West Middle School
271 West St
Brockton MA, 02301, Plymouth County
Phone: 508-580-7381
Ranking: (1,147 out of 1,316, bottom 13%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Brockton School District
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 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 46 | 52 | |||||||
Total Students: | 607 | 598 | 590 | 578 | 614 | 485 | 528 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 200 | 32.9% | 208 | 34.8% | 197 | 33.4% | 190 | 32.9% | 185 | 30.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 7: | 208 | 34.3% | 204 | 34.1% | 193 | 32.7% | 194 | 33.6% | 183 | 29.8% | 248 | 51.1% | 242 | 45.8% |
Grade 8: | 199 | 32.8% | 186 | 31.1% | 200 | 33.9% | 194 | 33.6% | 246 | 40.1% | 237 | 48.9% | 286 | 54.2% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 320 | 52.7% | 296 | 49.5% | 298 | 50.5% | 280 | 48.4% | 318 | 51.8% | 237 | 48.9% | 253 | 47.9% |
Female: | 287 | 47.3% | 302 | 50.5% | 292 | 49.5% | 298 | 51.6% | 296 | 48.2% | 248 | 51.1% | 256 | 48.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.5% |
Asian: | 31 | 5.1% | 30 | 5.0% | 26 | 4.4% | 17 | 2.9% | 19 | 3.1% | 16 | 3.3% | 10 | 1.9% |
Hispanic: | 74 | 12.2% | 82 | 13.7% | 83 | 14.1% | 82 | 14.2% | 94 | 15.3% | 72 | 14.8% | 72 | 13.6% |
Black: | 291 | 47.9% | 292 | 48.8% | 279 | 47.3% | 274 | 47.4% | 306 | 49.8% | 254 | 52.4% | 266 | 50.4% |
White: | 181 | 29.8% | 170 | 28.4% | 185 | 31.4% | 189 | 32.7% | 181 | 29.5% | 129 | 26.6% | 157 | 29.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 25 | 4.1% | 20 | 3.3% | 14 | 2.4% | 13 | 2.2% | 13 | 2.1% | 10 | 2.1% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 398 | 65.6% | 381 | 63.7% | 336 | 56.9% | 314 | 54.3% | 336 | 54.7% | 267 | 55.1% | 332 | 62.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 58 | 9.6% | 56 | 9.4% | 58 | 9.8% | 69 | 11.9% | 90 | 14.7% | 69 | 14.2% | 58 | 11.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.33 | 13.00 | 12.52 | 12.40 | 12.40 | 10.50 | 10.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 48% | 69% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 45% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 43% | 66% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 42% | 67% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 38% | 59% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 33% | 58% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 36% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 38% | 60% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 43.1% | 36.0% | 66% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 41% | 68% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 40% | 66% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 40% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 51% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 51% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 55% | 70% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 57% | 72% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 55% | 73% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 57% | 71% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 54% | 71% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 18% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 26% | 46% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 26% | 47% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 31% | 49% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 34% | 53% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 31% | 51% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 30% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 31% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 49% | 74% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 56% | 75% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 63% | 75% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 69% | 78% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 63% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 67% | 79% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 68% | 81% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 64% | 78% |
2003 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 15.7% | 13.5% | 37% |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 16% | 39% |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 17% | 39% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 17% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 24% | 45% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 30% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 28% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 31% | 51% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 33% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 32% | 52% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 40% | 54% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 17.2% | 10.1% | 32% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 11% | 33% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 11% | 33% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 8% | 32% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 11% | 33% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 14% | 39% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 15% | 39% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 18% | 40% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 16% | 39% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 19% | 43% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 17% | 39% |
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* West Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.