West Middle School

Regular School · Rockford, IL

West Middle School is a regular school school in Rockford, Illinois, serving grades 06–08 with 793 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.8:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

793

Teachers (FTE)

47.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	405	51%
White	158	20%
Hispanic/Latino	133	17%
Two or more races	90	11%
Asian	4	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0%
Total enrollment	793	366M / 427F

English Language Learners: 73 (9% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	3.0% -24.7pp	27.7%	800
Reading Proficiency	11.0% -21.7pp	32.7%	823

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.78 grade levels

Math

-0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

225 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

208

26.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

794

100.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	793	100%

Contact & Location

1900 N Rockton Ave

Rockford, IL 61103

Phone: (815)966-3200

http://www.rps205.com

District

Rockford SD 205

Per-pupil expenditure: $23,377

District enrollment: 27,442

Other Schools in District

Arthur Froberg Elem School Elementary
Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion Elementary
Brookview Elem School Elementary
C Henry Bloom Elem School Elementary
Cherry Valley Elementary School Elementary
Clifford P Carlson Elem School Elementary
Conklin Elem School Elementary
Constance Lane Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 61103) → CensusDepth.com
Illinois population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Illinois teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

173451005448

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD