📍 3215 Nw 15th Ave, Gainesville, Alachua County, 32605
Westwood Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Gainesville, Alachua County. The school has 847 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Daniel Burney. It is part of the Alachua school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 29.2:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westwood Middle School enrolls 847 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 29.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Black or African American, 33% White and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 303 | 36% |
| White | 281 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 156 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 68 | 8% |
| Asian | 35 | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
472 of the school's 847 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 446 qualify for free lunch and 26 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Westwood Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-30, state senate district 8, state house district 21.
Westwood Middle School is one of 64 schools in ALACHUA, based in GAINESVILLE, Florida. The district serves 28,204 students district-wide and employs 1,460 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 847 students, Westwood Middle School is larger than the district average of about 441 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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