📍 501 Westminster Highway, Westminster, Oconee County, 29693
West Oak Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Westminster, Oconee County. The school has 697 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Oconee 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 53.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Oak Middle enrolls 697 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 53.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 600 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 57 | 8.2% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
596 of the school's 697 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 533 qualify for free lunch and 63 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 Oak Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 SC-30, state senate district 1, state house district 1.
West Oak Middle is one of 17 schools in Oconee 01, based in Walhalla, South Carolina. The district serves 9,978 students district-wide and employs 791 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 697 students, West Oak Middle is larger than the district average of about 587 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant