Westside Middle School

Westside Middle School, a compact junior high in Memphis, Tennessee, run under Achievement School District, educates 299 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 46% smaller than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 554 students.

Achievement School District comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 5,309 students; Westside Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Westside Middle School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (90%). Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 52% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 29.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.9:1 average.

Around the school, Shelby County reports that median household income runs about $63,767, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Westside Middle School is one of 287 public schools in Shelby County (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students).

Nearest neighbor: Westside Middle, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. As a public charter, Westside Middle School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Westside Middle School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 296 (now 299). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 30.2:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.