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Westwood Middle School

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Westwood Middle School ranks 323 rd of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 40% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Westwood Middle School is a public school serving 624 students in grades 6-8 within the Cheney School District in Spokane, WA, where over half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Westwood's statewide ranking has recently declined to the 40th percentile, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science below the Washington state average. The school shows notable strengths and challenges among different student groups: it performs well with military-connected students but has seen a sharp drop in effectiveness with economically disadvantaged students and shows inconsistent results for those in special education. Compared to its district counterpart, Cheney Middle School, Westwood performs slightly better in math and similarly in English.

An interesting finding is that Westwood operates with lower per-student spending than many nearby schools in the Spokane School District yet often outperforms them, suggesting efficient use of resources. However, two higher-performing schools are very close by: Sacajawea Middle School and Carla Peperzak Middle School, which achieve stronger results with similar or lower levels of economic need among their students. This presents both a challenge and an opportunity for Westwood to learn from successful practices at neighboring schools.

624

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,650

Per pupil spending ?

57.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6120 South Abbott Road
Spokane, WA 99224

(509) 559-4410

District: Cheney School District

Students who attend Westwood Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cheney High School

Feeder schools for Westwood Middle School:

Elementary:	Phil Snowdon Elementary
	Windsor Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.0%

Hispanic:

14.9%

Two or more races:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (40% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

!Math scores 11 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg42%

Washington avg48%

323^rd of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Cheney School District

162^nd of 247Cheney School District among Washington 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	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	323 of 534	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	260 of 535	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	243 of 539	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	248 of 541	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.0	246 of 529	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.0	341 of 512	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	259 of 437	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.9	237 of 435	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.5	243 of 443	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	257 of 471	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	205 of 464	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	209 of 464	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	263 of 479	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.1	229 of 469	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.3	304 of 452	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	213 of 376	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	208 of 347	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	144 of 344	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	135 of 336	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	188 of 360	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.7	98 of 353	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	55.7	135 of 344	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.7	43 of 259	83.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	329 of 457	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.4	255 of 455	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.8	197 of 463	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	218 of 475	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.0	214 of 458	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.3	331 of 448	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	221 of 349	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	335 of 472	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.5	248 of 466	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	243 of 470	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	204 of 480	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	203 of 476	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.9	302 of 453	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	242 of 371	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	19 of 43	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	10 of 46	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	50.1	18 of 40	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	32 of 51	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.5	16 of 44	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	32 of 50	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	169 of 246	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	154 of 243	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	162 of 244	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	151 of 257	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	134 of 250	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	203 of 246	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	123 of 166	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	139 of 186	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	165 of 179	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.0	88 of 167	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.2	183 of 199	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	161 of 210	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	187 of 231	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	138 of 268	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	300 of 488	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	254 of 486	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	221 of 488	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	249 of 488	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	240 of 480	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.6	365 of 470	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	257 of 325	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2025)56th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile~ school

White (2025)39th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science45%-5 vs state

English Language Arts43%-10 vs state

Math32%-11 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Friday, December 1, 2023

it's better than Windsor but it's still really bad, they don't do much about bullying until the victim gets caught getting hurt or acting back because the adults weren't doing anything. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, February 20, 2017

So far my kids have done very well at this school. I've been able to communicate with teachers and staff comfortably. I've also had my kids in after school program,Summit, offering more STEM education. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westwood Middle School	Public	6-8	6120 South Abbott Road	Spokane	99224	Spokane County	Cheney School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 559-4410	624	35	17.8	57.7%	387 (62.0%)	17 (2.7%)	93 (14.9%)	16 (2.6%)	11 (1.8%)	47 (7.5%)	51 (8.2%)	37.4	323^rd of 534 public middle schools	39.5%		47.8	260^th of 535 public middle schools	51.4%	63	44.6	44.6	35.6	50.3	43.8	43.0	25.1	36.9	33.5	31.7	$15,650	$455	$15,195
Sacajawea Middle School	Public	6-8	401 E 33Rd Ave	Spokane	99203	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-5500	855	48	17.9	40.4%	616 (72.0%)	29 (3.4%)	99 (11.6%)	9 (1.1%)	6 (0.7%)	13 (1.5%)	81 (9.5%)	83.7	77^th of 534 public middle schools	85.6%		80.3	90^th of 535 public middle schools	83.2%	13	55.4	55.4	72.5	67.2	64.8	68.2	60.5	57.6	59.8	59.3	$15,364	$1,168	$14,196
Carla Peperzak Middle School	Public	6-8	2620 East 63rd Ave	Spokane	99223	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(509) 824-8400	754	45	16.7	46.0%	558 (74.0%)	31 (4.1%)	61 (8.1%)	16 (2.1%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	78 (10.3%)	76.1	106^th of 534 public middle schools	80.1%		76.4	106^th of 535 public middle schools	80.2%		54.5	54.5	64.6	64.0	65.1	64.6	56.5	51.8	44.9	51.2	$18,355	$1,297	$17,057
Chase Middle School	Public	6-8	4747 E 37Th Ave	Spokane	99223	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5000	685	43	16.1	55.5%	457 (66.7%)	27 (3.9%)	77 (11.2%)	29 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.3%)	75 (10.9%)	51.5	235^th of 534 public middle schools	56.0%		53	233^rd of 535 public middle schools	56.4%	2	38.1	38.1	51.8	46.3	50.7	49.6	48.0	40.6	41.5	43.4	$17,951	$1,047	$16,904
Glover Middle School	Public	6-8	2330 W Longfellow Ave	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5400	537	33	16.1	73.0%	332 (61.8%)	26 (4.8%)	64 (11.9%)	11 (2.0%)	7 (1.3%)	10 (1.9%)	87 (16.2%)	20.6	436^th of 534 public middle schools	18.4%		17.9	455^th of 535 public middle schools	15.0%	19	30.8	30.8	35.0	30.4	40.3	35.1	21.1	20.9	28.2	23.2	$21,955	$2,089	$19,866
Pauline Flett Middle School	Public	6-8	5020 W Wellesley	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 824-8000	609	35	17.4	60.8%	449 (73.7%)	13 (2.1%)	54 (8.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	82 (13.5%)	42.5	285^th of 534 public middle schools	46.6%		23.6	415^th of 535 public middle schools	22.4%	130	41.5	41.5	47.3	43.8	47.3	46.1	43.5	34.7	30.1	35.9	$17,828	$926	$16,903
Denny Yasuhara Middle School	Public	6-8	2701 N. Perry St.	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 824-8200	596	41	14.6	83.7%	280 (47.0%)	26 (4.4%)	100 (16.8%)	24 (4.0%)	17 (2.9%)	34 (5.7%)	115 (19.3%)	8.8	503^rd of 534 public middle schools	5.8%		8	514^th of 535 public middle schools	3.9%	11	21.2	21.2	27.8	22.2	30.4	26.8	14.0	16.3	9.0	13.1	$21,603	$1,892	$19,711
Cheney Middle School	Public	6-8	740 Betz	Cheney	99004	Spokane County	Cheney School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 559-4400	637	36	17.7	53.7%	448 (70.3%)	19 (3.0%)	106 (16.6%)	13 (2.0%)	8 (1.3%)	5 (0.8%)	38 (6.0%)	34.8	340^th of 534 public middle schools	36.3%		37.3	317^th of 535 public middle schools	40.7%	23	46.6	46.6	39.8	50.8	43.8	44.7	21.6	24.9	31.9	25.7	$15,916	$661	$15,255
Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	6411 N Alberta St	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5600	658	39	16.9	62.2%	429 (65.2%)	29 (4.4%)	82 (12.5%)	19 (2.9%)	7 (1.1%)	17 (2.6%)	75 (11.4%)	32.3	358^th of 534 public middle schools	33.0%		25.7	397^th of 535 public middle schools	25.8%	39	39.5	39.5	33.5	47.6	60.0	46.8	24.3	27.0	16.5	22.5	$19,356	$1,663	$17,693
Medical Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	1010 E. Lake St.	Medical Lake	99022	Spokane County	Medical Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 565-3300	381	24	15.8	48.0%	281 (73.8%)	8 (2.1%)	53 (13.9%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	26 (6.8%)	65.3	165^th of 534 public middle schools	69.1%		68	151^st of 535 public middle schools	71.8%	14	47.8	47.8	50.0	62.5	50.9	54.5	50.0	56.7	45.5	50.8	$17,846	$723	$17,123

Frequently Asked Questions about Westwood Middle School

How many students attend Westwood Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 624 students attended Westwood Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Westwood Middle School?

Students at Westwood Middle School are 62% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 8% Pacific Islander, 3% African American, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Westwood Middle School attend?

Students who attend Westwood Middle School usually go on to attend Cheney High School

Is Westwood Middle School a good school?

Westwood Middle School ranks 323^rd of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Westwood Middle School in?

Cheney School District

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