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Enrollment
839
Middle
DISTRICT 888 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000949
Westland Middle
5511 Massachusetts Ave, Bethesda, MD 20816 · (240) 740-5850 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL839 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Maryland public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
147 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54%
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 | 264 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 270 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 305 | 36% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 73% · 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
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
76.4%
MD avg 50.6% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
56.9%
MD avg 34.8% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.4% | 56.9% |
| 2023-24 | 78.3% | 57.5% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Maryland 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 Maryland'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 Westland Middle
Westland Middle's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westland Middle this school | 839 | 17.5% | 67.3% |
| Rosa M. Parks Middle Olney | 863 | 16.5% | 57.6% |
| Windsor Knolls Middle Ijamsville | 812 | 13.4% | 59.4% |
| Oakdale Middle Ijamsville | 1,085 | 15.8% | 54.3% |
| North Bethesda Middle Bethesda | 1,224 | 15.9% | 63.7% |
| Ridgely Middle Lutherville | 1,039 | 20.2% | 59.2% |
Matched among Maryland 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 Westland Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #8 of 223 | #4 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #11 of 223 ▼ 5 | #4 of 40 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #26 of 223 ▼ 12 | #7 of 40 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 839 | #88 of 230 | #26 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #161 of 225 | #29 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #69 of 225 | #25 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.5% | #205 of 227 | #34 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #18 of 123 | #2 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
839
+75 (+10%) vs 2020
+84% since 1990-91, when it was 455
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 839 | 53.2 | 15.8:1 | 18% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 865 | 57.2 | 15.1:1 | 14% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 845 | 52.8 | 16.0:1 | 18% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 764 | 51 | 15.0:1 | 10% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 1,037 | 67.1 | 15.4:1 | 8% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 1,260 | 74 | 17.0:1 | 11% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 1,043 | 56 | 18.6:1 | 10% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 990 | 63 | 15.7:1 | 14% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 455 | 33 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westland Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (1,037 to 839); teachers down 21% (67.1 to 53.2).
About Westland Middle
Westland Middle runs as a medium-sized middle-grades school in Bethesda, Maryland. The school counts 839 students across grades 6 through 8.
Westland Middle is part of a district of 208 schools: Montgomery County Public Schools, with 159,181 students.
Westland Middle has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 49%. The remaining students are 19% Hispanic, 13% Black, 12% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1 at Westland Middle, with 53.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, middle schools in Maryland have 14.3:1, compared with 15.8:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 18% of enrollment. It compares with 40% for public schools in Montgomery County.
Westland Middle is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 96% of Maryland public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Westland Middle are 3.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (67.3% actual, 63.9% predicted).
Montgomery County has these Census figures: the median household income is $132,450, roughly 61% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Montgomery County is home to 211 public schools and about 159,181 public school students.
The closest other public school is Westbrook Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Westland Middle is behind the 77.6% nearby average, ranking 5th of 6.
Westland Middle is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
Enrollment has grown by 75 students since 2020-21, to 839.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Westland Middle covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,065,949
Census ACS
Median income
$132,450
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
159,181 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- Walt Whitman HighHigh · 2,056 students
- Thomas W. Pyle MiddleMiddle · 1,259 students
- North Bethesda MiddleMiddle · 1,224 students
- Ashburton ElementaryElementary · 871 students
Nearby schools
- Westbrook Elementary0.4 mi · 468
- Wood Acres Elementary0.7 mi · 609
- Somerset Elementary1.1 mi · 314
- AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Spring Valley1.2 mi · 113
- Janney Elementary School1.8 mi · 717
- Walt Whitman High1.8 mi · 2,056
Frequently asked questions
About Westland MiddleHow large is Westland Middle?
Westland Middle enrolls approximately 839 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Westland Middle serve?
Westland Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Westland Middle?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Westland Middle.
How diverse is Westland Middle?
Westland Middle reports a student body of 49% White, 19% Hispanic, 13% Black, 12% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Westland Middle?
Westland Middle is overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.