📍 5511 Massachusetts Ave, Bethesda, Montgomery County, 20816
Westland Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bethesda, Montgomery County. The school has 845 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 52.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westland Middle enrolls 845 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 52.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 451 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 142 | 17% |
| Asian | 94 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 89 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 65 | 7.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
151 of the school's 845 students (18%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 132 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.
Westland Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-80, state senate district 16, state house district 16.
Westland Middle is one of 210 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools, based in Rockville, Maryland. The district serves 159,181 students district-wide and employs 11,578 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 845 students, Westland Middle is close to the district average of about 758 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small