Westwood Middle School

Summary:

Westwood Middle School is a public middle school in Elyria, Ohio, serving 489 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Elyria City Schools district, which is ranked 611 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westwood Middle School faces several challenges, including low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and achievement gaps among student subgroups. The school's test scores are consistently lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 20.9% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 46.3%. Additionally, Westwood Middle School has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.2% in 2019-2020 to 34.0% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the state average and the nearby schools, such as Northwood Middle School and Brookside Middle School.

The school's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 627 out of 1,035 Ohio middle schools in 2014-2015 to 750 out of 1,046 in 2023-2024. Additionally, the significant achievement gaps between Westwood Middle School's student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students, suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to address these disparities. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Westwood Middle School, 75.46%, indicates that socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the school's challenges, and addressing these factors could be crucial for improving student outcomes.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 42350 Adelbert St
       Elyria, OH  44035-2518


(440) 284-8017

District: Elyria City Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
750th of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,444 Help


Students who attend Westwood Middle School usually attend:

High:    Elyria High School

Feeder schools for Westwood Middle School:

Elementary:    Westwood Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.4 Help
Number of students:  498

Racial breakdown:

White:
37.1%
Two or more races:
21.5%
African American:
21.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  76.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Westwood Middle School ranks worse than 71.7% of middle schools in Ohio. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked middle schools in the Elyria City Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.15. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Westwood Middle School has the smallest middle school student body size in the Elyria City Schools District. Student population at Westwood Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (37.1%), two or more races (21.5%), African American (21.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 76.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Elyria City Schools District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Westwood Middle School is 12.4, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Elyria City Schools District! (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Westwood Middle School is $12,444, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Elyria City Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Westwood Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Westwood Middle School 750th of 1046 Ohio public middle schools. (See Westwood Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Elyria City Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Elyria City Schools 611th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Westwood Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Westwood Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 42.10 475th 692 31.4%
2006 43.71 528th 732 27.9%
2007 46.66 567th 837 32.3%
2008 37.39 635th 835 24.0%
2009 46.19 600th 858 30.1%
2010 42.88 653rd 895 27.0%
2011 45.20 662nd 925 28.4%
2012 43.87 695th 989 29.7%
2013 43.55 707th 1001 29.4%
2014 46.08 693rd 1008 31.3%
2015 47.43 627th 1035 39.4%
2016 42.66 657th 1050 37.4%
2017 39.50 675th 1038 35.0%
2018 39.00 671st 1010 33.6%
2019 39.25 690th 1050 34.3%
2021 24.68 747th 1037 28.0%
2022 38.01 664th 1017 34.7%
2023 23.54 791st 1048 24.5%
2024 26.15 750th 1046 28.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Westwood Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.48 125th 205 39.0%
2019 33.55 150th 206 27.2%
2021 20.42 180th 219 17.8%
2022 20.15 211th 239 11.7%
2023 11.47 230th 245 6.1%
2024 16.22 221st 254 13.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Westwood Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 15.54 553rd 563 1.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Westwood Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.13 508th 924 45.0%
2019 52.92 504th 945 46.7%
2021 31.01 645th 923 30.1%
2022 50.45 473rd 947 50.1%
2023 29.58 711th 974 27.0%
2024 31.75 687th 989 30.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Westwood Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.86 625th 897 30.3%
2019 40.18 627th 917 31.6%
2021 25.16 674th 910 25.9%
2022 45.05 548th 925 40.8%
2023 17.57 760th 943 19.4%
2024 20.81 730th 942 22.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Westwood Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.18 594th 643 7.6%
2019 18.55 605th 658 8.1%
2021 16.14 567th 576 1.6%
2022 22.58 491st 565 13.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Westwood Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.27 289th 521 44.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Westwood Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.94 659th 916 28.1%
2019 31.53 681st 933 27.0%
2021 13.40 754th 924 18.4%
2022 25.53 709th 946 25.1%
2023 19.66 759th 963 21.2%
2024 20.73 748th 958 21.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Westwood Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.96 183rd 384 52.3%
2019 59.41 145th 405 64.2%
2021 31.00 241st 385 37.4%
2022 35.86 233rd 413 43.6%
2023 18.86 364th 436 16.5%
2024 33.66 268th 429 37.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Westwood Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.62 131st 192 31.8%
2019 34.47 158th 222 28.8%
2021 21.03 184th 228 19.3%
2022 46.75 131st 247 47.0%
2023 19.01 207th 249 16.9%
2024 21.64 183rd 239 23.4%
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Rank History for White students at Westwood Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.18 580th 781 25.7%
2019 34.81 585th 796 26.5%
2021 22.19 645th 781 17.4%
2022 43.64 483rd 809 40.3%
2023 30.02 615th 805 23.6%
2024 23.99 647th 795 18.6%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Westwood Middle School Test Scores
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Enrollment information for Westwood Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 332 117 1 10 1 n/a n/a 0 461
1989 346 115 2 6 0 n/a n/a 0 469
1990 299 111 4 7 1 n/a n/a 0 422
1991 288 108 3 13 2 n/a n/a 0 414
1992 282 101 7 6 0 n/a n/a 0 396
1993 290 112 4 9 0 n/a n/a 0 415
1994 300 106 5 10 0 n/a n/a 0 421
1995 253 97 2 12 3 n/a n/a 0 367
1996 253 97 2 12 3 n/a n/a 0 367
1997 328 96 4 16 4 n/a n/a 0 448
1998 314 107 1 14 2 n/a n/a 0 438
1999 304 97 1 16 2 n/a n/a 0 420
2000 290 100 1 18 0 n/a n/a 0 409
2001 281 119 5 15 1 n/a n/a 0 421
2002 270 122 1 5 1 n/a n/a 12 411
2003 270 122 1 5 1 n/a n/a 12 411
2004 281 122 2 8 0 n/a n/a 23 436
2005 260 122 3 16 0 n/a n/a 31 432
2006 225 114 2 18 0 n/a n/a 37 396
2007 197 121 4 20 0 n/a n/a 42 384
2008 192 123 6 22 1 n/a n/a 45 389
2009 198 107 7 16 2 n/a n/a 47 377
2010 266 121 8 21 0 n/a n/a 75 491
2011 229 119 6 41 0 0 65 0 460
2012 221 133 4 42 0 0 76 0 476
2013 229 123 1 56 0 0 63 0 472
2014 210 115 1 55 0 0 63 0 444
2015 217 108 1 44 1 0 61 0 432
2016 221 110 2 45 1 0 54 0 433
2017 211 108 2 47 2 0 53 0 423
2018 193 110 1 42 0 0 64 0 410
2019 184 109 0 49 1 0 81 0 424
2020 214 129 1 57 1 0 95 0 497
2021 153 111 1 56 1 0 66 0 388
2022 157 83 2 62 0 0 51 0 355
2023 188 125 3 92 0 0 81 0 489
2024 185 105 3 98 0 0 107 0 498

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Westwood Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 461 29.0 15.8 0
1989 469 30.0 15.6 n/a
1990 422 31.5 13.3 n/a
1991 414 30.0 13.8 n/a
1992 396 30.0 13.2 29.5
1993 415 30.0 13.8 29.9
1994 421 30.0 14.0 29.7
1995 367 28.5 12.9 30.5
1996 367 28.5 12.9 30.5
1997 448 32.0 14.0 36.6
1998 438 32.0 13.7 31.7
1999 420 33.0 12.7 50.7
2000 409 35.6 11.5 46.2
2001 421 35.0 12.0 46.1
2002 411 32.0 12.8 54.9
2003 411 32.0 12.8 54.9
2004 436 32.0 13.6 54.5
2005 432 31.6 13.7 61.8
2006 396 30.6 12.9 65.7
2007 384 32.3 11.9 71.9
2008 389 27.9 13.9 n/a
2009 377 26.4 14.3 64.8
2010 491 34.1 14.3 79.1
2011 460 27.5 16.7 75
2012 476 29.0 16.4 70.8
2013 472 31.0 15.2 71.4
2014 444 25.0 17.7 75.9
2015 432 n/a n/a 78
2016 433 25.0 17.3 66.5
2017 423 25.0 16.9 68.6
2018 410 25.8 15.8 67.1
2019 424 28.8 14.7 67.2
2020 497 32.8 15.1 66.8
2021 388 28.8 13.4 n/a
2022 355 33.0 10.7 n/a
2023 489 35.0 13.9 75.5
2024 498 40.0 12.4 76.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Westwood Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 461 29.0 15.8 0
1989 469 30.0 15.6 n/a
1990 422 31.5 13.3 n/a
1991 414 30.0 13.8 n/a
1992 396 30.0 13.2 29.5
1993 415 30.0 13.8 29.9
1994 421 30.0 14.0 29.7
1995 367 28.5 12.9 30.5
1996 367 28.5 12.9 30.5
1997 448 32.0 14.0 36.6
1998 438 32.0 13.7 31.7
1999 420 33.0 12.7 50.7
2000 409 35.6 11.5 46.2
2001 421 35.0 12.0 46.1
2002 411 32.0 12.8 54.9
2003 411 32.0 12.8 54.9
2004 436 32.0 13.6 54.5
2005 432 31.6 13.7 61.8
2006 396 30.6 12.9 65.7
2007 384 32.3 11.9 71.9
2008 389 27.9 13.9 n/a
2009 377 26.4 14.3 64.8
2010 491 34.1 14.3 79.1
2011 460 27.5 16.7 75
2012 476 29.0 16.4 70.8
2013 472 31.0 15.2 71.4
2014 444 25.0 17.7 75.9
2015 432 n/a n/a 78
2016 433 25.0 17.3 66.5
2017 423 25.0 16.9 68.6
2018 410 25.8 15.8 67.1
2019 424 28.8 14.7 67.2
2020 497 32.8 15.1 66.8
2021 388 28.8 13.4 n/a
2022 355 33.0 10.7 n/a
2023 489 35.0 13.9 75.5
2024 498 40.0 12.4 76.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Westwood Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $7,060
2022 $13,761
2023 $12,913
2024 $12,444

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Westwood Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 690th of 1050 Middle schoolsRanks 791st of 1048 Middle schools
 9.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Westwood Middle School)45.426.5
 18.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Elyria City Schools)49.124.2
 24.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Westwood Middle School)46.830.1
 16.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Elyria City Schools)44.334
 10.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)56.155
 1.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Westwood Middle School)42.629.5
 13.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Elyria City Schools)42.627.9
 14.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.547.6
 9.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Westwood Middle School)55.939.3
 16.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Elyria City Schools)55.948
 7.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)67.764.8
 2.9%
8th Grade Science (Westwood Middle School)5047.1
 2.9%
   8th Grade Science (Elyria City Schools)52.941
 11.9%
   8th Grade Science (Ohio)68.264
 4.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Westwood Middle School)45.921.2
 24.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Elyria City Schools)33.815.4
 18.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.346.4
 10.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Westwood Middle School)54.734
 20.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Elyria City Schools)51.338
 13.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)58.357.5
 0.8%
End of Course Algebra I (Westwood Middle School)100100
   End of Course Algebra I (Elyria City Schools)45.535.9
 9.6%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ohio)61.153
 8.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students424489
 15.3%
African American109125
 14.7%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian03
Hispanic4992
 87.8%
Pacific Islander00
White184188
 2.2%
Two or More Races8181
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients67.2%75.5%
 8.2%


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Westwood Middle School ranks 750th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Westwood Middle School are 37% White, 21% Two or more races, 21% African American, 20% Hispanic.

In the 2023-24 school year, 498 students attended Westwood Middle School.

Students who attend Westwood Middle School usually go on to attend Elyria High School


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