WEST MIDDLE

Located at 2312 BAXTER RD, in CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, WEST MIDDLE is a high-enrollment intermediate school that instructs 814 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by PARKWAY C-2. That puts it 77% bigger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 461 students.

WEST MIDDLE is one of 29 schools operated by PARKWAY C-2, a district that serves 16,759 students overall.

On demographics, WEST MIDDLE shows that White students make up the majority at 63%. The remainder reads as 16% Asian, 10% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting WEST MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 11% of students at WEST MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, St. Louis County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WEST MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for St. Louis County put median household income runs about $82,936, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. WEST MIDDLE is one of 275 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students).

Nearest neighbor: WEST HIGH, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WEST MIDDLE at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 59.4%.

WEST MIDDLE operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. WEST MIDDLE's enrollment has declined 25% since 2018, when it stood at 1,081 (now 814). The White share of enrollment decreased from 68% to 63% over that span.

On allk12, the feed for WEST MIDDLE typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.