Western Middle School
1400 South Dearing Rd
Parma MI, 49269, Jackson County
Phone: 517-841-8300
Ranking: (600 out of 2,213, top 27%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Western 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: | 37 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 40 | |||||||
Total Students: | 648 | 679 | 691 | 707 | 675 | 655 | 662 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 206 | 31.8% | 214 | 31.5% | 216 | 31.3% | 231 | 32.7% | 236 | 35.0% | 211 | 32.2% | 207 | 31.3% |
Grade 7: | 223 | 34.4% | 228 | 33.6% | 237 | 34.3% | 243 | 34.4% | 223 | 33.0% | 212 | 32.4% | 223 | 33.7% |
Grade 8: | 219 | 33.8% | 237 | 34.9% | 238 | 34.4% | 233 | 33.0% | 216 | 32.0% | 232 | 35.4% | 232 | 35.0% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 317 | 48.9% | 328 | 48.3% | 345 | 49.9% | 364 | 51.5% | 346 | 51.3% | 327 | 49.9% | 342 | 51.7% |
Female: | 331 | 51.1% | 351 | 51.7% | 346 | 50.1% | 343 | 48.5% | 321 | 47.6% | 320 | 48.9% | 316 | 47.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.8% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.0% | 13 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.5% |
Hispanic: | 19 | 2.9% | 18 | 2.7% | 24 | 3.5% | 21 | 3.0% | 14 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.5% |
Black: | 12 | 1.9% | 12 | 1.8% | 9 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.4% | 16 | 2.4% | 18 | 2.7% | 21 | 3.2% |
White: | 582 | 89.8% | 618 | 91.0% | 630 | 91.2% | 652 | 92.2% | 628 | 93.0% | 617 | 94.2% | 616 | 93.1% |
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: | 31 | 4.8% | 25 | 3.7% | 18 | 2.6% | 15 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 212 | 32.7% | 239 | 35.2% | 233 | 33.7% | 227 | 32.1% | 204 | 30.2% | 158 | 24.1% | 135 | 20.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 62 | 9.6% | 57 | 8.4% | 61 | 8.8% | 58 | 8.2% | 58 | 8.6% | 54 | 8.2% | 47 | 7.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.51 | 18.52 | 18.04 | 19.09 | 18.75 | 18.40 | 16.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 65.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% | 69% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 79.9% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.6% | 82% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 95.5% | 84.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 47.8% | 37.1% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 53.6% | 40.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.2% | 79.6% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.4% | 83.3% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90.3% | 81.8% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 87.7% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 84% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | 67% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.8% | 68.2% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.7% | 73.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.9% | 75.3% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 36.4% | 27.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 34.9% | 29.7% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 74.8% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | 74.1% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 72.7% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 80.1% | 75.7% |
2006 | Listening | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.9% | 50% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.7% | 59.6% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 75.3% | 64.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.2% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 82.6% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.6% | 82.2% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | 84.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 50.9% | 37.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 49.1% | 38.4% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.6% | 75.8% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 79.7% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | 72.5% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | 79.6% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | 82% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% | 79% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 66.2% | 59.7% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 62% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.6% | 66.7% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 63.3% | 65.4% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.4% | 76.6% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% | 77.9% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 55.4% | 47.8% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 47.3% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 58.5% | 51.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 69.1% | 63.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76.3% | 68.1% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.3% | 71.6% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.9% | 74.5% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 79.9% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 36.2% | 29.4% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 42.4% | 32.5% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.5% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.2% | 75.6% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.5% | 77.1% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 87.4% | 75.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.6% | 83.4% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.6% | 81.9% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.6% | 60.5% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 65.7% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.1% | 74.9% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 84.3% | 79.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | 76.3% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 75.9% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.5% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.1% | 22.1% | 15.9% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 69.1% | 64.7% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 66.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.7% | 69.8% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 84.3% | 74.2% |
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* Western Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.