📍 1300 Marshall St, Hagerstown, Washington County, 21740
Western Heights Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hagerstown, Washington County. The school has 903 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Washington County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 58.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Western Heights Middle enrolls 903 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 58.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 23% Black or African American and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 373 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 208 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 168 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 135 | 15% |
| Asian | 18 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
699 of the school's 903 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 602 qualify for free lunch and 97 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.
Western Heights Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 MD-60, state senate district 2.
Western Heights Middle is one of 44 schools in Washington County Public Schools, based in Hagerstown, Maryland. The district serves 22,772 students district-wide and employs 1,508 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 903 students, Western Heights Middle is larger than the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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