Byron Center West Middle School
8654 Homerich Ave Sw
Byron Center MI, 49315, Kent County
Phone: 616-878-6500
Ranking: (200 out of 2,213, top 9%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 9
School District: Byron Center Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 28 | |||||||
Total Students: | 541 | 502 | 505 | 481 | 506 | 509 | 481 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.4% |
Grade 7: | 275 | 50.8% | 242 | 48.2% | 263 | 52.1% | 229 | 47.6% | 251 | 49.6% | 254 | 49.9% | 253 | 52.6% |
Grade 8: | 259 | 47.9% | 258 | 51.4% | 242 | 47.9% | 252 | 52.4% | 252 | 49.8% | 255 | 50.1% | 224 | 46.6% |
Grade 9: | 6 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.4% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 293 | 54.2% | 275 | 54.8% | 272 | 53.9% | 245 | 50.9% | 253 | 50.0% | 262 | 51.5% | 256 | 53.2% |
Female: | 248 | 45.8% | 227 | 45.2% | 233 | 46.1% | 236 | 49.1% | 245 | 48.4% | 237 | 46.6% | 218 | 45.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 17 | 3.1% | 28 | 5.6% | 24 | 4.8% | 8 | 1.7% | 17 | 3.4% | 16 | 3.1% | 13 | 2.7% |
Hispanic: | 34 | 6.3% | 26 | 5.2% | 24 | 4.8% | 18 | 3.7% | 25 | 4.9% | 28 | 5.5% | 21 | 4.4% |
Black: | 15 | 2.8% | 17 | 3.4% | 14 | 2.8% | 18 | 3.7% | 17 | 3.4% | 14 | 2.8% | 8 | 1.7% |
White: | 455 | 84.1% | 419 | 83.5% | 437 | 86.5% | 429 | 89.2% | 447 | 88.3% | 442 | 86.8% | 433 | 90.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 8 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 13 | 2.4% | 7 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 137 | 25.3% | 119 | 23.7% | 112 | 22.2% | 100 | 20.8% | 102 | 20.2% | 88 | 17.3% | 66 | 13.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 7.2% | 42 | 8.4% | 48 | 9.5% | 47 | 9.8% | 38 | 7.5% | 37 | 7.3% | 43 | 8.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.10 | 20.41 | 21.40 | 19.35 | 19.73 | 16.50 | 17.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | 59.6% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.6% | 64.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.7% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.3% | 82.6% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.6% | 82.2% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 84.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 59.5% | 37.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 65.5% | 38.4% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.2% | 75.8% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.5% | 79.7% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.8% | 72.5% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.2% | 79.6% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.8% | 82% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.7% | 79% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 75.1% | 59.7% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 62% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 66.7% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.8% | 65.4% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.7% | 76.6% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.4% | 77.9% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 53.9% | 47.8% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 62.7% | 47.3% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.5% | 51.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.3% | 63.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.1% | 68.1% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 71.6% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.9% | 74.5% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.1% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 92.4% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 35.3% | 29.4% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 60.4% | 32.5% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.9% | 75.6% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.4% | 77.1% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 90.1% | 75.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.2% | 83.4% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 81.9% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 60.5% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.5% | 65.7% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 92.1% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.8% | 74.9% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.3% | 79.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 92.1% | 76.3% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 75.9% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.6% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 14.1% | 14.1% | 16.5% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 29.1% | 15.9% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.9% | 64.7% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 66.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.8% | 69.8% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.9% | 74.2% |
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* Byron Center West Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.