📍 9300 Nieman Rd, Shawnee Mission, Johnson County, 66214
Westridge Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Shawnee Mission, Johnson County. The school has 811 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Shawnee Mission Pub Sch school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 58.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westridge Middle enrolls 811 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 58.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 372 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 220 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 125 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 75 | 9.2% |
| Asian | 15 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
471 of the school's 811 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 385 qualify for free lunch and 86 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.
Westridge Middle 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 KS-30, state senate district 8, state house district 23.
Westridge Middle is one of 45 schools in Shawnee Mission Pub Sch, based in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. The district serves 26,513 students district-wide and employs 1,968 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 811 students, Westridge Middle is larger than the district average of about 589 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize