Westridge Middle

Summary:

Westridge Middle is a public middle school located in Overland Park, Kansas, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 811 students. It is part of the Shawnee Mission Public School District, which is ranked 46 out of 266 districts in Kansas and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Westridge Middle's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in KAP (Kansas Assessment Program) tests, is generally lower than the Shawnee Mission Public School District and the state of Kansas averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Westridge Middle had 28.43% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 45.71% for the Shawnee Mission district and 33.55% for the state. The school's performance also lags behind nearby schools like Indian Hills Middle and Hocker Grove Middle. Additionally, Westridge Middle's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White and Asian students generally performing better than the school's overall average, while Hispanic and Special Education students perform significantly worse.

Westridge Middle faces several challenges, including a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 58.08% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. This is significantly higher than the state average and may contribute to the school's lower academic performance. While the school has the resources of a relatively low student-teacher ratio, it has struggled to consistently translate this into strong academic outcomes, especially when compared to the higher-performing nearby schools in the Shawnee Mission and Blue Valley districts.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 9300 Nieman Rd
       Overland Park, KS  66214


(913) 993-1200

District: Shawnee Mission Pub School

SchoolDigger Rank:
157th of 362 Kansas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,624 Help


Students who attend Westridge Middle usually attend:

High:    Shawnee Mission West High

Feeder schools for Westridge Middle:

Elementary:    Apache Elementary
    Christa McAuliffe Elementary
    Comanche Elementary
    Lenexa Hills Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  13.8 Help
Number of students:  811

Racial breakdown:

White:
45.9%
Hispanic:
27.1%
African American:
15.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  58.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Westridge Middle ranks better than 56.6% of middle schools in Kansas. It also ranks last among 5 ranked middle schools in the Shawnee Mission Pub School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.82. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Westridge Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (45.9%), Hispanic (27.1%), African American (15.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 58.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Westridge Middle is 13.8, which is the lowest among 5 middle schools in the Shawnee Mission Pub School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Westridge Middle is $9,624, which is the 2nd highest among 5 middle schools in the Shawnee Mission Pub School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Westridge Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Westridge Middle 157th of 362 Kansas public middle schools. (See Westridge Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Shawnee Mission Pub School:

SchoolDigger ranks Shawnee Mission Pub School 46th of 266 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Westridge Middle

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Rank History for all students at Westridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 64.35 87th 277 68.6%
2007 53.35 148th 286 48.3%
2008 57.65 140th 296 52.7%
2009 46.78 207th 307 32.6%
2010 36.07 242nd 316 23.4%
2011 38.28 247th 320 22.8%
2012 56.92 181st 342 47.1%
2013 50.68 214th 355 39.7%
2015 47.87 178th 368 51.6%
2016 45.52 182nd 343 46.9%
2017 48.30 170th 358 52.5%
2018 57.55 117th 350 66.6%
2019 66.07 89th 368 75.8%
2021 35.15 252nd 367 31.3%
2022 43.26 190th 368 48.4%
2023 51.53 138th 362 61.9%
2024 48.82 157th 362 56.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Westridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.88 21st 64 67.2%
2019 75.51 10th 70 85.7%
2021 44.50 40th 79 49.4%
2022 45.25 42nd 83 49.4%
2023 57.32 31st 90 65.6%
2024 39.69 51st 88 42.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Westridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.01 17th 60 71.7%
2019 37.99 37th 58 36.2%
2021 37.03 39th 56 30.4%
2022 48.13 15th 60 75.0%
2023 55.55 12th 62 80.6%
2024 44.27 24th 65 63.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Westridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.53 45th 132 65.9%
2019 37.96 99th 157 36.9%
2021 54.90 50th 160 68.8%
2022 55.98 54th 171 68.4%
2023 47.53 78th 178 56.2%
2024 20.95 149th 164 9.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Westridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.08 125th 255 51.0%
2019 44.35 149th 270 44.8%
2021 36.09 185th 275 32.7%
2022 39.82 161st 270 40.4%
2023 48.24 131st 300 56.3%
2024 35.55 206th 296 30.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Westridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 57.75 3rd 7 57.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Westridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.86 99th 275 64.0%
2019 62.99 86th 294 70.7%
2021 32.67 220th 313 29.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Westridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.53 45th 132 65.9%
2019 37.96 99th 157 36.9%
2021 54.90 50th 160 68.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Westridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.90 27th 31 12.9%
2019 58.06 24th 42 42.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Westridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.28 86th 280 69.3%
2019 65.32 79th 301 73.8%
2021 39.53 189th 308 38.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Westridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.95 16th 25 36.0%
2022 44.73 18th 31 41.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Westridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.45 14th 57 75.4%
2019 53.46 31st 69 55.1%
2021 35.66 37th 65 43.1%
2022 57.94 18th 72 75.0%
2023 75.13 14th 73 80.8%
2024 60.86 25th 73 65.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Westridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.74 58th 114 49.1%
2019 49.07 57th 128 55.5%
2021 41.53 71st 135 47.4%
2022 34.74 87th 138 37.0%
2023 30.93 102nd 140 27.1%
2024 31.21 103rd 144 28.5%
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Rank History for White students at Westridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.88 52nd 333 84.4%
2019 82.52 34th 344 90.1%
2021 51.90 135th 349 61.3%
2022 62.82 87th 349 75.1%
2023 73.50 58th 349 83.4%
2024 76.07 51st 347 85.3%
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Data source: test scores: Kansas State 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.

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Data source: Kansas State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Westridge Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 847 20 32 26 1 n/a n/a 0 926
1989 802 27 27 24 2 n/a n/a 0 882
1990 877 18 5 14 7 n/a n/a 0 921
1991 874 19 17 13 0 n/a n/a 0 923
1992 769 35 25 16 0 n/a n/a 0 845
1993 809 42 23 15 0 n/a n/a 0 889
1994 829 35 18 10 1 n/a n/a 0 893
1995 859 28 22 25 3 n/a n/a 0 937
1996 859 28 22 25 3 n/a n/a 0 937
1997 892 41 17 28 5 n/a n/a 0 983
1998 930 40 15 23 6 n/a n/a 0 1014
1999 914 47 25 26 3 n/a n/a 0 1015
2000 856 60 34 33 3 n/a n/a 0 986
2001 876 44 28 37 4 n/a n/a 0 989
2002 888 82 23 43 2 n/a n/a 0 1038
2003 888 82 23 43 2 n/a n/a 0 1038
2004 858 97 19 55 4 n/a n/a 0 1033
2005 758 107 22 68 5 n/a n/a 12 972
2006 745 120 26 64 9 n/a n/a 25 989
2007 642 123 24 70 12 n/a n/a 36 907
2008 651 107 20 89 11 n/a n/a 31 909
2009 635 112 19 90 9 n/a n/a 44 909
2010 577 116 23 127 10 1 50 0 904
2011 516 113 28 160 4 1 63 0 885
2012 536 135 34 184 4 5 63 0 961
2013 544 139 29 168 4 3 51 0 938
2014 529 128 27 168 3 0 55 0 910
2015 507 117 22 176 0 1 53 0 876
2016 471 131 24 181 1 0 58 0 866
2017 452 128 19 199 3 2 57 0 860
2018 444 123 26 176 2 2 57 0 830
2019 444 130 22 210 4 2 57 0 869
2020 420 112 18 241 3 2 62 0 858
2021 349 107 22 239 1 2 68 0 788
2022 362 111 21 231 3 3 55 0 786
2023 372 125 15 220 2 2 75 0 811

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 Westridge Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 926 59.0 15.6 0
1989 882 56.0 15.7 n/a
1990 921 60.1 15.3 0
1991 923 61.0 15.1 n/a
1992 845 58.6 14.4 8.4
1993 889 57.0 15.6 7.1
1994 893 58.5 15.3 7.7
1995 937 62.0 15.1 14.1
1996 937 62.0 15.1 14.1
1997 983 59.2 16.6 11.6
1998 1014 65.6 15.5 8.7
1999 1015 67.6 15.0 8.2
2000 986 68.6 14.4 9.1
2001 989 68.8 14.4 8.9
2002 1038 66.0 15.7 13.2
2003 1038 66.0 15.7 13.2
2004 1033 60.8 17.0 15
2005 972 63.4 15.3 19.8
2006 989 63.8 15.5 21.7
2007 907 66.9 13.6 24.1
2008 909 62.4 14.6 24.4
2009 909 67.0 13.6 32.4
2010 904 60.9 14.8 37.1
2011 885 55.4 15.9 44.3
2012 961 62.1 15.4 46.4
2013 938 58.4 16.0 47.8
2014 910 54.2 16.7 47.3
2015 876 53.0 16.5 48.5
2016 866 56.0 15.4 48
2017 860 52.9 16.2 48.4
2018 830 55.1 15.0 47.5
2019 869 54.5 15.9 48.4
2020 858 54.9 15.6 50.5
2021 788 55.0 14.3 53
2022 786 59.2 13.2 52.3
2023 811 58.6 13.8 58.1

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 Westridge Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 926 59.0 15.6 0
1989 882 56.0 15.7 n/a
1990 921 60.1 15.3 0
1991 923 61.0 15.1 n/a
1992 845 58.6 14.4 8.4
1993 889 57.0 15.6 7.1
1994 893 58.5 15.3 7.7
1995 937 62.0 15.1 14.1
1996 937 62.0 15.1 14.1
1997 983 59.2 16.6 11.6
1998 1014 65.6 15.5 8.7
1999 1015 67.6 15.0 8.2
2000 986 68.6 14.4 9.1
2001 989 68.8 14.4 8.9
2002 1038 66.0 15.7 13.2
2003 1038 66.0 15.7 13.2
2004 1033 60.8 17.0 15
2005 972 63.4 15.3 19.8
2006 989 63.8 15.5 21.7
2007 907 66.9 13.6 24.1
2008 909 62.4 14.6 24.4
2009 909 67.0 13.6 32.4
2010 904 60.9 14.8 37.1
2011 885 55.4 15.9 44.3
2012 961 62.1 15.4 46.4
2013 938 58.4 16.0 47.8
2014 910 54.2 16.7 47.3
2015 876 53.0 16.5 48.5
2016 866 56.0 15.4 48
2017 860 52.9 16.2 48.4
2018 830 55.1 15.0 47.5
2019 869 54.5 15.9 48.4
2020 858 54.9 15.6 50.5
2021 788 55.0 14.3 53
2022 786 59.2 13.2 52.3
2023 811 58.6 13.8 58.1

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 Westridge Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $748 (7.8%) $8,876 (92.2%) $9,624

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Westridge Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 89th of 368 Middle schoolsRanks 138th of 362 Middle schools
 13.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Westridge Middle)39.537.5
 2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Shawnee Mission Pub School)43.445
 1.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)31.831.7
 0%
7th Grade Mathematics (Westridge Middle)29.127.1
 2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Shawnee Mission Pub School)37.838.2
 0.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)27.927.5
 0.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Westridge Middle)31.922.9
 9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Shawnee Mission Pub School)34.930.7
 4.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)25.220.8
 4.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (Westridge Middle)32.216.5
 15.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Shawnee Mission Pub School)33.931.9
 2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)25.922.8
 3.1%
8th Grade Science (Westridge Middle)31.123.8
 7.3%
   8th Grade Science (Shawnee Mission Pub School)38.430.7
 7.6%
   8th Grade Science (Kansas)30.722.7
 8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students869811
 6.7%
African American130125
 3.8%
American Indian42
 50%
Asian2215
 31.8%
Hispanic210220
 4.8%
Pacific Islander22
White444372
 16.2%
Two or More Races5775
 31.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients48.4%58.1%
 9.6%


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Students who attend Westridge Middle usually go on to attend Shawnee Mission West High

Westridge Middle ranks 157th of 362 Kansas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 811 students attended Westridge Middle.

Students at Westridge Middle are 46% White, 27% Hispanic, 15% African American, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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