📍 5650 Claycut Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, 70806
Westdale Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish. The school has 757 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Baton Rouge Parish school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Westdale Middle School enrolls 757 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Black or African American, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 519 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 129 | 17% |
| White | 80 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
524 of the school's 757 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 493 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Westdale 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 LA-60, state senate district 16, state house district 68.
Westdale Middle School is one of 83 schools in East Baton Rouge Parish, based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The district serves 39,320 students district-wide and employs 2,398 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 757 students, Westdale Middle School is larger than the district average of about 474 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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