West Middle School

Located at 5151 SOUTH HOLLY, in GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colorado, West Middle School is a sprawling 6-8 campus that hosts 1,019 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 121% bigger than typical.

West Middle School is one of 70 schools operated by Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah, a district that instructs 52,099 students overall.

On the student-mix side, West Middle School logs that 69% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, West Middle School has 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Arapahoe County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, West Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.5%.

Around the school, census data for Arapahoe County shows median household earnings sit near $101,087, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. West Middle School is one of 176 public schools in Arapahoe County (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students).

Nearest neighbor: Greenwood Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West Middle School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 55.4%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 22%: 1,304 students in 2018 compared to 1,019 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for West Middle School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.