📍 395 Center Rd, West Seneca, Erie County, 14224
West Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in West Seneca, Erie County. The school has 780 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Seneca Central School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 70.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Middle School enrolls 780 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 70.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino and 4.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 668 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
337 of the school's 780 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 311 qualify for free lunch and 26 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 School 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 NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 59, state house district 142.
West Middle School is one of 9 schools in WEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in WEST SENECA, New York. The district serves 6,011 students district-wide and employs 506 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 780 students, West Middle School is larger than the district average of about 668 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large