Gahanna West Middle School
350 North Stygler Rd
Columbus OH, 43230, Franklin County
Phone: 614-478-5570
Ranking: 
(1,241 out of 2,572, top 48%)*
(1,241 out of 2,572, top 48%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Gahanna-Jefferson City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 38 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 44 | 41 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 621 | 631 | 642 | 607 | 608 | 588 | 594 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 205 | 33.0% | 197 | 31.2% | 224 | 34.9% | 191 | 31.5% | 214 | 35.2% | 170 | 28.9% | 191 | 32.2% |
| Grade 7: | 192 | 30.9% | 241 | 38.2% | 201 | 31.3% | 231 | 38.1% | 180 | 29.6% | 208 | 35.4% | 204 | 34.3% |
| Grade 8: | 224 | 36.1% | 193 | 30.6% | 217 | 33.8% | 185 | 30.5% | 214 | 35.2% | 210 | 35.7% | 199 | 33.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 335 | 53.9% | 341 | 54.0% | 324 | 50.5% | 287 | 47.3% | 264 | 43.4% | 264 | 44.9% | 277 | 46.6% |
| Female: | 286 | 46.1% | 290 | 46.0% | 318 | 49.5% | 320 | 52.7% | 289 | 47.5% | 282 | 48.0% | 285 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 21 | 3.4% | 27 | 4.3% | 22 | 3.4% | 16 | 2.6% | 16 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.0% | 11 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic: | 31 | 5.0% | 29 | 4.6% | 28 | 4.4% | 22 | 3.6% | 18 | 3.0% | 15 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.0% |
| Black: | 130 | 20.9% | 155 | 24.6% | 152 | 23.7% | 132 | 21.7% | 130 | 21.4% | 126 | 21.4% | 116 | 19.5% |
| White: | 391 | 63.0% | 369 | 58.5% | 395 | 61.5% | 389 | 64.1% | 396 | 65.1% | 400 | 68.0% | 426 | 71.7% |
| 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: | 43 | 6.9% | 47 | 7.4% | 43 | 6.7% | 47 | 7.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 244 | 39.3% | 249 | 39.5% | 253 | 39.4% | 235 | 38.7% | 200 | 32.9% | 161 | 27.4% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 7.6% | 54 | 8.6% | 49 | 7.6% | 54 | 8.9% | 53 | 8.7% | 49 | 8.3% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.46 | 17.09 | 17.05 | 15.38 | 13.83 | 14.40 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| OAA | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 78.1% | 65.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 74% | 62.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 74.8% | 68.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 82.5% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 85.2% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 81% | 75.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 80.4% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 81.7% | 77.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 85.0% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 86.1% | 74.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 77.7% | 64.6% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 82.4% | 69.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 91.2% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 87.5% | 78% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 89.8% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87.7% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 92.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 91.4% | 85.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 94.1% | 86.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 91.9% | 82.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 77.4% | 58.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 81.9% | 63.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 80.2% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 77.5% | 68.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 83.4% | 74.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 78.3% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 77.5% | 74.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 79.3% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 79.1% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 91.1% | 78.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 88.2% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 85.1% | 77.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 87.9% | 76.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 85% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 82.8% | 77.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 88.2% | 79.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 87.8% | 81% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91.2% | 81% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 92.7% | 85.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 92.1% | 80.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 78.3% | 60.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.3% | 68.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 84% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 79.2% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 80.9% | 70.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 79.7% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 78.8% | 74.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 81.1% | 79.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 85.0% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 88.6% | 78.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 92.4% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 89.6% | 80% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 86.9% | 79.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 83.2% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 90.4% | 80.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 91.7% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 89.5% | 83% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 92.0% | 85.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 74.1% | 62% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 72.3% | 62.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 72.2% | 62.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 78.7% | 64.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 76.8% | 67.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 79.3% | 71.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 78.9% | 68.6% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 62.9% | 49% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 59.5% | 53.5% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 58% | 51.1% |
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* Gahanna West Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.