Is West Middle School a good school?

West Middle School ranks 52 nd of 448 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend West Middle School?

In the 2021-22 school year, 1,077 students attended West Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of West Middle School?

Students at West Middle School are 71% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of West Middle School attend?

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

West Middle School in Greenwood Village CO

Performance Trends

Compare Details West Middle School ranks better than 88.4% of middle schools in Colorado. It also ranks 2^nd among 11 ranked middle schools in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.02. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.6%), Hispanic (13.5%), two or more races (7.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 13.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Middle School is 17.1. 6 middle schools in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare West Middle School employs 62.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Middle School is $12,060, which is the 2^nd highest among 11 middle schools in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5.

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SchoolDigger ranks West Middle School 52^nd of 448 Colorado public middle schools. (See West Middle School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Cherry Creek School District No. 5 25^th of 102 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for West Middle School

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

Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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by a student
Tuesday, March 20, 2018

some teachers are really grumpy and mean Close Quote

Enrollment information for West Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	762	12	10	10	0	n/a	n/a	794
1989	742	14	19	7	0	n/a	n/a	782
1990	714	18	19	11	0	n/a	n/a	762
1991	822	21	19	11	0	n/a	n/a	873
1992	1074	25	22	19	1	n/a	n/a	1141
1993	1134	22	20	31	0	n/a	n/a	1207
1994	1208	30	35	31	2	n/a	n/a	1306
1995	1233	23	45	52	2	n/a	n/a	1355
1996	1233	23	45	52	2	n/a	n/a	1355
1997	1249	23	45	72	1	n/a	n/a	1390
1998	1206	21	50	67	0	n/a	n/a	1344
1999	1191	21	45	69	1	n/a	n/a	1327
2000	1198	25	60	72	2	n/a	n/a	1357
2001	1186	22	60	105	3	n/a	n/a	1376
2002	1190	33	48	78	1	n/a	n/a	1350
2003	1190	33	48	78	1	n/a	n/a	1350
2004	1213	43	50	80	1	n/a	n/a	1387
2005	1132	43	52	90	4	n/a	n/a	1321
2006	1067	48	49	90	8	n/a	n/a	1262
2007	978	45	66	91	5	n/a	n/a	1185
2008	962	53	62	110	4	n/a	n/a	1191
2009	973	45	63	109	3	n/a	n/a	1193
2010	914	39	65	116	5	n/a	n/a	1139
2011	831	41	75	136	1	2	46	1132
2012	771	34	95	159	1	4	48	1112
2013	789	22	102	171	4	4	44	1136
2014	853	23	101	179	5	1	46	1208
2015	885	23	92	166	5	0	49	1220
2016	901	23	87	163	6	1	44	1225
2017	906	20	84	190	7	2	50	1259
2018	948	18	81	197	8	2	50	1304
2019	916	26	91	189	10	2	66	1300
2020	895	28	81	157	9	2	77	1249
2021	818	22	83	143	9	2	79	1156
2022	760	27	59	145	8	0	78	1077

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

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

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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

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

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$209 (1.7%)	$11,852 (98.3%)	$12,060

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 Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 45^th of 458 Middle schools	Ranks 52^nd of 448 Middle schools	1.8%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (West Middle School)	61	61.2	0.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)	47.9	47.8	0.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	43.6	43	0.6%
6th Grade Math (West Middle School)	59.6	57	2.6%
6th Grade Math (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)	38.6	34.4	4.2%
6th Grade Math (Colorado)	29.5	26.3	3.2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (West Middle School)	58.4	65.8	7.4%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)	51.7	50	1.7%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	46.5	41.8	4.7%
7th Grade Math (West Middle School)	57.1	46.8	10.3%
7th Grade Math (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)	42.3	33.8	8.5%
7th Grade Math (Colorado)	31.6	25.1	6.5%
8th Grade Science (West Middle School)	58.9	45.1	13.8%
8th Grade Science (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)	44.3	38.4	5.9%
8th Grade Science (Colorado)	31.5	26.4	5.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (West Middle School)	65.5	55.3	10.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)	50.4	51.5	1.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	46.9	43.9	3%
8th Grade Math (West Middle School)	70.8	53.9	16.9%
8th Grade Math (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)	47	46	1%
8th Grade Math (Colorado)	36.9	32.4	4.5%
All Grades English Language Arts (West Middle School)	61.3	61.2	0.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)	50.8	49.4	1.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)	45.8	43.2	2.6%
All Grades Math (West Middle School)	61.9	52.4	9.5%
All Grades Math (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)	43.1	40.2	2.9%
All Grades Math (Colorado)	34.7	31.5	3.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	1300	1156	11.1%
African American	26	22	15.4%
American Indian	10	9	10%
Asian	91	83	8.8%
Hispanic	189	143	24.3%
Pacific Islander	2	2
White	916	818	10.7%
Two or More Races	66	79	19.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	14.1%	12%	2.1%

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