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If you could change one rule at Westside Middle School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
793
Middle
DISTRICT 873 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARROW COUNTY·NCES 130029001913
Westside Middle School
240 Matthews School Rd, Winder, GA 30680 · (770) 307-2972 · Barrow County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL793 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Georgia public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
560 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 269 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 262 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 262 | 33% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 71% · 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
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
29.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.8pp since 2021
Math
30.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.1% | 30.6% |
| 2023-24 | 32.9% | 30.6% |
| 2022-23 | 28.6% | 23.1% |
| 2021-22 | 25.4% | 23.3% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 Westside Middle School
Westside Middle School's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westside Middle School this school | 793 | 70.6% | 30.5% |
| Marietta Sixth Grade Academy Marietta | 678 | 65.0% | 42.7% |
| Cedartown Middle School Cedartown | 997 | 80.2% | 30.4% |
| Haymon-Morris Middle School Winder | 973 | 61.6% | 41.0% |
| Holcomb Bridge Middle School Alpharetta | 598 | 62.0% | 36.7% |
| Bear Creek Middle School Statham | 752 | 57.7% | 35.4% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Westside Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #307 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #309 of 474 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #320 of 474 ▼ 31 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #188 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 793 | #203 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #198 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #40 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.6% | #294 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.9% | #115 of 144 |
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
793
+68 (+9%) vs 2020
+15% since 2000-01, when it was 687
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 793 | 58 | 13.7:1 | 71% (560) |
| 2023-24 | 744 | 55.8 | 13.3:1 | 75% (555) |
| 2022-23 | 736 | 55.3 | 13.3:1 | 66% (484) |
| 2020-21 | 725 | 53 | 13.7:1 | 53% (383) |
| 2017-18 | 763 | 50 | 15.3:1 | 65% (499) |
| 2015-16 | 686 | 47 | 14.6:1 | 66% (453) |
| 2010-11 | 527 | 40 | 13.2:1 | 67% (352) |
| 2000-01 | 687 | 42 | 16.4:1 | 30% (204) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westside Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (763 to 793); teachers up 16% (50 to 58).
About Westside Middle School
A medium-sized middle-grades school in Winder, Georgia, Westside Middle School is part of Barrow County. The school had 793 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Westside Middle School falls under Barrow County, which has 17 schools enrolling 15,313 students.
At Westside Middle School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 38%. It is also 36% White, 16% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. For comparison, the population of Barrow County is roughly 15% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Westside Middle School employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.7:1. That is close to the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Westside Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 71%. The rate at public schools in Barrow County averages 60%, lower than here.
Westside Middle School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 26% of Georgia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.9% for Westside Middle School. The school posts 30.5%, 10.4 points below the prediction.
Barrow County has about 89,886 residents, and the median household income is $80,653, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Barrow County has 17 public schools and roughly 15,313 students.
The next-closest public school is Kennedy Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Westside Middle School is behind the 34.5% nearby average, ranking 6th of 9.
For locale, NCES codes Westside Middle School as Suburb: Small.
Westside Middle School's enrollment climbed from 725 in 2020-21 to 793 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Barrow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
89,886
Census ACS
Median income
$80,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
15,313 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Barrow County
- Apalachee High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Winder-Barrow High SchoolHigh · 1,869 students
- Haymon-Morris Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Russell Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Barrow Arts and Sciences AcademyHigh · 967 students
- Holsenbeck Elementary SchoolElementary · 813 students
Other schools in Winder
- Apalachee High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Winder-Barrow High SchoolHigh · 1,869 students
- Haymon-Morris Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Russell Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Barrow Arts and Sciences AcademyHigh · 967 students
- Holsenbeck Elementary SchoolElementary · 813 students
Other Westside Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Westside Middle. Westside Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- Westside Middle SchoolRocky Face, GA · 428 students
- WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 948 students
- WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, FL · 893 students
- WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLJONESBORO, AR · 414 students
- Westside Middle SchoolMemphis, TN · 299 students
Nearby schools
- Kennedy Elementary School0.2 mi · 764
- Winder Elementary School2.2 mi · 656
- Russell Middle School2.4 mi · 973
- Apalachee High School2.5 mi · 1,949
- Yargo Elementary School2.5 mi · 782
- Haymon-Morris Middle School2.6 mi · 973
Frequently asked questions
About Westside Middle SchoolHow many students attend Westside Middle School?
Westside Middle School enrolls approximately 793 students in grades 06-08.
Is Westside Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westside Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Westside Middle School have?
Westside Middle School employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Westside Middle School?
Student demographics at Westside Middle School are roughly 36% White, 38% Hispanic, 16% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Westside Middle School public or private?
Westside Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Barrow County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.