📍 1008 Jerry Mashek Dr, West, McLennan County, 76691
West Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in West, McLennan County. The school has 264 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Wendy Jones. It is part of the West Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Middle enrolls 264 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 197 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
114 of the school's 264 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 92 qualify for free lunch and 22 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 rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 12.
West Middle is one of 4 schools in WEST ISD, based in WEST, Texas. The district serves 1,300 students district-wide and employs 100 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 264 students, West Middle is smaller than the district average of about 325 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant