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If you could change one rule at West Middle School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
793
Middle
DISTRICT 759 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKFORD SD 205·NCES 173451005448
West Middle School
1900 N Rockton Ave, Rockford, IL 61103 · (815) 966-3200 · Winnebago County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL793 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
629 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 262 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 262 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 269 | 34% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 69% · 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
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
22.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
8.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.2% | 8.1% |
| 2023-24 | 20.1% | 4.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
16.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 (16.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Middle School this school | 793 | 79.3% | 16.2% |
| Jefferson Middle School Springfield | 517 | 80.7% | 12.1% |
| Urbana Middle School Urbana | 877 | 75.4% | 17.7% |
| North Ridge Middle School Danville | 740 | 88.2% | 16.3% |
| Washington Middle School Springfield | 516 | 79.8% | 8.3% |
| Abraham Lincoln Middle School Rockford | 736 | 80.2% | 14.9% |
Matched among Illinois 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 Illinois | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #547 of 578 | #11 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.1% | #606 of 640 ▲ 4 | #12 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #610 of 640 ▼ 37 | #12 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 793 | #89 of 691 | #5 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #518 of 558 | #8 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.8% | #76 of 560 | #4 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.3% | #66 of 581 | #4 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #262 of 440 | #2 of 7 |
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
-205 (-21%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 1,412
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 | 47.1 | 16.8:1 | 79% (629) |
| 2023-24 | 794 | 49.3 | 16.1:1 | 80% (632) |
| 2022-23 | 849 | 42.8 | 19.9:1 | 75% (633) |
| 2020-21 | 998 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 877 | 58.5 | 15.0:1 | 63% (550) |
| 2015-16 | 887 | 59 | 15.0:1 | 67% (590) |
| 2010-11 | 602 | 36 | 16.7:1 | 95% (574) |
| 2000-01 | 752 | 54 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,412 | 93 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (877 to 793); teachers down 19% (58.5 to 47.1).
About West Middle School
At 1900 N Rockton Ave in Rockford, Illinois, West Middle School operates as a large middle-grades school. The school enrolls 793 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Illinois) has about 462 students.
West Middle School is one school in Rockford SD 205, a system of 44 schools with 28,467 students.
Roughly 51% of students at West Middle School are Black. Other groups include 20% White, 17% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. By comparison, Winnebago County residents are about 12% Black. West Middle School's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
West Middle School counts 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.8 students for each one. On average, middle schools in Illinois have 13.0:1, compared with 16.8:1 here. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Winnebago County, the average is 61%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for West Middle School is -9.5 points: 16.2% actual, 25.7% predicted.
Winnebago County has about 283,292 residents, and the median household income is $65,837, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. In all, Winnebago County has 94 public schools and roughly 44,103 students.
The nearest other public school, R K Welsh Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, West Middle School is 3rd on average proficiency.
West Middle School is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
West Middle School's enrollment dropped from 998 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.
Winnebago County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,292
Census ACS
Median income
$65,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
44,103 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rockford SD 205
- Guilford High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Auburn High SchoolHigh · 1,957 students
- Rockford East High SchoolHigh · 1,719 students
- Rockford Envrnmntl Science AcademyMiddle · 1,108 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
Other schools in Rockford
- Guilford High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Auburn High SchoolHigh · 1,957 students
- Rockford East High SchoolHigh · 1,719 students
- Rockford Envrnmntl Science AcademyMiddle · 1,108 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
Other West Middle schools
21 other US public schools in 13 states are named West Middle. West Middle School is the 6th largest of the 22.
- West Middle SchoolTRAVERSE CITY, MI · 1,081 students
- West Middle SchoolGREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO · 1,019 students
- WEST MIDDLE SCHOOLBAY SHORE, NY · 906 students
- West Middle SchoolSioux City, IA · 826 students
- WEST MIDDLECHESTERFIELD, MO · 814 students
Nearby schools
- R K Welsh Elementary School0.5 mi · 483
- Summerdale Early Childhood Center0.6 mi · 460
- Roosevelt Center0.7 mi · 60
- Haskell Elementary School0.8 mi · 301
- Conklin Elementary School1.3 mi · 372
- West View Elementary School1.3 mi · 521
Frequently asked questions
About West Middle SchoolHow many students attend West Middle School?
West Middle School enrolls approximately 793 students in grades 06-08.
Is West Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Middle School is approximately 16.8:1 (47 FTE teachers).
How diverse is West Middle School?
West Middle School reports a student body of 20% White, 17% Hispanic, 51% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is West Middle School public or private?
West Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rockford SD 205.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.