📍 12834 Missouri Bottom Rd, Hazelwood, St. Louis County, 63042
West Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hazelwood, St. Louis County. The school has 730 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hazelwood school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Middle enrolls 730 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Black or African American, 22% White and 7.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 456 | 62% |
| White | 157 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 7.1% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
411 of the school's 730 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 349 qualify for free lunch and 62 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.
West Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 MO-10, state senate district 14, state house district 70.
West Middle is one of 33 schools in HAZELWOOD, based in FLORISSANT, Missouri. The district serves 16,321 students district-wide and employs 1,095 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 730 students, West Middle is larger than the district average of about 495 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large