West Middle School
401 Clinkscales Rd
Columbia MO, 65203, Boone County
Phone: 573-214-3230
Ranking: (268 out of 1,698, top 16%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Columbia 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: | 46 | 62 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 72 | 77 | |||||||
Total Students: | 594 | 875 | 936 | 910 | 889 | 939 | 965 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 192 | 32.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 7: | 182 | 30.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 8: | 220 | 37.0% | 430 | 49.1% | 447 | 47.8% | 464 | 51.0% | 440 | 49.5% | 447 | 47.6% | 480 | 49.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 319 | 53.7% | 417 | 47.7% | 459 | 49.0% | 452 | 49.7% | 435 | 48.9% | 467 | 49.7% | 524 | 54.3% |
Female: | 275 | 46.3% | 458 | 52.3% | 477 | 51.0% | 458 | 50.3% | 446 | 50.2% | 464 | 49.4% | 437 | 45.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 18 | 3.0% | 65 | 7.4% | 71 | 7.6% | 61 | 6.7% | 71 | 8.0% | 79 | 8.4% | 68 | 7.0% |
Hispanic: | 35 | 5.9% | 37 | 4.2% | 40 | 4.3% | 40 | 4.4% | 12 | 1.3% | 33 | 3.5% | 46 | 4.8% |
Black: | 142 | 23.9% | 116 | 13.3% | 119 | 12.7% | 139 | 15.3% | 153 | 17.2% | 139 | 14.8% | 138 | 14.3% |
White: | 368 | 62.0% | 610 | 69.7% | 654 | 69.9% | 622 | 68.4% | 652 | 73.3% | 688 | 73.3% | 711 | 73.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 30 | 5.1% | 45 | 5.1% | 49 | 5.2% | 47 | 5.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 199 | 33.5% | 187 | 21.4% | 202 | 21.6% | 207 | 22.7% | 177 | 19.9% | 184 | 19.6% | 152 | 15.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 6.4% | 36 | 4.1% | 44 | 4.7% | 38 | 4.2% | 40 | 4.5% | 39 | 4.2% | 42 | 4.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.92 | 14.05 | 14.32 | 13.83 | 13.28 | 13.10 | 12.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MAP | ||||||
2006 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 51% | 42.5% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 48.3% | 42.5% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 51.5% | 48.4% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 53.4% | 50.2% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 49.1% | 52.4% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 51.7% | 53.1% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 54.4% | 53.9% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 54.7% | 54.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 50.6% | 40.7% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 49.1% | 41.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 50.2% | 44.3% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 50% | 47.1% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 52.9% | 52% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 56.1% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 50.8% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.1% | 34.5% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 51.9% | 44.9% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 53.9% | 48.4% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 55.7% | 51.4% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 53.9% | 52.7% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 50.2% | 41.7% |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 68.4% | 63% | 52.6% |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 63.9% | 46.8% | 42.7% |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 72% | 63% | 59.7% |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 63.7% | 56.3% | 56.7% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 61% | 52% | 57% |
2013 | English I | End of course | % met std | 73.4% | 61.1% | 60.3% |
2012 | Government | End of course | % met std | 67.2% | 58.4% | 51.7% |
2013 | Government | End of course | % met std | 67% | 54.3% | 54.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 44.3% | 37.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 55.7% | 62.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 18.6% | 18.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 81.4% | 81.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $46,470.0 | $45,573.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,212.0 | $32,907.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,038.0 | $48,387.0 |
* West Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.