📍 401 S Pine St, Valley, Douglas County, 68064
Douglas Co West Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Valley, Douglas County. The school has 240 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jeffrey Kerns. It is part of the Douglas Co West Community Schs school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Douglas Co West Middle School enrolls 240 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 208 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
73 of the school's 240 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 65 qualify for free lunch and 8 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.
Douglas Co West Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NE-20, state senate district 39.
Douglas Co West Middle School is one of 4 schools in DOUGLAS CO WEST COMMUNITY SCHS, based in VALLEY, Nebraska. The district serves 1,096 students district-wide and employs 81 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 240 students, Douglas Co West Middle School is close to the district average of about 274 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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