West Middle School

Virtual

Regular School · TRAVERSE CITY, MI

West Middle School is a regular school school in TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan, serving grades 06–08 with 1,081 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 20.8:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

1,081

Teachers (FTE)

52.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

20.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	985	91%
Hispanic/Latino	29	3%
Asian	24	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	22	2%
Black or African American	20	2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	1,081	561M / 520F

English Language Learners: 27 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	45.0% +9pp	36.0%	907
Reading Proficiency	54.0% +4.4pp	49.6%	917
Science Proficiency	27.0%	—	304

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)

+0.02 grade levels

Math

-0.26 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

437 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

6.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

7.4% 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.)	1,081	100%

Contact & Location

3950 SILVER LAKE RD

TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49684

Phone: (231)933-8200

http://www.TCAPS.net

District

Traverse City Area Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,334

District enrollment: 8,689

Other Schools in District

Blair Elementary School Elementary
Central Grade School Elementary
Cherry Knoll Elementary School Elementary
Courtade Elementary School Elementary
Eastern Elementary School Elementary
Long Lake Elementary School Elementary
Silver Lake Elementary School Elementary
TCAPS Montessori School Elementary

View all 15 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 49684) → CensusDepth.com
Michigan population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Michigan teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

263387006948

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