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If you could change one rule at Westridge Middle, what would it be?
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Enrollment
761
Middle
DISTRICT 783 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAWNEE MISSION PUB SCH·NCES 201164001565
Westridge Middle
9300 Nieman Rd, Overland Park, KS 66214 · (913) 993-1200 · Johnson County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL761 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
408 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 51%
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 7 | 401 | 53% |
| Grade 8 | 360 | 47% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 58% · 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
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
38.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
34.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.8% | 34.5% |
| 2023-24 | 28.4% | 21.3% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Westridge Middle
Westridge Middle's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westridge Middle this school | 761 | 53.6% | 31.6% |
| Pioneer Trail Middle School Olathe | 617 | 48.0% | 29.4% |
| Hocker Grove Middle Shawnee | 714 | 53.6% | 33.6% |
| Santa Fe Trail Middle School Olathe | 623 | 50.9% | 29.9% |
| Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School Manhattan | 730 | 49.6% | 37.6% |
| Junction City Middle School Junction City | 900 | 61.9% | 29.4% |
Matched among Kansas 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 Westridge Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #100 of 192 | #28 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #106 of 192 | #31 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #104 of 192 | #28 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 761 | #19 of 225 | #4 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #81 of 161 | #16 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #24 of 161 | #2 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #89 of 195 | #2 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #61 of 98 | #13 of 21 |
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
761
-27 (-3%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 923
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 761 | 57.7 | 13.2:1 | 54% (408) |
| 2023-24 | 752 | 53.3 | 14.1:1 | 57% (428) |
| 2022-23 | 811 | 58.6 | 13.8:1 | 58% (471) |
| 2020-21 | 788 | 55 | 14.3:1 | 53% (418) |
| 2017-18 | 830 | 55.1 | 15.1:1 | 47% (394) |
| 2015-16 | 866 | 55 | 15.8:1 | 48% (416) |
| 2010-11 | 885 | 55 | 16.1:1 | 44% (392) |
| 2000-01 | 989 | 68 | 14.5:1 | 9% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 923 | 61 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westridge Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (830 to 761); teachers up 5% (55.1 to 57.7).
About Westridge Middle
Westridge Middle is a large middle school for students in Overland Park, Kansas. In all, 761 students attend the school in grades 7 through 8. It has 89% more students than the average for middle schools in Kansas (about 402).
Across its 45 schools, Shawnee Mission Pub Sch enrolls 26,330 students. Westridge Middle is one of those schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Westridge Middle is White, with 46% of students. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 79% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Westridge Middle scores 67%.
Its ratio of 13.2:1 is based on 57.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Kansas is similar, at 12.7:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 54%. On average, public schools in Johnson County report 27%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Westridge Middle is 5.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 31.6%. Predicted: 36.5%.
In Johnson County, median household income comes to about $109,208, roughly 58% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Johnson County counts 168 public schools with about 93,598 students.
About 0.5 miles separate Westridge Middle from the closest public school, Apache Elem. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Westridge Middle ranks 7th of 9 on average proficiency.
Westridge Middle is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
Enrollment was 761 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 788. The ratio was 14.3:1 in 2020-21 and 13.2:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Westridge Middle lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
620,631
Census ACS
Median income
$109,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
93,598 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shawnee Mission Pub Sch
- Shawnee Mission East HighHigh · 1,737 students
- Shawnee Mission Northwest HighHigh · 1,599 students
- Shawnee Mission West HighHigh · 1,599 students
- Shawnee Mission South HighHigh · 1,574 students
- Shawnee Mission North HighHigh · 1,502 students
- Indian Hills MiddleMiddle · 879 students
Other schools in Overland Park
- Shawnee Mission West HighHigh · 1,599 students
- Shawnee Mission South HighHigh · 1,574 students
- Blue Valley West HighHigh · 1,534 students
- Shawnee Mission North HighHigh · 1,502 students
- Blue Valley Northwest HighHigh · 1,496 students
- Blue Valley North HighHigh · 1,376 students
Other Westridge Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Westridge Middle. Westridge Middle is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- WESTRIDGE MIDDLEORLANDO, FL · 1,136 students
- WESTRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLGRAND ISLAND, NE · 694 students
Nearby schools
- Apache Elem0.5 mi · 526
- Oak Park-Carpenter Elementary0.9 mi · 480
- Rosehill Elem1.0 mi · 477
- Pawnee Elem1.2 mi · 374
- Comanche Elem1.8 mi · 369
- Shawnee Mission West High1.9 mi · 1,599
Frequently asked questions
About Westridge MiddleHow large is Westridge Middle?
Westridge Middle enrolls approximately 761 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Westridge Middle serve?
Westridge Middle serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westridge Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westridge Middle is approximately 13.2:1 (58 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Westridge Middle?
Student demographics at Westridge Middle are roughly 46% White, 32% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Westridge Middle public or private?
Westridge Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shawnee Mission Pub Sch.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.