Enrollment
299
Middle
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 470014702315
Westside Middle School
3389 Dawn DR, Memphis, TN 38127 · (901)440-4011 · Shelby County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
29.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT -0% · STATE -0%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 103 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 93 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 103 | 34% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 61% · 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.
Test scores
TCAP 2023-24 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
6.2%
TN avg 39.0%
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 6 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Tennessee average is about 39 of 100.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Westside Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 6.2% | #332 of 336 | #42 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #283 of 349 | #39 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.3% | #279 of 325 | #36 of 45 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
299
+3 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 30.2:1
% White
4%
was 4%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
% Black
90%
was 91%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 299 | 16.5 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 328 | 11 | 29.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 338 | 15 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 296 | 9.8 | 30.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 367 | 13 | 28.2:1 | 83% (306) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westside Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (296 to 299); teachers up 68% (9.8 to 16.5).
About Westside Middle School
The public middle school Westside Middle School is located in Memphis, Tennessee. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 299 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Tennessee) has about 554 students.
Achievement School District, which runs Westside Middle School, has 15 schools and 5,309 students.
At Westside Middle School, Black students make up 90% of the student body. It is also 4% Hispanic, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. Shelby County's residents are about 52% Black, 37 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, Westside Middle School comes in at 19%.
Westside Middle School employs 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 29.8:1. That ratio is over the 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Tennessee.
Shelby County has about 919,173 residents, and median household income is about $63,767, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Federal data list 287 public schools in Shelby County, with a combined enrollment of about 154,209.
Nearby, Westside Middle is less than a tenth of a mile away. Westside Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Westside Middle School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large). Westside Middle School operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Over 6 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 296 to 299. Students per teacher fell from 30.2 in 2017-18 to 18.1 in 2023-24.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
919,173
Census ACS
Median income
$63,767
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
154,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Achievement School District
- Journey Coleman SchoolElementary · 630 students
- Wooddale Middle SchoolMiddle · 534 students
- Martin Luther King Preparatory High SchoolHigh · 491 students
- Fairley High SchoolHigh · 480 students
- Hillcrest High SchoolHigh · 476 students
- Kirby Middle SchoolMiddle · 402 students
Other schools in Memphis
- White Station HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Southwind HighHigh · 1,675 students
- Whitehaven HighHigh · 1,509 students
- Overton HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Snowden Elementary/MiddleElementary · 1,384 students
- Kingsbury HighHigh · 1,383 students
Other Westside Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Westside Middle. Westside Middle School is the 6th largest of the 7.
- Westside MiddleMemphis, TN · 281 students
- WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 948 students
- WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, FL · 893 students
- Westside Middle SchoolWinder, GA · 793 students
- Westside Middle SchoolRocky Face, GA · 428 students
Nearby schools
- Westside Middle0.0 mi · 281
- Westside Elementary0.1 mi · 269
- Compass Community School Frayser Campus1.1 mi · 200
- Whitney Elementary1.1 mi · 285
- Martin Luther King Preparatory High School1.4 mi · 491
- Frayser-Corning Elementary1.5 mi · 347
Frequently asked questions
About Westside Middle SchoolHow large is Westside Middle School?
Westside Middle School enrolls approximately 299 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Westside Middle School serve?
Westside Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Westside Middle School have?
Westside Middle School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 29.8:1.
How diverse is Westside Middle School?
Westside Middle School reports a student body of 4% White, 4% Hispanic, 90% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Westside Middle School public or private?
Westside Middle School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Achievement School District.
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