📍 580 Lafayette Rd. SW, Rocky Face, Whitfield County, 30740
Westside Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Rocky Face, Whitfield County. The school has 392 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Whitfield County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Westside Middle School enrolls 392 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 5.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 303 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 57 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 5.4% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
231 of the school's 392 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 171 qualify for free lunch and 60 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Westside Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 54, state house district 2.
Westside Middle School is one of 22 schools in Whitfield County, based in Dalton, Georgia. The district serves 11,942 students district-wide and employs 918 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 392 students, Westside Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 543 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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