Westfield Intermediate School
Public middle school, grades 5 to 6 · Westfield, Massachusetts
Westfield Intermediate School in Westfield, Massachusetts enrolled 729 students in 2024-25 with 64.6 full-time teachers, 11.3 students per teacher against the Massachusetts middle-school median of 11.5. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 41% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 36% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
668 students in 2022-23, 684 students in 2023-24, 729 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 64.8 to 64.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 668 | 64.8 | 10.3 |
| 2023-24 | 684 | 63.0 | 10.9 |
| 2024-25 | 729 | 64.6 | 11.3 |
11.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 56 of every 100 Massachusetts middle schools
Among the 299 Massachusetts middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.5; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 112 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Westfield Intermediate School enrolled 669 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 31 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 112 of the 669 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions31
- Chronically absent22.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
68.2% of students were White, 21.4% Hispanic, 5.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White68.2%
- Hispanic21.4%
- Two or more races5.1%
- Asian3.8%
- Black1.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Westfield Intermediate School scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Massachusetts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 41% | 37% | 43.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 36% | 30% (2021-22) | 42% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Westfield
2 public middle schools in Westfield report 2024-25 enrollment; Westfield Intermediate School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Intermediate School | 729 | 11.3 | not reported |
| Westfield Middle School | 671 | 11.7 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Westfield Intermediate School
- Westfield Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.0 miles away: 671 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
- West Springfield MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 4.6 miles away: 909 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).4.6 mi
- Compare Westfield Intermediate School with Westfield Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Westfield Public Schools spends per student$18,846 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,846
- The largest public schools in MassachusettsWestfield Intermediate School is the number 61 by size of 300 Massachusetts middle schools open in 2024-25.#61 of 300
- Massachusetts schools by students per teacher11.3 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 11.5 for middle schools.11.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Westfield Intermediate School
How many students attend Westfield Intermediate School?
729 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 668 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Westfield, MA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Westfield Intermediate School?
11.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for middle schools is 11.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Westfield Intermediate School a Title I school?
Westfield Intermediate School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Westfield Intermediate School do on state tests?
The students tested at Westfield Intermediate School scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Westfield Intermediate School in?
Westfield Public Schools, NCES district ID 2512630. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 251263002894 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.