Western Middle School
2600 South 600 West Russiaville IN, 46979, Howard County Phone: 765-883-5566 Ranking:  (203 out of 1,449, top 14%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Western School Corporation Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 658 | 670 | 619 | 600 | 578 | 584 | 611 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 213 | 32.4% | 237 | 35.4% | 204 | 33.0% | 208 | 34.7% | 188 | 32.5% | 196 | 33.6% | 210 | 34.4% |
| Grade 7: | 235 | 35.7% | 211 | 31.5% | 212 | 34.2% | 199 | 33.2% | 194 | 33.6% | 201 | 34.4% | 190 | 31.1% |
| Grade 8: | 210 | 31.9% | 222 | 33.1% | 203 | 32.8% | 193 | 32.2% | 196 | 33.9% | 187 | 32.0% | 211 | 34.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 330 | 50.2% | 352 | 52.5% | 309 | 49.9% | 299 | 49.8% | 276 | 47.8% | 286 | 49.0% | 314 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 328 | 49.8% | 318 | 47.5% | 310 | 50.1% | 301 | 50.2% | 270 | 46.7% | 262 | 44.9% | 272 | 44.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 12 | 1.8% | 14 | 2.1% | 13 | 2.1% | 10 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 16 | 2.4% | 13 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.6% |
| Black: | 26 | 4.0% | 27 | 4.0% | 22 | 3.6% | 22 | 3.7% | 22 | 3.8% | 23 | 3.9% | 26 | 4.3% |
| White: | 579 | 88.0% | 591 | 88.2% | 557 | 90.0% | 536 | 89.3% | 516 | 89.3% | 514 | 88.0% | 544 | 89.0% |
| 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: | 25 | 3.8% | 23 | 3.4% | 20 | 3.2% | 27 | 4.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 154 | 23.4% | 151 | 22.5% | 150 | 24.2% | 132 | 22.0% | 120 | 20.8% | 111 | 19.0% | 110 | 18.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 4.9% | 34 | 5.1% | 34 | 5.5% | 23 | 3.8% | 29 | 5.0% | 20 | 3.4% | 21 | 3.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.93 | 18.61 | 17.19 | 17.04 | 16.20 | 16.40 | 17.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98% | 74% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 80.6% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100.0% | 63.3% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 69% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 70% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 71% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 71% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 69% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | 76% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 78% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 73% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 74% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 80% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 80% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.4% | 80% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.8% | 82% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 54% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 58% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.7% | 64% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 69% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 70% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 67% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 77% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | 75% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 69% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 73% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 75% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.6% | 78% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 57% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | 68% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 71% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 69% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 65% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 69% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 72% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 73% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 71% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 72% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 74% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 66% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 72% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.8% | 77% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.9% | 80% |
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* Western Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.