Westwood Middle School

Set in Elyria, Ohio, Westwood Middle School is a middle-of-the-pack junior high, operated by Elyria City Schools. It instructs 480 students across grades 5 through 8.

Across the 10 schools in Elyria City Schools (5,702 students total), Westwood Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Westwood Middle School logs that the most-represented group is White (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 24% Black, 20% Hispanic, 19% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Westwood Middle School lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, census data for Lorain County shows median household earnings sit near $73,347, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Westwood Middle School is one of 92 public schools in Lorain County (combined enrollment of about 42,516 students).

The closest other public school is Westwood Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Westwood Middle School operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Westwood Middle School has rose 17%, going from 410 students in 2018 to 480 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 47% to 37%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

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