Lawrence West Middle School in Lawrence KS

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Compare Details Lawrence West Middle School ranks better than 60.6% of middle schools in Kansas. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked middle schools in the Lawrence School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.47. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (68.3%), two or more races (9.9%), Hispanic (9.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 33.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lawrence West Middle School is 12.8. 2 middle schools in the Lawrence School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Lawrence West Middle School employs 48.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lawrence West Middle School is $10,448. 2 middle schools in the Lawrence School District spend more per student.

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SchoolDigger ranks Lawrence West Middle School 145^th of 368 Kansas public middle schools. (See Lawrence West Middle School in the ranking list.)

Lawrence:

SchoolDigger ranks Lawrence 87^th of 273 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	KS State Percentile
2006	33.28	199^th	277	28.2%
2007	36.10	209^th	286	26.9%
2008	38.05	216^th	296	27.0%
2009	38.01	236^th	307	23.1%
2010	54.70	158^th	316	50.0%
2011	39.27	245^th	320	23.4%
2012	59.07	168^th	342	50.9%
2013	67.11	116^th	355	67.3%
2015	68.27	80^th	368	78.3%
2016	78.62	39^th	343	88.6%
2017	68.41	72^nd	358	79.9%
2018	75.77	50^th	350	85.7%
2019	66.91	87^th	368	76.4%
2021	55.52	126^th	367	65.7%
2022	50.47	145^th	368	60.6%

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

Data source: Kansas State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Lawrence 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	531	25	4	17	6	n/a	n/a	0	583
1989	493	27	20	16	8	n/a	n/a	0	564
1990	494	51	18	17	7	n/a	n/a	0	587
1991	517	62	18	9	16	n/a	n/a	0	622
1992	549	54	20	11	15	n/a	n/a	0	649
1993	573	42	18	14	15	n/a	n/a	0	662
1994	639	38	21	19	10	n/a	n/a	0	727
1995	557	41	16	15	19	n/a	n/a	0	648
1996	557	41	16	15	19	n/a	n/a	0	648
1997	524	52	20	11	12	n/a	n/a	0	619
1998	503	56	21	11	17	n/a	n/a	0	608
1999	487	45	18	14	17	n/a	n/a	0	581
2000	510	50	13	21	16	n/a	n/a	0	610
2001	501	59	12	26	22	n/a	n/a	0	620
2002	501	65	12	29	21	n/a	n/a	0	628
2003	501	65	12	29	21	n/a	n/a	0	628
2004	504	58	15	26	20	n/a	n/a	1	624
2005	463	59	13	32	25	n/a	n/a	14	606
2006	468	64	9	22	25	n/a	n/a	16	604
2007	438	81	8	21	31	n/a	n/a	0	579
2008	457	62	11	14	32	n/a	n/a	0	576
2009	433	73	20	14	32	n/a	n/a	0	572
2010	413	58	18	28	17	0	34	0	568
2011	402	52	10	29	19	2	34	0	548
2012	400	50	18	41	28	4	32	0	573
2014	428	53	19	51	24	1	68	0	644
2015	462	59	14	54	23	0	72	0	684
2016	456	51	21	59	23	1	56	0	667
2017	445	46	26	59	16	1	46	0	639
2018	445	42	23	65	13	1	42	0	631
2019	432	41	23	71	14	1	60	0	642
2020	459	50	19	79	16	1	70	0	694
2021	426	37	24	58	16	1	62	0	624

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 Lawrence West Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	583	36.0	16.1	0
1989	564	33.0	17.0	n/a
1990	587	35.4	16.5	0
1991	622	38.0	16.3	n/a
1992	649	41.1	15.7	15.3
1993	662	43.3	15.3	9.8
1994	727	45.3	16.0	9.1
1995	648	46.6	13.9	17
1996	648	46.6	13.9	17
1997	619	46.0	13.5	18.6
1998	608	44.4	13.7	19.6
1999	581	43.4	13.4	19.3
2000	610	43.5	14.0	21.6
2001	620	45.4	13.7	24.2
2002	628	45.9	13.7	22.6
2003	628	45.9	13.7	22.6
2004	624	45.3	13.8	21.7
2005	606	47.0	12.9	25.8
2006	604	45.2	13.4	27
2007	579	51.4	11.3	26.6
2008	576	47.2	12.2	26.6
2009	572	47.3	12.1	28.1
2010	568	43.8	12.9	33.3
2011	548	43.8	12.5	31.4
2012	573	44.7	12.8	39.8
2014	644	49.7	12.9	37.7
2015	684	52.0	13.1	38.7
2016	667	51.0	13.0	35.1
2017	639	51.4	12.4	35.4
2018	631	50.1	12.5	35.2
2019	642	49.5	12.9	34.1
2020	694	50.6	13.7	33.7
2021	624	48.6	12.8	33.7

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

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Student/Teacher Ratio Lawrence West Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	583	36.0	16.1	0
1989	564	33.0	17.0	n/a
1990	587	35.4	16.5	0
1991	622	38.0	16.3	n/a
1992	649	41.1	15.7	15.3
1993	662	43.3	15.3	9.8
1994	727	45.3	16.0	9.1
1995	648	46.6	13.9	17
1996	648	46.6	13.9	17
1997	619	46.0	13.5	18.6
1998	608	44.4	13.7	19.6
1999	581	43.4	13.4	19.3
2000	610	43.5	14.0	21.6
2001	620	45.4	13.7	24.2
2002	628	45.9	13.7	22.6
2003	628	45.9	13.7	22.6
2004	624	45.3	13.8	21.7
2005	606	47.0	12.9	25.8
2006	604	45.2	13.4	27
2007	579	51.4	11.3	26.6
2008	576	47.2	12.2	26.6
2009	572	47.3	12.1	28.1
2010	568	43.8	12.9	33.3
2011	548	43.8	12.5	31.4
2012	573	44.7	12.8	39.8
2014	644	49.7	12.9	37.7
2015	684	52.0	13.1	38.7
2016	667	51.0	13.0	35.1
2017	639	51.4	12.4	35.4
2018	631	50.1	12.5	35.2
2019	642	49.5	12.9	34.1
2020	694	50.6	13.7	33.7
2021	624	48.6	12.8	33.7

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 Lawrence West Middle School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$560 (5.4%)	$9,889 (94.6%)	$10,448

Data source: Kansas Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lawrence 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 87^th of 368 Middle schools	Ranks 145^th of 368 Middle schools	15.8%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence West Middle School)	47.2	36.9	10.3%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence)	44.1	36.4	7.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)	38.4	32.4	6.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence West Middle School)	42.4	31.3	11.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence)	34.3	27	7.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)	31.9	28	3.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence West Middle School)	37.8	34.9	2.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence)	40.5	34.5	5.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)	31.8	30.6	1.2%
7th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence West Middle School)	29.2	21	8.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence)	33.4	26.8	6.6%
7th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)	27.9	25.7	2.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence West Middle School)	29.7	21.7	8%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence)	31.4	21.8	9.5%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)	25.2	20.2	5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence West Middle School)	24.1	15.1	8.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence)	30.2	20.7	9.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)	25.9	20.3	5.6%
8th Grade Science (Lawrence West Middle School)	44	24.1	19.9%
8th Grade Science (Lawrence)	38.8	26.9	11.9%
8th Grade Science (Kansas)	30.7	22.8	8%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	642	624	2.8%
African American	41	37	9.8%
American Indian	14	16	14.3%
Asian	23	24	4.3%
Hispanic	71	58	18.3%
Pacific Islander	1	1
White	432	426	1.4%
Two or More Races	60	62	3.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	34.1%	33.7%	0.5%

Elementary:	Deerfield Elementary
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