Robert J. West Middle School
10575 William St
Taylor MI, 48180, Wayne County
Phone: 313-295-5783
Ranking: 
(1,819 out of 2,213, bottom 18%)*
(1,819 out of 2,213, bottom 18%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Taylor 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 | 41 | 40 | 43 | 40 | 43 | 47 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 582 | 617 | 675 | 669 | 755 | 771 | 796 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 302 | 51.9% | 298 | 48.3% | 335 | 49.6% | 316 | 47.2% | 397 | 52.6% | 391 | 50.7% | 406 | 51.0% |
| Grade 8: | 280 | 48.1% | 319 | 51.7% | 340 | 50.4% | 353 | 52.8% | 358 | 47.4% | 380 | 49.3% | 390 | 49.0% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 296 | 50.9% | 330 | 53.5% | 346 | 51.3% | 352 | 52.6% | 409 | 54.2% | 413 | 53.6% | 406 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 286 | 49.1% | 287 | 46.5% | 329 | 48.7% | 317 | 47.4% | 338 | 44.8% | 350 | 45.4% | 386 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 13 | 1.7% | 11 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.6% | 7 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.9% | 14 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 52 | 8.9% | 32 | 5.2% | 34 | 5.0% | 37 | 5.5% | 47 | 6.2% | 44 | 5.7% | 37 | 4.6% |
| Black: | 150 | 25.8% | 148 | 24.0% | 190 | 28.1% | 170 | 25.4% | 163 | 21.6% | 178 | 23.1% | 181 | 22.7% |
| White: | 355 | 61.0% | 408 | 66.1% | 424 | 62.8% | 443 | 66.2% | 525 | 69.5% | 531 | 68.9% | 556 | 69.8% |
| 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: | 15 | 2.6% | 14 | 2.3% | 12 | 1.8% | 4 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 362 | 62.2% | 405 | 65.6% | 410 | 60.7% | 368 | 55.0% | 377 | 49.9% | 367 | 47.6% | 345 | 43.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 60 | 10.3% | 46 | 7.5% | 60 | 8.9% | 68 | 10.2% | 95 | 12.6% | 99 | 12.8% | 102 | 12.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.48 | 15.05 | 17.09 | 15.59 | 19.11 | 18.10 | 17.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 33.5% | 59.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 42.4% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 58.4% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 74.1% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 67% | 82.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 75.4% | 84.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 27.1% | 37.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | 24.2% | 38.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 63.4% | 75.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66.6% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 56.9% | 72.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.3% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 71% | 82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 68.4% | 79% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 47.8% | 59.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 45.8% | 62% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 53.7% | 66.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 51.3% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 67.3% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 65.8% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 29.8% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 34.5% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 39.8% | 51.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 43.5% | 63.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 51.3% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 58.3% | 71.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 61.2% | 74.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 51.5% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 66.5% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 17.4% | 14.1% | 29.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 16.7% | 32.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 54.9% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 63.4% | 75.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 64.5% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 59.5% | 75.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 69.7% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 69.6% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 46.3% | 60.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 61.3% | 65.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 61.4% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 56.3% | 74.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 64.6% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 58% | 76.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 60.9% | 75.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 63.2% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 9.4% | 8% | 16.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 7.8% | 15.9% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 47.5% | 64.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 50.1% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 58.2% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 59% | 74.2% |
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* Robert J. West Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.