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West Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
500 Old Perch Rd
Rochester Hills, MI 48309
Phone
(248) 726-5000
District
ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
OAKLAND COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
786
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

10

(10 is best)

Better than 91.0% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

West Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
62%
33%
63%
38%
61%
29%
62%
33%
63%
38%
61%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
66%
34%
72%
38%
59%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
21
19
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 273 34.7%
Grade 7 274 34.9%
Grade 8 239 30.4%
Grade 9 0 0.0%
Grade 10 0 0.0%
Grade 11 0 0.0%
Grade 12 0 0.0%
Total 786 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 81.0% 72.4% 67.6%
Black 3.3% 3.5% 18.7%
Hispanic 6.3% 7.2% 9.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 9.1% 16.5% 3.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 14.1% 14.7% 49.8%
Free lunch eligible 13.1% 13.8% 46.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.0% 0.9% 3.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 97,096 10,034,113
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,555.1 177
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.4% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.7% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.4% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 15.0% 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 35,871 4,009,253
Single Parent Households With Children 4.3% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.6% 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 64.2% 31.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 37.6% 16.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.4% 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.6% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 10.7% 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.6% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.2% 11.6%
$15,000 or less 4.0% 9.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,922 $104,889,066 48.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,036 $15,698,508 7.2%
Staff $534 $8,091,702 3.7%
General Administration $114 $1,727,442 0.8%
School Administration $604 $9,152,412 4.2%
Operation $903 $13,683,159 6.3%
Transportation $404 $6,121,812 2.8%
Other $559 $8,470,527 3.9%
Total Support $4,154 $62,945,562 28.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,349 $50,747,397 23.2%
Total Expenditures $14,424 $218,566,872 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,303 $10,472,771,170 46.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,089 $1,561,376,980 6.9%
Staff $673 $965,764,951 4.3%
General Administration $275 $393,721,602 1.7%
School Administration $723 $1,037,127,879 4.6%
Operation $1,101 $1,578,839,213 7.0%
Transportation $502 $719,551,334 3.2%
Other $660 $945,908,306 4.2%
Total Support $5,022 $7,202,233,256 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,415 $4,897,130,513 21.7%
Total Expenditures $15,740 $22,572,121,714 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%