Enrollment
119
Middle
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 11·NCES 080306000272
West Middle School
1920 WEST PIKES PEAK AVENUE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80904 · (719) 328-3900 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL119 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of Colorado public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
96 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 36 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 43 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 34% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
18.7%
CO avg 44.9% . -15.9pp since 2023
Math
10.3%
CO avg 36.1% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.7% | 10.3% |
| 2023-24 | 34.6% | 13.8% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like West Middle School
West Middle School's state test result (21.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Middle School this school | 119 | 80.7% | 21.0% |
| Englewood Middle School ENGLEWOOD | 210 | 72.9% | 17.9% |
| Las Animas Junior High School LAS ANIMAS | 64 | 81.3% | N/A |
| Galileo Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 277 | 82.3% | 11.3% |
| Trinidad Middle School TRINIDAD | 172 | 72.7% | 26.9% |
| Mann Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 300 | 73.0% | 16.7% |
Matched among Colorado middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where West Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #179 of 241 | #27 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #216 of 244 ▼ 28 | #30 of 33 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #223 of 246 ▼ 70 | #31 of 33 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 119 | #247 of 278 | #33 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.7% | #37 of 246 | #5 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -59.2% | #4 of 169 | #1 of 27 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
119
-124 (-51%) vs 2020
-75% since 1990-91, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 119 | 11.9 | 10.0:1 | 81% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 183 | 14.6 | 12.6:1 | 74% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 168 | 16.6 | 10.2:1 | 73% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 243 | 17 | 14.3:1 | 67% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 292 | 19 | 15.3:1 | 62% (180) |
| 2015-16 | 259 | 19 | 13.6:1 | 72% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 289 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 66% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 513 | 30 | 17.1:1 | 44% (226) |
| 1990-91 | 476 | 26 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 59% (292 to 119); teachers down 37% (19 to 11.9).
About West Middle School
West Middle School is a small middle school in Colorado Springs School District 11, located in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. It serves 119 students in grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Colorado) has about 462 students.
West Middle School belongs to Colorado Springs School District 11, a district of 60 schools and 22,293 students.
At West Middle School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 45%. Next come 38% White, 10% multiracial, and 6% Black. The county population is about 19% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 11.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.0:1. On average, middle schools in Colorado have 15.9:1, compared with 10.0:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 81% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in El Paso County, the average is 42%.
Measured against Colorado public middle schools, West Middle School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, West Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 21.0%; the prediction is 17.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in El Paso County, the median household income is $90,363, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, El Paso County has 245 public schools and roughly 114,356 students.
Of nearby public schools, West Elementary School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. West Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, West Middle School ranks 8th on proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 243 in 2020-21 and 119 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. Students per teacher fell from 14.3 in 2020-21 to 10.0 in 2024-25.
The West Middle School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,999
Census ACS
Median income
$90,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
114,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colorado Springs School District 11
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Palmer High SchoolHigh · 1,265 students
- Thomas MacLaren State Charter SchoolCombined · 975 students
- Jenkins Middle SchoolMiddle · 791 students
- Mitchell High SchoolHigh · 757 students
Other schools in COLORADO SPRINGS
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- Pine Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Banning Lewis Ranch AcademyCombined · 1,697 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,526 students
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,473 students
Other West Middle schools
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- West Middle SchoolDENVER, CO · 188 students
- West Middle SchoolTRAVERSE CITY, MI · 1,081 students
- WEST MIDDLE SCHOOLBAY SHORE, NY · 906 students
Nearby schools
- West Elementary School0.0 mi · 144
- Midland Elementary School0.6 mi · 129
- Buena Vista Elementary School0.9 mi · 194
- Mountain Song Community School1.0 mi · 324
- Bristol Elementary School1.0 mi · 267
- Zebulon Pike Youth Services Center1.3 mi · 24
Frequently asked questions
About West Middle SchoolHow large is West Middle School?
West Middle School enrolls approximately 119 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does West Middle School serve?
West Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at West Middle School?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at West Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Middle School?
At West Middle School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 45% Hispanic, 6% Black, 10% Two or more.
Is West Middle School public or private?
West Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Colorado Springs School District 11.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.