Zionsville West Middle School

As a heavily attended elementary campus in Whitestown, Indiana, Zionsville West Middle School teaches 1,139 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by Zionsville Community Schools. That puts it 161% larger than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

Across the 9 schools in Zionsville Community Schools (7,971 students total), Zionsville West Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Zionsville West Middle School lists that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 11% Asian, 5% multiracial, 5% Black, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Boone County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. Roughly 10% of students at Zionsville West Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Boone County's rate of about 22%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Zionsville West Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.2%; this one delivers 68.0%.

In the broader community, Boone County reports that median household earnings sit near $111,250, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Boone County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,246 students), of which Zionsville West Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Stonegate Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Zionsville West Middle School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Zionsville West Middle School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 70.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Zionsville West Middle School's enrollment has rose 6% since 2018, when it stood at 1,079 (now 1,139). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 79% to 73% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.