Westwood Middle School
1525 Mount Mercy Dr Nw
Grand Rapids MI, 49504, Kent County
Phone: 616-819-3322
Ranking: 
(2,177 out of 2,213, bottom 2%)*
(2,177 out of 2,213, bottom 2%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Grand Rapids Public Schools
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: | 26 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 374 | 403 | 438 | 486 | 372 | 375 | 366 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 109 | 29.1% | 141 | 35.0% | 153 | 34.9% | 152 | 31.3% | 132 | 35.5% | 121 | 32.3% | 115 | 31.4% |
| Grade 7: | 137 | 36.6% | 133 | 33.0% | 126 | 28.8% | 163 | 33.5% | 123 | 33.1% | 121 | 32.3% | 132 | 36.1% |
| Grade 8: | 128 | 34.2% | 129 | 32.0% | 159 | 36.3% | 171 | 35.2% | 117 | 31.5% | 133 | 35.5% | 119 | 32.5% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 195 | 52.1% | 210 | 52.1% | 228 | 52.1% | 261 | 53.7% | 99 | 26.6% | 175 | 46.7% | 167 | 45.6% |
| Female: | 179 | 47.9% | 193 | 47.9% | 210 | 47.9% | 225 | 46.3% | 61 | 16.4% | 146 | 38.9% | 147 | 40.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 8 | 2.2% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 171 | 45.7% | 184 | 45.7% | 206 | 47.0% | 232 | 47.7% | 5 | 1.3% | 159 | 42.4% | 161 | 44.0% |
| Black: | 90 | 24.1% | 101 | 25.1% | 102 | 23.3% | 106 | 21.8% | 79 | 21.2% | 75 | 20.0% | 71 | 19.4% |
| White: | 79 | 21.1% | 80 | 19.9% | 80 | 18.3% | 105 | 21.6% | 78 | 21.0% | 92 | 24.5% | 78 | 21.3% |
| 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: | 30 | 8.0% | 32 | 7.9% | 43 | 9.8% | 35 | 7.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 325 | 86.9% | 357 | 88.6% | 407 | 92.9% | 454 | 93.4% | 335 | 90.1% | 317 | 84.5% | 302 | 82.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.7% | 18 | 4.1% | 20 | 4.1% | 17 | 4.6% | 28 | 7.5% | 28 | 7.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.22 | 11.10 | 12.37 | 17.36 | 14.09 | 15.10 | 14.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 33.2% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 41% | 69% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 47.6% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 55.4% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 65.2% | 82% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 64.9% | 84.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 5.5% | 16.8% | 37.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 12.2% | 24.3% | 40.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 58.9% | 79.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 64.6% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 63.2% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 58.6% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 78.9% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 65.2% | 84% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 41.8% | 67% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 51.8% | 68.2% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 42.2% | 73.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 48.7% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 0.7% | 9.5% | 27.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 4.3% | 12.1% | 29.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 60.2% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 62.7% | 74.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 58.3% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 55.9% | 75.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 34% | 29% | 59.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 32.9% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 28.7% | 43.9% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 56.4% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 59.8% | 82.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 62.2% | 84.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 3.5% | 12.9% | 37.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 8.3% | 12.9% | 38.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 53.7% | 75.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 60.9% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 49.1% | 72.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 59.7% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 59.1% | 82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 59.5% | 79% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 37% | 59.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 25.4% | 35.3% | 62% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 46.5% | 66.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 50.2% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61.9% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 63.5% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 15% | 30.4% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 16.4% | 26.6% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 16.9% | 31.3% | 51.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 34.1% | 63.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 39.3% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 46.9% | 71.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 53.2% | 74.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 46.7% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 54.8% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 1.3% | 10.8% | 29.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 6.9% | 13.1% | 32.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 45.5% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 51.2% | 75.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 61.5% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 54.4% | 75.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 63.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 63.2% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 19.6% | 38.4% | 60.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 44.9% | 65.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 42.1% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 41.6% | 74.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 53.1% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 46.5% | 76.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 47.8% | 75.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 50.5% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 4.7% | 16.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 0.8% | 5.7% | 15.9% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 36.7% | 64.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 45.4% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 50.7% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 56.2% | 74.2% |
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* Westwood Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.