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Enrollment
814
Middle
DISTRICT 770 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARKWAY C-2·NCES 292358001555
WEST MIDDLE
2312 BAXTER RD, CHESTERFIELD, MO 63017 · (314) 415-7400 · St. Louis County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL814 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
86 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 270 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 280 | 34% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 52% · 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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.6%
MO avg 44.9% . +1.8pp since 2021
Math
66.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +3.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 36.6% | 29.0% | 27.1% | 7.1% |
| Math | 39.6% | 27.0% | 22.5% | 10.7% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.6% | 66.6% |
| 2023-24 | 65.2% | 66.8% |
| 2022-23 | 65.3% | 66.9% |
| 2021-22 | 63.8% | 63.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
66.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 WEST MIDDLE
WEST MIDDLE's state test result (66.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST MIDDLE this school | 814 | 10.6% | 66.6% |
| SOUTH MIDDLE MANCHESTER | 542 | 16.2% | 60.0% |
| LADUE MIDDLE ST LOUIS | 1,053 | 11.0% | 68.3% |
| CENTRAL MIDDLE CHESTERFIELD | 881 | 17.0% | 54.1% |
| SELVIDGE MIDDLE BALLWIN | 583 | 16.0% | 57.0% |
| WYDOWN MIDDLE CLAYTON | 604 | 11.6% | 70.3% |
Matched among Missouri 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 WEST MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #14 of 379 | #8 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #30 of 380 ▼ 6 | #11 of 51 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #12 of 380 ▼ 2 | #9 of 51 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #177 of 364 | #27 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 814 | #40 of 397 | #9 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #220 of 321 | #29 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #73 of 321 | #14 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.6% | #374 of 379 | #47 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.7% | #26 of 224 | #6 of 33 |
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
814
-245 (-23%) vs 2020
-30% since 2000-01, when it was 1,155
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 814 | 57.9 | 14.1:1 | 11% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 922 | 67.4 | 13.7:1 | 11% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 1,021 | 75.7 | 13.5:1 | 10% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 1,059 | 73 | 14.5:1 | 15% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 1,081 | 73.1 | 14.8:1 | 12% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 1,015 | 69 | 14.7:1 | 15% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 827 | 59 | 14.0:1 | 9% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 1,155 | 71 | 16.3:1 | 12% (138) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (1,081 to 814); teachers down 21% (73.1 to 57.9).
About WEST MIDDLE
WEST MIDDLE is a high-enrollment middle school in CHESTERFIELD, Missouri. The school serves 814 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in Missouri average about 461 students.
WEST MIDDLE reports to PARKWAY C-2, which has 29 schools and 16,759 students.
At WEST MIDDLE, White students make up 63% of the student body. The next largest groups are 16% Asian, 10% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. County-wide, about 62% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% 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 14.1:1 at WEST MIDDLE, with 57.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, middle schools in Missouri have 13.0:1, compared with 14.1:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 11% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in St. Louis County is 43%.
WEST MIDDLE posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 66.6%, compared with a predicted 55.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.
St. Louis County has these Census figures: the median household income is $82,936, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, St. Louis County has 275 public schools and roughly 134,601 students.
Nearby, WEST HIGH is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. WEST MIDDLE ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 66.6% against a local average of 59.4%.
For locale, NCES codes WEST MIDDLE as Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 814, a 23% decrease from 1,059 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at WEST MIDDLE. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
995,569
Census ACS
Median income
$82,936
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
275
134,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PARKWAY C-2
- SOUTH HIGHHigh · 1,485 students
- WEST HIGHHigh · 1,417 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,281 students
- NORTH HIGHHigh · 990 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 881 students
- NORTHEAST MIDDLEMiddle · 812 students
Other schools in CHESTERFIELD
- MARQUETTE SR. HIGHHigh · 2,095 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,281 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 881 students
- ROCKWOOD CTR. EARLY CHILD. ED.Elementary · 646 students
- KEHRS MILL ELEM.Elementary · 555 students
- WILD HORSE ELEM.Elementary · 464 students
Other West Middle schools
21 other US public schools in 13 states are named West Middle. WEST MIDDLE is the 5th largest of the 22.
- WEST MIDDLEHAZELWOOD, MO · 724 students
- WEST MIDDLE SCHOOLCOLUMBIA, MO · 553 students
- West Middle SchoolTRAVERSE CITY, MI · 1,081 students
- West Middle SchoolGREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO · 1,019 students
- WEST MIDDLE SCHOOLBAY SHORE, NY · 906 students
Nearby schools
- WEST HIGH0.5 mi · 1,417
- EARLY CHILDHOOD0.7 mi · 342
- CLAYMONT ELEM.0.9 mi · 460
- HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM.1.6 mi · 369
- HENRY ELEM.1.6 mi · 512
- KEHRS MILL ELEM.1.7 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About WEST MIDDLEHow many students attend WEST MIDDLE?
WEST MIDDLE enrolls approximately 814 students in grades 06-08.
Is WEST MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
WEST MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does WEST MIDDLE have?
WEST MIDDLE employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at WEST MIDDLE?
Student demographics at WEST MIDDLE are roughly 63% White, 4% Hispanic, 10% Black, 16% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is WEST MIDDLE public or private?
WEST MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by PARKWAY C-2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.