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Enrollment
724
Middle
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAZELWOOD·NCES 291383002857
WEST MIDDLE
12834 MISSOURI BOTTOM RD, HAZELWOOD, MO 63042 · (314) 953-7800 · St. Louis County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL724 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Missouri public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
724 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 253 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 254 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 217 | 30% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
22.8%
MO avg 44.9% . -9.0pp since 2021
Math
20.6%
MO avg 43.8% . -6.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.0% | 15.8% | 40.0% | 37.0% |
| Math | 6.7% | 13.9% | 31.6% | 47.6% |
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 | 22.8% | 20.6% |
| 2023-24 | 25.5% | 21.3% |
| 2022-23 | 29.9% | 29.9% |
| 2021-22 | 31.8% | 27.0% |
% 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
24.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 (24.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST MIDDLE this school | 724 | 100.0% | 24.7% |
| NORTHWEST MIDDLE FLORISSANT | 770 | 100.0% | 15.7% |
| BRITTANY WOODS UNIVERSITY CITY | 557 | 100.0% | 22.5% |
| NORTH MIDDLE FLORISSANT | 702 | 100.0% | 17.0% |
| Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle Kansas City | 559 | 100.0% | 39.2% |
| NMS @ Lucas Crossing ST LOUIS | 620 | 99.5% | 8.2% |
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 | 24.7% | #324 of 379 | #35 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #336 of 380 ▼ 13 | #37 of 51 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #335 of 380 ▼ 10 | #35 of 51 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.7pp | #19 of 364 | #3 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 724 | #69 of 397 | #14 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #314 of 321 | #42 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #92 of 321 | #16 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #26 of 379 | #7 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #43 of 224 | #9 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
724
-66 (-8%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 826
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 724 | 41.9 | 17.3:1 | 100% (724) |
| 2023-24 | 756 | 42.5 | 17.8:1 | 59% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 730 | 46.3 | 15.8:1 | 56% (411) |
| 2020-21 | 790 | 54 | 14.6:1 | 65% (513) |
| 2017-18 | 906 | 52 | 17.4:1 | 61% (550) |
| 2015-16 | 816 | 52 | 15.7:1 | 57% (464) |
| 2010-11 | 826 | 60 | 13.8:1 | 55% (454) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (906 to 724); teachers down 19% (52 to 41.9).
About WEST MIDDLE
In HAZELWOOD, Missouri, WEST MIDDLE is a large middle school. It serves 724 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Missouri average about 461 students.
HAZELWOOD serves 16,321 students across 31 schools.
At 67%, Black students outnumber all other groups at WEST MIDDLE combined. It is also 17% White, 7% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. St. Louis County's residents are about 24% Black, 43 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at WEST MIDDLE belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 51%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 17.3:1, with 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, middle schools in Missouri average 13.0:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. The average for public schools in St. Louis County is 43%.
The allk12 Grade for WEST MIDDLE is C-. Compared with Missouri public middle schools, the school scored higher than 24% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 22.4% for a school in Missouri with WEST MIDDLE's free or reduced-price lunch share. WEST MIDDLE posts 24.7%.
Census Bureau estimates for St. Louis County show that median household income is about $82,936, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 275 public schools operate in St. Louis County, serving about 134,601 students.
The closest public school to WEST MIDDLE is WEST EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 63.6% proficiency; WEST MIDDLE posts 24.7%.
WEST MIDDLE is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 724, 8% below the 790 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 14.6 to 17.3 over 4 years.
Community posts for WEST MIDDLE can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 HAZELWOOD
- HAZELWOOD WEST HIGHHigh · 1,994 students
- HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,718 students
- HAZELWOOD EAST HIGHHigh · 1,310 students
- NORTHWEST MIDDLEMiddle · 770 students
- NORTH MIDDLEMiddle · 702 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 692 students
Other schools in HAZELWOOD
- HAZELWOOD WEST HIGHHigh · 1,994 students
- MCNAIR ELEM.Elementary · 417 students
- RUSSELL ELEM.Elementary · 373 students
- ARMSTRONG ELEM.Elementary · 361 students
- GARRETT ELEM.Elementary · 309 students
- STEAM ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 245 students
Other West Middle schools
21 other US public schools in 13 states are named West Middle. WEST MIDDLE is the 9th largest of the 22.
- WEST MIDDLECHESTERFIELD, MO · 814 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 EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER0.8 mi · 68
- GARRETT ELEM.0.9 mi · 309
- HAZELWOOD WEST HIGH1.7 mi · 1,994
- ARMSTRONG ELEM.1.8 mi · 361
- RUSSELL ELEM.2.5 mi · 373
- MCNAIR ELEM.3.0 mi · 417
Frequently asked questions
About WEST MIDDLEHow many students attend WEST MIDDLE?
WEST MIDDLE enrolls approximately 724 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does WEST MIDDLE serve?
WEST MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does WEST MIDDLE have?
WEST MIDDLE employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the student diversity at WEST MIDDLE?
Student demographics at WEST MIDDLE are roughly 17% White, 7% Hispanic, 67% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees WEST MIDDLE?
WEST MIDDLE is overseen by HAZELWOOD in St. Louis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.