Title I education
• School nutrition services
• Special education programs
• College and career preparation

Headquarters

HQ city

Walnut Grove

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

West End High School is a Title I public secondary school serving grades 7-12 in Walnut Grove, Alabama, under the Etowah County Board of Education. The school delivers core academic instruction, college and career preparation, child nutrition through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision, special education services, counseling, library media services, and athletics programs. Operations are supported by district-provided platforms including PowerSchool, Schoology, ParentSquare, and Clever for student information, learning management, family communication, and single sign-on.

Product overview

West End High School is a Title I public high school offering a unified educational program for grades 7-12. The school operates a core academic program supplemented by PowerSchool Parent Portal for grade/attendance monitoring, Schoology LMS for course delivery, Child Nutrition Program providing meals at no cost, athletics, special education services, counseling, and library media services. The school recently adopted ParentSquare as its unified communication platform for all school-to-family interactions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Standard Education Services (Grades 7-12) Comprehensive public high school education program serving grades 7-12 with rigorous, high-quality curriculum in a student-centered environment. School is designated as a Title I school.
• Child Nutrition Program Federally-assisted meal program providing nutritionally balanced breakfast and lunch at no cost through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision, operating under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.
• Athletics Program Athletics including football, wrestling, track, and golf with coaching staff supporting multiple sports programs for enrolled students.
• Special Education Services Special education programs including instruction, related services, and support through Child Find system-wide initiatives for students with disabilities ages birth to 21.
• School Counseling Services Academic counseling, career guidance, and student support services provided by school counselors for enrolled students.
• Library Media Services Library resources, enrichment programs, and peer helper initiatives coordinated by the Library Media Specialist for students and staff.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• USDA National School Lunch ProgramcoreOthersWest End High School participates in the federally assisted meal programs under USDA supervision, providing nutritionally balanced, free meals to students through the Community Eligibility Provision.
• Alabama State Department of EducationcoreOthersSchool is subject to state regulations and participates in state assessment programs including ACAP testing; operates under Alabama Continuous Improvement Plan (ACIP) strategic framework.
• SchoolBlocks / SchoolFeedsupportingTechnology or IntegrationWebsite platform powered by SchoolBlocks and SchoolFeed for school website management and content delivery.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• National Heritage Academies: Charter management organization operating public K–8 (and select K–12) campuses with a focus on core knowledge curriculum and structured discipline. Comparable as an operator of public campuses dependent on state per-pupil funding and federal programs.
• Great Hearts Academies: Charter management organization operating public K–12 campuses with classical liberal arts curriculum and extracurricular programming. Comparable as a public K–12 operator offering core academics plus athletics/arts programming.
• BASIS Charter Schools: Charter network operating rigorous college-prep public K–12 campuses with measurable state report-card performance. Comparable as a public-school operator focused on quantifiable academic outcomes and competitive positioning on state assessments.
• Uncommon Schools: Charter network operating public K–12 schools in urban and high-need communities with strong college-prep orientation. Comparable as a public K–12 operator with similar Title I funding dependency and academic-outcome-driven reporting.
• Achievement First: Charter management organization running public K–12 schools with a focus on academic rigor in high-need communities. Comparable as a public K–12 operator reliant on similar federal and state funding mechanisms serving comparable demographics.
• IDEA Public Schools: Large charter network operating Title I-eligible public schools with strong emphasis on college preparation for underserved student populations. Comparable in operating Title I public campuses with federal funding dependency and high-need student demographics.
• Success Academy: Charter school network operating public K–12 campuses with consistent top-tier state assessment performance. Comparable as a public K–12 operator whose reputation is built on state report card outcomes and competition for high-performing status.
• KIPP: National charter management organization operating K–12 public schools serving primarily Title I-eligible, high-need student populations. Comparable as an operator of public K–12 campuses dependent on federal funding streams and standardized academic reporting.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ECBOE
• Facebookfacebook.com/Etowah-County-Schools-113572661996552
• Instagraminstagram.com/etowah.county.schools
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/west-end-high-school

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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