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Western School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 619 students in Western School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Western School District have an average math proficiency score of 29% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 46% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 14% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
6 Schools
1,361 Schools
# Students
2,763 Students
547,619 Students
# Teachers
150 Teachers
32,257 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
District Rank
Western School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 850 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 84% has decreased from 85% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#265 out of 855 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
48%
Graduation Rate
84%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.26
0.59
# American Indian Students
7 Students
5,417 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
27 Students
19,444 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
130 Students
46,296 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
8%
# Black Students
55 Students
124,878 Students
% Black Students
2%
23%
# White Students
2,372 Students
325,443 Students
% White Students
86%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
457 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
169 Students
25,683 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
245
18,549
# Students in 1st Grade:
184
17,085
# Students in 2nd Grade:
183
17,545
# Students in 3rd Grade:
171
18,002
# Students in 4th Grade:
197
19,038
# Students in 5th Grade:
182
27,012
# Students in 6th Grade:
215
86,424
# Students in 7th Grade:
175
104,180
# Students in 8th Grade:
229
107,358
# Students in 9th Grade:
281
36,930
# Students in 10th Grade:
248
31,365
# Students in 11th Grade:
238
30,027
# Students in 12th Grade:
215
31,935
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,169
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,790 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,267. The school district revenue/student has grown by 18% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,537 is less than the state median of $17,461. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$38 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$32 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,790
$18,267
Spending / Student
$11,537
$17,461
Best Western School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Western Middle School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1400 South Dearing Rd
Parma, MI 49269
(517) 841-8370
Parma, MI 49269
(517) 841-8370
Grades: 6-8
| 619 students
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