📍 2700 Harvard Road, Lawrence, Douglas County, 66049
Lawrence West Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lawrence, Douglas County. The school has 609 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lawrence school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lawrence West Middle School enrolls 609 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 13% Two or more races and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 418 | 69% |
| Two or more races | 77 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 62 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 15 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
262 of the school's 609 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 207 qualify for free lunch and 55 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.
Lawrence West Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 KS-10, state senate district 2, state house district 44.
Lawrence West Middle School is one of 20 schools in Lawrence, based in Lawrence, Kansas. The district serves 10,443 students district-wide and employs 768 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 609 students, Lawrence West Middle School is larger than the district average of about 522 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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