📍 3520 Avenue J Nw, Winter Haven, Polk County, 33881
Westwood Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Winter Haven, Polk County. The school has 878 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths.
Westwood Middle School enrolls 878 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 31% Black or African American and 19% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 409 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 276 | 31% |
| White | 163 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
618 of the school's 878 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 618 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 41.
Westwood Middle School is one of 164 schools in POLK, based in BARTOW, Florida. The district serves 111,372 students district-wide and employs 5,972 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 878 students, Westwood Middle School is larger than the district average of about 679 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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