West Florida High School of Advanced Technology opened in August 2001 with 324 ninth graders.

Each student completes a Capstone project—a display of comprehension and mastery of a given field that focuses on a field-related topic.

West Florida High provides many sports such as football, volleyball, baseball, cheerleading, softball, cross-country, track and field, basketball, soccer, swimming, weightlifting, lacrosse, tennis and golf.

In the 2011 - 2012 year, the Jaguars Freshman football team went 9–1, claiming the district championship.

During 2007–2008, in only its ninth year in existence, WFHS served as the President school of the Florida Association of Student Councils.

The organization's main project for 2016–2017 involves a local nursing home, Bayside Manor.

West Florida High School's Student Government Association (SGA) hosts an Instagram and Twitter page to "update and notify students of current/future school news and events.