Westwood Middle School

Westwood Middle School is an average-sized middle-grades school in Spokane, Washington, overseen by Cheney School District. The school works with 624 students in grades 6 through 8.

Cheney School District runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 5,662 students. Westwood Middle School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Westwood Middle School reports that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 8% Pacific Islander, 3% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.9:1 average. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Westwood Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.5%; this one delivers 39.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Spokane County put median household income runs about $78,582, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Spokane County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students), of which Westwood Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Windsor Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Westwood Middle School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 59.8%.

Westwood Middle School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 8%: 579 students in 2018 compared to 624 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 62% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.