Lawrence West Middle School

Regular School · Lawrence, KS

Lawrence West Middle School is a regular school school in Lawrence, Kansas, serving grades 06–08 with 648 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.6:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

648

Teachers (FTE)

44.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	426	66%
Two or more races	86	13%
Hispanic/Latino	73	11%
Black or African American	42	6%
Asian	13	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	7	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	648	318M / 330F

English Language Learners: 20 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	24.0% -4.4pp	28.4%	484
Reading Proficiency	35.0% -1.2pp	36.2%	458
Science Proficiency	25-29%	—	171

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)

+0.23 grade levels

Math

-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

27 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

199

30.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	648	100%

Contact & Location

2700 Harvard Road

Lawrence, KS 66049

Phone: (785)832-5500

http://www.usd497.org

District

Lawrence

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,916

District enrollment: 10,908

Other Schools in District

Cordley Elem Elementary
Deerfield Elem Elementary
Hillcrest Elem Elementary
Langston Hughes Elem Elementary
New York Elem Elementary
Prairie Park Elem Elementary
Quail Run Elementary Elementary
Schwegler Elem Elementary

View all 17 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 66049) → CensusDepth.com
Kansas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Kansas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

200840001377

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