West Springfield Middle

Among the schools in West Springfield, Massachusetts, is West Springfield Middle, a large middle school. A total of 909 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. Against the 547-student average for middle schools in Massachusetts, enrollment here is 66% higher.

West Springfield has 3,998 students in 8 schools, and West Springfield Middle is one of those schools.

West Springfield Middle's enrollment is 61% White. The next largest groups are 23% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. The White share in Hampden County as a whole is similar, at about 64%. West Springfield Middle has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Dividing enrollment by its 79.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 11.4:1. Across middle schools in Massachusetts, the average ratio is about 11.5:1.

In Hampden County (population about 462,815), median household income is about $71,306, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. A total of 168 public schools operate in Hampden County, serving about 68,540 students.

The closest public school, John R Fausey, is about 0.2 miles from West Springfield Middle. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

West Springfield Middle had 912 students in 2020-21 and 909 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.8:1 in 2020-21 to 11.4:1 in 2024-25.

Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.