West Middle School

West Middle School operates as a medium-sized middle school in PLYMOUTH, Michigan, one of the schools within Plymouth-Canton Community Schools. Current enrollment sits at 667 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 502 students each, so West Middle School sits 33% above that benchmark.

Within Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, which oversees 25 schools and 15,978 students, West Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, West Middle School reports that the largest single group is White, at 80% of enrollment; the rest consists of 7% Black, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 49% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, West Middle School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.8:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 14% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, West Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.2%, the actual is 60.6%, a residual of +0.5 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Wayne County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which West Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bird Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 66.1%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. West Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 793 (now 667). The Black share of enrollment ticked up from 1% to 7% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 in 2025.

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