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Enrollment
642
Middle
DISTRICT 572 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DANVILLE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510111001233
Westwood Middle
500 Apollo Ave, Danville, VA 24540 · (434) 797-8860 · Danville city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL642 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Virginia public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
592 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 226 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 214 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 202 | 31% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 71% · 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.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
58.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +10.0pp since 2022
Math
50.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +14.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 14 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 36.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Westwood Middle
Westwood Middle's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood Middle this school | 642 | 92.2% | 55.0% |
| Crittenden Middle Newport News | 781 | 98.3% | 50.0% |
| Thomas Eaton Middle Hampton | 581 | 94.3% | 75.3% |
| John Rolfe Middle Richmond | 874 | 89.1% | 33.8% |
| Elko Middle Sandston | 695 | 89.2% | 49.8% |
| William E. Waters Middle Portsmouth | 549 | 98.9% | 54.0% |
Matched among Virginia middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Westwood Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #287 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #298 of 342 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #294 of 342 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 642 | #199 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #187 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.8% | #252 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.2% | #78 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.6% | #33 of 99 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
642
+85 (+15%) vs 2020
+4% since 2000-01, when it was 616
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 642 | 47.3 | 13.6:1 | 92% (592) |
| 2023-24 | 554 | 46.2 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 43.3 | 14.1:1 | 90% (547) |
| 2020-21 | 557 | 43 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 560 | 38.9 | 14.4:1 | 99% (553) |
| 2015-16 | 574 | 34 | 16.9:1 | 94% (538) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 30 | 12.8:1 | 78% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 616 | 44 | 14.0:1 | 60% (372) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westwood Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (560 to 642); teachers up 22% (38.9 to 47.3).
About Westwood Middle
Westwood Middle is a middle school in Danville, Virginia, and it is part of Danville City Public Schools. The school enrolls 642 students in grades 6 through 8.
Danville City Public Schools oversees Westwood Middle and 12 other schools, with 5,564 students in total.
About 73% of the student body at Westwood Middle is Black. Smaller groups are 11% Hispanic, 10% White, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 51% of Danville city residents are Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 45%.
There are 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Westwood Middle, giving a ratio of 13.6:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Virginia is similar, at 13.1:1. A total of 592 students, or 92%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Westwood Middle holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 17% of Virginia public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Westwood Middle is 63.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.0%.
In Danville city, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $44,423, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 19% of people live in poverty. There are 20 public schools in the county, enrolling about 5,564, Westwood Middle among them.
Of the public schools around it, Westwood Middle is closest to O. Trent Bonner Middle, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Westwood Middle ranks 4th of 7 on average proficiency.
Westwood Middle is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 557 (2020-21) to 642 (2024-25).
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Westwood Middle. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Danville city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,214
Census ACS
Median income
$44,423
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,564 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Danville City Public Schools
- George Washington HighHigh · 1,248 students
- G.L.H. Johnson ElementaryElementary · 571 students
- Schoolfield ElementaryElementary · 516 students
- O. Trent Bonner MiddleMiddle · 501 students
- Edwin A. Gibson ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Woodberry Hills ElementaryElementary · 377 students
Other schools in Danville
- George Washington HighHigh · 1,248 students
- Twin Springs ElementaryElementary · 618 students
- G.L.H. Johnson ElementaryElementary · 571 students
- Schoolfield ElementaryElementary · 516 students
- O. Trent Bonner MiddleMiddle · 501 students
- Edwin A. Gibson ElementaryElementary · 466 students
Other Westwood Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Westwood Middle. Westwood Middle is the 3rd largest of the 8.
- WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLGAINESVILLE, FL · 854 students
- WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLWINTER HAVEN, FL · 712 students
- Westwood Middle SchoolSpokane, WA · 624 students
- Westwood Middle SchoolElyria, OH · 480 students
- Westwood Middle SchoolManchester, TN · 472 students
Nearby schools
- O. Trent Bonner Middle0.1 mi · 501
- Woodberry Hills Elementary0.5 mi · 377
- George Washington High0.8 mi · 1,248
- Galileo Magnet High1.3 mi · 260
- Forest Hills Elementary1.4 mi · 200
- The Northside Preschool1.5 mi · 137
Frequently asked questions
About Westwood MiddleHow large is Westwood Middle?
Westwood Middle enrolls approximately 642 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Westwood Middle serve?
Westwood Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Westwood Middle?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Westwood Middle.
How diverse is Westwood Middle?
Westwood Middle reports a student body of 10% White, 11% Hispanic, 73% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Westwood Middle in?
Westwood Middle is part of Danville City Public Schools.
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