Summary:
West Salem Middle is a public middle school serving 564 students in grades 5-8 in the West Salem School District. This high-performing school consistently ranks in the top 25% of Wisconsin middle schools, currently ranking 88th out of 641 middle schools in the state and receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
West Salem Middle students consistently outperform the state average on the Forward Exam across all grade levels and subject areas, with 73.08% of 5th graders, 69.77% of 6th graders, 68.53% of 7th graders, and 66.41% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 53.75%, 54.1%, 51.77%, and 50.36%, respectively. In mathematics, the school had 57.69% of 5th graders, 75.19% of 6th graders, 72.73% of 7th graders, and 72.52% of 8th graders proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 54.24%, 53.55%, 53.53%, and 53.29%. The school also consistently ranks in the top quartile of Wisconsin middle schools for female, male, and white student performance, as well as the top 10% for Hispanic student performance and the top 15% for special education and low socioeconomic status student performance.
While West Salem Middle outperforms the nearby Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle, Sparta Meadowview Middle, and Innovations STEM Academy on most academic measures, it lags behind the higher-performing Holmen Middle and Onalaska Middle in some areas, such as 8th grade English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. However, the school's consistent improvement over the past decade, moving from the 3-star to the 4-star category, and its effective service of diverse learners are noteworthy achievements.
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Detail:
Public 5-8
District:
West Salem School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
88th of 641 Wisconsin Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,637
Students who attend West Salem Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for West Salem Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 13.3
Number of students: 564
Racial breakdown:
White:
92.2%
Two or more races:
3.4%
Hispanic:
2.0%
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African American:
0.9%
Asian:
0.7%
American Indian:
0.7%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 27.1%
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