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Westerly Middle School
10 Sandy Hill Rd
Westerly RI, 02891, Washington County
Phone: 401-348-2750
Ranking: 
(90 out of 217, top 41%)*
(90 out of 217, top 41%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Westerly School District
Title I Eligible School: 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: | 69 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 66 | 65 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 880 | 878 | 908 | 951 | 972 | 775 | 796 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 219 | 24.9% | 206 | 23.5% | 224 | 24.7% | 219 | 23.0% | 223 | 22.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 213 | 24.2% | 230 | 26.2% | 217 | 23.9% | 223 | 23.4% | 247 | 25.4% | 257 | 33.2% | 238 | 29.9% |
| Grade 7: | 231 | 26.3% | 217 | 24.7% | 223 | 24.6% | 247 | 26.0% | 264 | 27.2% | 235 | 30.3% | 279 | 35.1% |
| Grade 8: | 217 | 24.7% | 225 | 25.6% | 244 | 26.9% | 262 | 27.5% | 238 | 24.5% | 283 | 36.5% | 279 | 35.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 457 | 51.9% | 433 | 49.3% | 451 | 49.7% | 472 | 49.6% | 480 | 49.4% | 386 | 49.8% | 408 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 423 | 48.1% | 445 | 50.7% | 457 | 50.3% | 479 | 50.4% | 484 | 49.8% | 381 | 49.2% | 384 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 12 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.3% | 18 | 1.9% | 20 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.1% |
| Asian: | 25 | 2.8% | 28 | 3.2% | 43 | 4.7% | 45 | 4.7% | 47 | 4.8% | 39 | 5.0% | 46 | 5.8% |
| Hispanic: | 59 | 6.7% | 53 | 6.0% | 52 | 5.7% | 40 | 4.2% | 32 | 3.3% | 17 | 2.2% | 14 | 1.8% |
| Black: | 9 | 1.0% | 12 | 1.4% | 15 | 1.7% | 23 | 2.4% | 23 | 2.4% | 21 | 2.7% | 21 | 2.6% |
| White: | 737 | 83.8% | 744 | 84.7% | 758 | 83.5% | 805 | 84.6% | 850 | 87.4% | 689 | 88.9% | 706 | 88.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 38 | 4.3% | 30 | 3.4% | 28 | 3.1% | 20 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 265 | 30.1% | 254 | 28.9% | 271 | 29.8% | 274 | 28.8% | 244 | 25.1% | 143 | 18.5% | 157 | 19.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 64 | 7.3% | 49 | 5.6% | 65 | 7.2% | 61 | 6.4% | 69 | 7.1% | 68 | 8.8% | 48 | 6.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.81 | 12.18 | 11.95 | 12.89 | 13.63 | 9.80 | 12.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2012 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % met std | 59.09% | 58.82% | N/A |
| 2009 | Math | All grades (MS) | % met std | 66.1% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | All grades (MS) | % met std | 64.6% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | All grades (MS) | % met std | 67.76% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Math | All grades (MS) | % met std | 70.42% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % met std | 79.97% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % met std | 75.28% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % met std | 80.44% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % met std | 81.08% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % met std | 71.19% | 70.04% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Westerly 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.