WEST MIDDLE

Located at 1008 JERRY MASHEK DR, in WEST, Texas, WEST MIDDLE is a compact middle school that caters to 279 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within WEST ISD. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 57% leaner than typical.

Within WEST ISD, which oversees 4 schools and 1,300 students, WEST MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

On demographics, WEST MIDDLE records that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment; the rest looks like 22% Hispanic, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 39% of students at WEST MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against McLennan County (around 62%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, WEST MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.7%, the actual is 59.9%, a residual of +3.2 points.

In the broader community, McLennan County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,643 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WEST MIDDLE is one of 124 public schools in McLennan County (combined enrollment of about 45,703 students).

Nearest neighbor: WEST H S, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WEST MIDDLE at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 45.1%.

WEST MIDDLE operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 14%: 326 students in 2018 compared to 279 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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