WEST MIDDLE

WEST MIDDLE is a 6-8 campus of expansive scale in HAZELWOOD, Missouri, one of the schools within HAZELWOOD, caters to 724 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 461 students per school, that is 57% larger than typical.

Within HAZELWOOD, which oversees 31 schools and 16,321 students, WEST MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WEST MIDDLE reports that 67% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest consists of 17% White, 7% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting WEST MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against St. Louis County (around 43%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WEST MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.4%, the actual is 34.6%, a residual of -14.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for St. Louis County put the typical household earns roughly $82,936 per year, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. WEST MIDDLE is one of 275 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students).

WEST EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WEST MIDDLE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 63.6%.

WEST MIDDLE operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WEST MIDDLE has ticked down 20%, going from 906 students in 2018 to 724 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 34% to 17% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for WEST MIDDLE typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.