West Middle School

Summary:

West Middle School is a public middle school located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,062 students. The school is part of the Cherry Creek School District, which is ranked 28th out of 116 districts in Colorado and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Middle School consistently performs above the state and district averages in CMAS assessments, with 70% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 48.3% in the Cherry Creek School District and 44.1% statewide. The school has maintained a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 10-15% of Colorado middle schools over the past decade and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2023-2024 school year. West Middle School also performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, ranking 22nd out of 199 Colorado middle schools for Hispanic students and 25th out of 244 Colorado middle schools for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While West Middle School has a more diverse student population than some of the surrounding schools, such as Campus Middle School, which also performs exceptionally well, the racial makeup still skews heavily towards White students. This may suggest the need to further explore ways to attract and support a more diverse student body. Overall, West Middle School is a high-performing middle school that consistently delivers strong academic outcomes for its students, particularly for certain subgroups, and can serve as a model for other middle schools in the region.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 5151 South Holly
       Greenwood Village, CO  80121-2101


(720) 554-5100

District: Cherry Creek School District No. 5

SchoolDigger Rank:
40th of 485 Colorado Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,363 Help


Students who attend West Middle School usually attend:

High:    Cherry Creek High School

Feeder schools for West Middle School:

Elementary:    Cherry Hills Village Elementary School
    Greenwood Elementary School
    Heritage Elementary School
    Holly Hills Elementary School
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Student/teacher ratio:  17.8 Help
Number of students:  1,062

Racial breakdown:

White:
68.2%
Hispanic:
14.7%
Two or more races:
8.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  13.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details West Middle School ranks better than 91.8% of middle schools in Colorado. It also ranks 2nd among 11 ranked middle schools in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 89.09. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details West Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Middle School is $14,363. 6 middle schools in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks West Middle School 40th of 485 Colorado public middle schools. (See West Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Cherry Creek School District No. 5:

SchoolDigger ranks Cherry Creek School District No. 5 28th of 116 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for West Middle School

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Rank History for all students at West Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 89.88 23rd 336 93.2%
2005 89.06 18th 340 94.7%
2006 88.65 24th 346 93.1%
2007 88.31 25th 360 93.1%
2008 86.34 36th 362 90.1%
2009 84.05 47th 377 87.5%
2010 86.92 38th 409 90.7%
2011 86.86 35th 422 91.7%
2012 85.45 48th 425 88.7%
2013 89.32 33rd 454 92.7%
2014 90.18 31st 461 93.3%
2015 89.90 28th 436 93.6%
2016 84.05 42nd 400 89.5%
2017 83.41 48th 424 88.7%
2018 76.89 71st 418 83.0%
2019 86.67 45th 458 90.2%
2021 83.60 45th 369 87.8%
2022 84.02 52nd 448 88.4%
2023 87.21 49th 480 89.8%
2024 89.09 40th 485 91.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at West Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 77.11 6th 25 76.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at West Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 24.48 13th 14 7.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 55.50 86th 240 64.2%
2023 51.83 89th 241 63.1%
2024 80.42 25th 244 89.8%
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Rank History for Female students at West Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.06 46th 315 85.4%
2019 85.87 40th 352 88.6%
2021 79.31 36th 254 85.8%
2022 80.08 49th 326 85.0%
2023 83.21 50th 363 86.2%
2024 88.76 31st 350 91.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at West Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.61 15th 121 87.6%
2019 72.56 24th 134 82.1%
2022 61.08 45th 93 51.6%
2023 47.71 81st 125 35.2%
2024 49.34 79th 126 37.3%
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Rank History for Male students at West Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.79 62nd 317 80.4%
2019 83.63 46th 343 86.6%
2021 77.30 46th 249 81.5%
2022 79.39 50th 328 84.8%
2023 83.46 44th 356 87.6%
2024 83.31 46th 357 87.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at West Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.65 4th 16 75.0%
2019 56.37 12th 25 52.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.63 80th 165 51.5%
2019 63.25 64th 220 70.9%
2022 53.62 66th 169 60.9%
2023 73.16 34th 198 82.8%
2024 78.98 22nd 199 88.9%
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Rank History for White students at West Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.63 46th 199 76.9%
2019 80.13 37th 283 86.9%
2021 73.12 41st 203 79.8%
2022 72.94 55th 265 79.2%
2023 75.67 53rd 286 81.5%
2024 82.30 35th 273 87.2%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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Enrollment information for West Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 762 12 10 10 0 n/a n/a 0 794
1989 742 14 19 7 0 n/a n/a 0 782
1990 714 18 19 11 0 n/a n/a 0 762
1991 822 21 19 11 0 n/a n/a 0 873
1992 1074 25 22 19 1 n/a n/a 0 1141
1993 1134 22 20 31 0 n/a n/a 0 1207
1994 1208 30 35 31 2 n/a n/a 0 1306
1995 1233 23 45 52 2 n/a n/a 0 1355
1996 1233 23 45 52 2 n/a n/a 0 1355
1997 1249 23 45 72 1 n/a n/a 0 1390
1998 1206 21 50 67 0 n/a n/a 0 1344
1999 1191 21 45 69 1 n/a n/a 0 1327
2000 1198 25 60 72 2 n/a n/a 0 1357
2001 1186 22 60 105 3 n/a n/a 0 1376
2002 1190 33 48 78 1 n/a n/a 0 1350
2003 1190 33 48 78 1 n/a n/a 0 1350
2004 1213 43 50 80 1 n/a n/a 0 1387
2005 1132 43 52 90 4 n/a n/a 0 1321
2006 1067 48 49 90 8 n/a n/a 0 1262
2007 978 45 66 91 5 n/a n/a 0 1185
2008 962 53 62 110 4 n/a n/a 0 1191
2009 973 45 63 109 3 n/a n/a 0 1193
2010 914 39 65 116 5 n/a n/a 0 1139
2011 831 41 75 136 1 2 46 0 1132
2012 771 34 95 159 1 4 48 0 1112
2013 789 22 102 171 4 4 44 0 1136
2014 853 23 101 179 5 1 46 0 1208
2015 885 23 92 166 5 0 49 0 1220
2016 901 23 87 163 6 1 44 0 1225
2017 906 20 84 190 7 2 50 0 1259
2018 948 18 81 197 8 2 50 0 1304
2019 916 26 91 189 10 2 66 0 1300
2020 895 28 81 157 9 2 77 0 1249
2021 818 22 83 143 9 2 79 0 1156
2022 760 27 59 145 8 0 78 0 1077
2023 724 30 55 156 7 1 89 0 1062

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at West Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 794 41.8 18.9 n/a
1989 782 42.2 18.5 0.9
1990 762 43.7 17.4 1.4
1991 873 51.7 16.8 0
1992 1141 66.5 17.1 3.2
1993 1207 67.9 17.8 3.6
1994 1306 67.5 19.3 4.4
1995 1355 74.6 18.2 3.9
1996 1355 74.6 18.2 3.9
1997 1390 74.5 18.7 3.7
1998 1344 79.7 16.9 3.4
1999 1327 80.9 16.4 3
2000 1357 80.3 16.9 5.8
2001 1376 80.9 17.0 5.7
2002 1350 81.3 16.6 7.8
2003 1350 81.3 16.6 7.8
2004 1387 81.6 17.0 7.6
2005 1321 78.3 16.9 9.6
2006 1262 75.8 16.6 10.1
2007 1185 72.2 16.4 10.1
2008 1191 70.3 16.9 13.4
2009 1193 69.0 17.3 13.2
2010 1139 66.9 17.0 12.5
2011 1132 62.1 18.2 11.7
2012 1112 62.2 17.8 14.2
2013 1136 61.2 18.5 12.9
2014 1208 64.8 18.6 14.2
2015 1220 67.0 18.2 14.9
2016 1225 65.0 18.8 14.9
2017 1259 68.1 18.4 15.7
2018 1304 69.1 18.8 14.3
2019 1300 73.4 17.7 14.1
2020 1249 68.0 18.3 12.7
2021 1156 60.8 19.0 12
2022 1077 62.8 17.1 13.5
2023 1062 59.5 17.8 13.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio West Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 794 41.8 18.9 n/a
1989 782 42.2 18.5 0.9
1990 762 43.7 17.4 1.4
1991 873 51.7 16.8 0
1992 1141 66.5 17.1 3.2
1993 1207 67.9 17.8 3.6
1994 1306 67.5 19.3 4.4
1995 1355 74.6 18.2 3.9
1996 1355 74.6 18.2 3.9
1997 1390 74.5 18.7 3.7
1998 1344 79.7 16.9 3.4
1999 1327 80.9 16.4 3
2000 1357 80.3 16.9 5.8
2001 1376 80.9 17.0 5.7
2002 1350 81.3 16.6 7.8
2003 1350 81.3 16.6 7.8
2004 1387 81.6 17.0 7.6
2005 1321 78.3 16.9 9.6
2006 1262 75.8 16.6 10.1
2007 1185 72.2 16.4 10.1
2008 1191 70.3 16.9 13.4
2009 1193 69.0 17.3 13.2
2010 1139 66.9 17.0 12.5
2011 1132 62.1 18.2 11.7
2012 1112 62.2 17.8 14.2
2013 1136 61.2 18.5 12.9
2014 1208 64.8 18.6 14.2
2015 1220 67.0 18.2 14.9
2016 1225 65.0 18.8 14.9
2017 1259 68.1 18.4 15.7
2018 1304 69.1 18.8 14.3
2019 1300 73.4 17.7 14.1
2020 1249 68.0 18.3 12.7
2021 1156 60.8 19.0 12
2022 1077 62.8 17.1 13.5
2023 1062 59.5 17.8 13.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for West Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $11,916
2020 $12,364
2021 $12,283
2022 $14,039
2023 $14,363

Data source: Colorado Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on West Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 45th of 458 Middle schoolsRanks 49th of 480 Middle schools
 0.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (West Middle School)6163.7
 2.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)47.946.5
 1.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)43.643.4
 0.2%
6th Grade Math (West Middle School)59.659
 0.6%
   6th Grade Math (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)38.633.7
 4.9%
   6th Grade Math (Colorado)29.528.2
 1.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (West Middle School)58.464.2
 5.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)51.751.4
 0.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)46.545
 1.5%
7th Grade Math (West Middle School)57.144.1
 13%
   7th Grade Math (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)42.334.1
 8.2%
   7th Grade Math (Colorado)31.626.3
 5.3%
8th Grade Science (West Middle School)58.965.1
 6.2%
   8th Grade Science (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)44.344.7
 0.4%
   8th Grade Science (Colorado)31.531.3
 0.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (West Middle School)65.568.9
 3.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)50.450.2
 0.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)46.942.4
 4.5%
8th Grade Math (West Middle School)70.854.9
 15.9%
   8th Grade Math (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)4744.2
 2.8%
   8th Grade Math (Colorado)36.932.7
 4.2%
All Grades English Language Arts (West Middle School)61.365.4
 4.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)50.849.7
 1.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)45.843.7
 2.1%
All Grades Math (West Middle School)61.953.1
 8.8%
   All Grades Math (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)43.139.9
 3.2%
   All Grades Math (Colorado)34.732.9
 1.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students13001062
 18.3%
African American2630
 15.4%
American Indian107
 30%
Asian9155
 39.6%
Hispanic189156
 17.5%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White916724
 21%
Two or More Races6689
 34.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients14.1%13.7%
 0.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about West Middle School

Students who attend West Middle School usually go on to attend Cherry Creek High School

Students at West Middle School are 68% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American.

Yes. West Middle School ranks in the top 8.2% of Colorado middle schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,062 students attended West Middle School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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