West Middle Middle School
11985 Old River Sch Rd Downey CA, 90242, Los Angeles County Phone: 562-904-3565 Ranking:  (3,240 out of 6,930, top 47%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Downey Unified School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA 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: | 56 | 54 | 54 | NA | NA | 62 | 67 | 68 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,503 | 1,455 | 1,482 | 1,449 | 1,426 | 1,449 | 1,407 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 496 | 33.0% | 410 | 28.2% | 470 | 31.7% | 502 | 34.6% | 443 | 31.1% | 458 | 31.6% | 476 | 33.8% |
| Grade 7: | 475 | 31.6% | 505 | 34.7% | 535 | 36.1% | 477 | 32.9% | 484 | 33.9% | 504 | 34.8% | 458 | 32.6% |
| Grade 8: | 532 | 35.4% | 540 | 37.1% | 477 | 32.2% | 469 | 32.4% | 499 | 35.0% | 487 | 33.6% | 473 | 33.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 769 | 51.2% | 731 | 50.2% | 735 | 49.6% | 731 | 50.4% | 747 | 52.4% | 761 | 52.5% | 759 | 53.9% |
| Female: | 734 | 48.8% | 724 | 49.8% | 747 | 50.4% | 718 | 49.6% | 679 | 47.6% | 688 | 47.5% | 644 | 45.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 27 | 1.8% | 29 | 2.0% | 29 | 2.0% | 41 | 2.8% | 46 | 3.2% | 57 | 3.9% | 61 | 4.3% |
| Hispanic: | 1,330 | 88.5% | 1,282 | 88.1% | 1,312 | 88.5% | 1,247 | 86.1% | 1,205 | 84.5% | 1,197 | 82.6% | 1,161 | 82.5% |
| Black: | 51 | 3.4% | 42 | 2.9% | 39 | 2.6% | 41 | 2.8% | 50 | 3.5% | 45 | 3.1% | 44 | 3.1% |
| White: | 84 | 5.6% | 86 | 5.9% | 91 | 6.1% | 106 | 7.3% | 113 | 7.9% | 121 | 8.4% | 140 | 10.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 18 | 1.2% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 812 | 54.0% | 895 | 61.5% | NA | NA | 770 | 53.1% | 632 | 44.3% | 633 | 43.7% | 622 | 44.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 386 | 25.7% | 259 | 17.8% | NA | NA | 297 | 20.5% | 361 | 25.3% | 363 | 25.1% | 295 | 21.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 26.63 | 26.91 | 27.39 | NA | NA | 23.19 | 20.10 | 20.60 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.4 | 329.4 | 332.8 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.6 | 332.2 | 335.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.7 | 331.4 | 337.4 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.1 | 333 | 339.5 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.9 | 339.2 | 345.5 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.6 | 347.9 | 352.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.2 | 348.8 | 356.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.6 | 353.3 | 358.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362 | 359.1 | 364.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.6 | 361.4 | 363.0 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.9 | 324.5 | 334.7 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.2 | 332.4 | 339.5 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.5 | 333.3 | 341 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.5 | 332.5 | 343.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.4 | 335.9 | 347.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.7 | 349.4 | 354.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.8 | 353 | 360.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.1 | 361.6 | 364.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.8 | 364.3 | 366.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.2 | 368.4 | 366.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 453.1 | 455.3 | 400 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 410.3 | 407.6 | 414.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483.3 | 443.9 | 422.7 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 559.1 | 505.1 | 434.3 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526.8 | 475.9 | 437.3 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.7 | 330.8 | 332.4 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.2 | 335.9 | 337.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.5 | 336.2 | 341 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.6 | 340.6 | 342.9 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.1 | 345.8 | 348.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.4 | 351.4 | 354.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.1 | 350.3 | 356.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.3 | 355.7 | 360.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.5 | 363 | 366.6 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.4 | 361.2 | 363.5 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.4 | 328.2 | 328.5 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.2 | 327 | 333.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 334 | 338.2 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.9 | 336.5 | 336 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339 | 337.5 | 339.3 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.5 | 339.9 | 345 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.4 | 354.4 | 352.2 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.4 | 355.7 | 354.9 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.8 | 364.4 | 360.5 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.7 | 367.7 | 357.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431.3 | 382.7 | 330.8 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.8 | 352.5 | 330.4 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.2 | 337.9 | 338.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.6 | 347.1 | 336.8 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.9 | 356.1 | 342.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.8 | 363.5 | 347.3 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398.1 | 363 | 350.3 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 423.1 | 379.9 | 351.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 419.1 | 381.1 | 355.1 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 421.9 | 384.5 | 358.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.1 | 326.1 | 328.1 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.9 | 332.3 | 334.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.8 | 336.2 | 339.2 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.6 | 335.5 | 338.7 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340 | 340.9 | 341.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.8 | 345.1 | 348.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.3 | 353.8 | 357.1 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.1 | 357.8 | 361.8 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.5 | 363.5 | 365.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.6 | 360.1 | 361.3 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.9 | 308.1 | 311.1 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.3 | 299 | 316.4 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.8 | 301.7 | 316.3 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.5 | 299.8 | 315.7 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.6 | 314.6 | 320.5 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.3 | 318 | 321.3 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339 | 323 | 320.2 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.2 | 331.6 | 322.7 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 327.1 | 323.5 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.0 | 331.9 | 322.9 |
| 2007 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 420.1 | 434 | 417.9 |
| 2008 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 444.1 | 444.2 | 420.2 |
| 2009 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 454.8 | 456.5 | 423 |
| 2010 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 436 | 433.9 | 421.4 |
| 2012 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 426.6 | 444.2 | 426 |
| 2013 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 462.3 | 467.6 | 422.6 |
| 2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 322.7 | 319.2 |
| 2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.7 | 327.9 | 323.8 |
| 2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.2 | 332.2 | 327.9 |
| 2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.7 | 334.4 | 329.8 |
| 2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.4 | 342.9 | 333.9 |
| 2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353 | 353.7 | 340.2 |
| 2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.4 | 356.4 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.5 | 357.6 | 352.6 |
| 2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.8 | 361.2 | 356.6 |
| 2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.8 | 365.4 | 357.1 |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.3 | 334.2 | 331.2 |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.3 | 360.4 | 339.7 |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.2 | 380.3 | 355 |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.5 | 383.8 | 364.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.3 | 384.9 | 375.3 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 423.6 | 404.3 | 385.9 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 430.7 | 416.7 | 394.8 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431.3 | 418.9 | 390.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 431.3 | 321.9 | 304.9 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 378.8 | 322.9 | 307.8 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 349.2 | 312.5 | 308.6 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 380 | 314 | 311.1 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 368.5 | 317.3 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 378.8 | 325.7 | 319.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 398.1 | 317.6 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 425.8 | 335.5 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 425.2 | 336.4 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 428.0 | 343.5 | 334.1 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 316.9 | 302.3 | 305.6 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 309.3 | 297.3 | 310.1 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 301.8 | 299.3 | 310.1 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 305.5 | 295.7 | 311 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 318.6 | 306.3 | 315.2 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 326.3 | 309.9 | 315.8 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 339 | 318 | 314.7 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 336.2 | 326.8 | 316.8 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 323.3 | 318 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 344.0 | 326.2 | 317.9 |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 420.1 | 300 | 310.2 |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 444.1 | 304 | 310.7 |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 454.8 | 308.4 | 313.4 |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 436 | 315 | 317.2 |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 426.6 | 313.9 | 322.8 |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 462.3 | 311.1 | 320.8 |
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* West Middle Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.