Robert J West Middle School

Robert J West Middle School is a middle-grades school of mid-sized scale in TAYLOR, Michigan, overseen by Taylor School District, hosting 641 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 502 students per school, that is 28% bigger than typical.

Across the 12 schools in Taylor School District (5,572 students total), Robert J West Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Robert J West Middle School lists that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 30% Black, 14% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Wayne County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Robert J West Middle School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Robert J West Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.4%; this one delivers 33.5%.

In the surrounding community, Wayne County reports that median household income runs about $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Robert J West Middle School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

Nearest neighbor: Kinyon Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Robert J West Middle School. On composite proficiency, Robert J West Middle School comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 33.2%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 14%: 746 students in 2018 compared to 641 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 59% to 47% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

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