WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL

WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a moderately sized intermediate school in NAMPA, Idaho, overseen by NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 521 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 25 schools operated by NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that educates 14,141 students overall.

In terms of who attends, WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 44% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 67% of students at WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Canyon County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, Canyon County reports that median household income runs about $76,488, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Canyon County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,048 students), WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is NAMPA ACADEMY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 6 years. Over the past 6-year window, the student count fell 29%: 734 students in 2018 compared to 521 in 2024. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 49% to 44%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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