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West Middle

Public Grades 6-8

24^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 95% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

West Middle is a highly-ranked public middle school located in Chesterfield, Missouri, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 922. It is part of the Parkway C-2 school district, which is ranked 39th out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Middle has consistently been one of the top-performing middle schools in Missouri, ranking within the top 25 schools in the state for the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, it ranked 24th out of 438 Missouri middle schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students consistently outperform the state and district averages in MAP (Missouri Assessment Program) test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts. For example, in 8th grade Mathematics, 52.5% of West Middle students were proficient or better, compared to 35.6% in the Parkway C-2 district and 32.7% statewide. West Middle also excels in Algebra I, with 97.6% of students scoring proficient or better, compared to 67% in the Parkway C-2 district and 45.4% statewide.

While West Middle outperforms many of its nearby counterparts, such as Northeast Middle, Central Middle, and Southwest Middle, it faces some challenges in addressing chronic absenteeism and serving a more socioeconomically diverse student population. The school's relatively low percentage of students from low-income families, ranging from 9.02% to 11.5% over the past few years, contrasts with some nearby schools, such as Valley Park Middle, which has a much higher percentage of students from low-income families (44.38% in 2023-2024).

814

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,144

Per pupil spending ?

10.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2312 Baxter Rd
Chesterfield, MO 63017-7721

(314) 415-7400

District: Parkway C-2

Students who attend West Middle usually attend:

High:

West High

Feeder schools for West Middle:

Elementary:	Claymont Elementary
	Henry Elementary
	Mason Ridge Elementary
	Pierremont Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.4%

Asian:

16.2%

African American:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 100th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (66% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Missouri middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Parkway C-2

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg53%

Missouri avg41%

24^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Middle Schools in the Parkway C-2

39^th of 367Parkway C-2 among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	24 of 438	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	14 of 451	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	11 of 459	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	11 of 459	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	18 of 454	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	15 of 587	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	20 of 552	96.4%	★★★★★
2017	94.7	7 of 568	98.8%	★★★★★
2016	94.9	8 of 435	98.2%	★★★★★
2015	97.7	2 of 585	99.7%	★★★★★
2014	94.2	9 of 633	98.6%	★★★★★
2013	91.2	9 of 649	98.6%	★★★★★
2012	90.8	17 of 623	97.3%	★★★★★
2011	88.7	26 of 625	95.8%	★★★★★
2010	89.9	18 of 614	97.1%	★★★★★
2009	86.1	28 of 601	95.3%	★★★★★
2008	83.8	37 of 624	94.1%	★★★★★
2007	80.6	56 of 624	91.0%	★★★★★
2006	84.4	40 of 619	93.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	21 of 143	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	46 of 144	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.9	21 of 153	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	42 of 148	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	62.1	37 of 135	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	42.1	89 of 149	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	67 of 129	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	3 of 21	85.7%	★★★★★
2024	77.7	2 of 10	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	2 of 16	87.5%	★★★★★
2022	73.8	6 of 16	62.5%	★★★★☆
2021	57.8	10 of 13	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.0	9 of 38	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	5 of 32	84.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	89.1	14 of 187	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	79.6	17 of 195	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	10 of 204	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.9	15 of 162	90.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	99.3	1 of 68	98.5%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	6 of 42	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	2 of 45	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	82.4	3 of 48	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	75.2	7 of 44	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	5 of 44	88.6%	★★★★★
2019	65.1	35 of 121	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.5	45 of 104	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	95.1	4 of 130	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	2 of 96	97.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	276 of 369	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	282 of 378	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	248 of 365	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	218 of 371	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	242 of 482	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	148 of 422	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	98.4	1 of 44	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	2 of 45	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	2 of 98	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	4 of 79	94.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	18 of 196	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	73.4	31 of 194	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	93.9	6 of 192	96.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	28 of 358	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	17 of 379	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	16 of 385	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	20 of 381	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	20 of 376	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	15 of 527	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	17 of 479	96.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2022)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2019)97th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)86th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)86th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)85th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-69 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I98%+52 vs state

Science69%+30 vs state

English Language Arts65%+25 vs state

Mathematics60%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			MAP Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Middle	Public	6-8	2312 Baxter Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7400	814	58	14.0	10.6%	516 (63.4%)	84 (10.3%)	34 (4.2%)	132 (16.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (5.4%)	91.4	24^th of 438 public middle schools	94.5%		94.8	14^th of 451 public middle schools	96.9%	10	63.1	61.2	52.5	69.3	62.5	52.7	79.0	97.6	$15,144	$167	$14,977
South Middle	Public	6-8	760 Woods Mill Rd	Manchester	63011	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7200	542	44	12.2	16.2%	370 (68.3%)	39 (7.2%)	22 (4.1%)	78 (14.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	87.2	41^st of 438 public middle schools	90.6%		89.8	31^st of 451 public middle schools	93.1%	10	56.6	72.9	60.0	51.8	58.3	58.2	55.0		$16,542	$171	$16,371
Selvidge Middle	Public	6-8	235 New Ballwin Rd	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6100	583	49	11.8	16.0%	356 (61.1%)	50 (8.6%)	30 (5.1%)	109 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.5%)	82.3	59^th of 438 public middle schools	86.5%		86.1	40^th of 451 public middle schools	91.1%	19	53.7	59.4	37.3	59.2	49.4	62.2	54.9	97.4	$15,264	$158	$15,106
Crestview Middle	Public	6-8	16025 Clayton Rd	Ellisville	63011	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6950	1,091	76	14.4	13.4%	657 (60.2%)	78 (7.1%)	70 (6.4%)	248 (22.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.4%)	90.1	32^nd of 438 public middle schools	92.7%		96.3	11^th of 451 public middle schools	97.6%	21	65.8	60.2	26.5	72.4	66.1	60.7	72.7	97.2	$12,212	$157	$12,055
Southwest Middle	Public	6-8	701 Wren Ave	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7300	803	54	14.8	16.6%	562 (70.0%)	81 (10.1%)	33 (4.1%)	78 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.7%)	67.4	123^rd of 438 public middle schools	71.9%		80.6	62^nd of 451 public middle schools	86.3%	61	50.1	53.1	28.5	41.1	42.9	48.8	49.6	92.6	$13,905	$169	$13,736
Central Middle	Public	6-8	471 N Woods Mill Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7800	881	64	13.8	17.0%	508 (57.7%)	131 (14.9%)	61 (6.9%)	121 (13.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.4%)	74.6	84^th of 438 public middle schools	80.8%		79.9	69^th of 451 public middle schools	84.7%	15	50.3	51.1	28.5	49.2	55.7	50.4	54.3	94.4	$14,397	$169	$14,229
Valley Park Middle	Public	6-8	1 Main St	Valley Park	63088	St. Louis County	Valley Park	No	No	No	No	(636) 923-3624	161	18	9.0	36.6%	107 (66.5%)	25 (15.5%)	18 (11.2%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	67.9	122^nd of 438 public middle schools	72.1%		51.2	222^nd of 451 public middle schools	50.8%	100	41.8	51.6	30.4	48.9	43.5	45.8	54.3	79.9	$21,551	$82	$21,469
Northeast Middle	Public	6-8	181 Coeur De Ville Dr	Creve Coeur	63141	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7100	812	62	13.1	32.4%	289 (35.6%)	291 (35.8%)	65 (8.0%)	87 (10.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (9.6%)	56.4	186^th of 438 public middle schools	57.5%		65.3	134^th of 451 public middle schools	70.3%	52	49.0	38.4	19.2	36.3	45.4	39.8	46.5	92.0	$14,625	$188	$14,436
Rockwood Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1220 Babler Park Dr	Wildwood	63038	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-4270	643	47	13.6	7.0%	496 (77.1%)	30 (4.7%)	29 (4.5%)	58 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	95	14^th of 438 public middle schools	96.8%		90.2	30^th of 451 public middle schools	93.3%	16	69.5	72.0		65.8	67.7	69.7	64.3	93.6	$13,623	$159	$13,465
Wildwood Middle	Public	6-8	17401 Manchester Rd	Wildwood	63038	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-4230	538	50	10.7	13.4%	394 (73.2%)	36 (6.7%)	23 (4.3%)	60 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.5%)	90.7	31^st of 438 public middle schools	92.9%		93.6	16^th of 451 public middle schools	96.5%	15	65.5	62.6		56.6	58.7	59.9	66.2	98.5	$16,380	$180	$16,200

Frequently Asked Questions about West Middle

What high school do graduates of West Middle attend?

Students who attend West Middle usually go on to attend West High

How many students attend West Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 814 students attended West Middle.

What district is West Middle in?

Parkway C-2

What is the racial makeup of West Middle?

Students at West Middle are 63% White, 16% Asian, 10% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Is West Middle a good school?

Yes. West Middle ranks in the top 5.5% of Missouri middle schools.

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

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