Westview Middle School

Westview Middle School, an average-sized junior high in Saint Louis, Missouri, operated by RIVERVIEW GARDENS, serves 524 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

RIVERVIEW GARDENS comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 5,116 students; Westview Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Westview Middle School lists that 97% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 24% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Westview Middle School lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.5:1. The state averages about 13.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, St. Louis County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Westview Middle School sits in the top 10% of Missouri schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 50.2%; actual is 71.4%, +21.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, census data for St. Louis County shows median household earnings sit near $82,936, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Louis County's 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), Westview Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: KOCH ELEM., around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Westview Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Westview Middle School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 48.9%.

Westview Middle School operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Westview Middle School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 532 (now 524).

On allk12, the feed for Westview Middle School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.