Western Heights Middle School
8435 Southwest 44th St
Oklahoma City OK, 73179, Oklahoma County
Phone: 405-350-3455
Ranking: (1,103 out of 1,156, bottom 5%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Western Heights Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 35 | 37 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 48 | |||||||
Total Students: | 522 | 515 | 817 | 776 | 717 | 700 | 703 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 269 | 51.5% | 260 | 50.5% | 283 | 34.6% | 278 | 35.8% | 234 | 32.6% | 229 | 32.7% | 235 | 33.4% |
Grade 8: | 253 | 48.5% | 255 | 49.5% | 283 | 34.6% | 235 | 30.3% | 210 | 29.3% | 241 | 34.4% | 245 | 34.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 281 | 53.8% | 260 | 50.5% | 415 | 50.8% | 400 | 51.5% | 394 | 55.0% | 362 | 51.7% | 343 | 48.8% |
Female: | 241 | 46.2% | 255 | 49.5% | 402 | 49.2% | 376 | 48.5% | 315 | 43.9% | 330 | 47.1% | 356 | 50.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 39 | 7.5% | 34 | 6.6% | 55 | 6.7% | 56 | 7.2% | 59 | 8.2% | 55 | 7.9% | 64 | 9.1% |
Asian: | 17 | 3.3% | 9 | 1.7% | 19 | 2.3% | 22 | 2.8% | 26 | 3.6% | 34 | 4.9% | 29 | 4.1% |
Hispanic: | 178 | 34.1% | 174 | 33.8% | 250 | 30.6% | 214 | 27.6% | 182 | 25.4% | 169 | 24.1% | 157 | 22.3% |
Black: | 82 | 15.7% | 94 | 18.3% | 154 | 18.8% | 148 | 19.1% | 133 | 18.5% | 140 | 20.0% | 143 | 20.3% |
White: | 177 | 33.9% | 181 | 35.1% | 317 | 38.8% | 333 | 42.9% | 317 | 44.2% | 302 | 43.1% | 310 | 44.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 23 | 4.4% | 17 | 3.3% | 16 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 434 | 83.1% | 416 | 80.8% | 652 | 79.8% | 626 | 80.7% | 558 | 77.8% | 505 | 72.1% | 503 | 71.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 9.4% | 44 | 8.5% | 70 | 8.6% | 72 | 9.3% | 64 | 8.9% | 75 | 10.7% | 64 | 9.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.00 | 13.92 | 15.19 | 14.78 | 13.50 | 13.80 | 14.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
OCCT | ||||||
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 35% | 63% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 30% | 30% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 34% | 67% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 64% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 64% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 64% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 63% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 68% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 70% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 67% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 72% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 39% | 61% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 39% | 66% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 32% | 67% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 67% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 70% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 77% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 88% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 75.0% | 75.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 25.0% | 25.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 20.0% | 20.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.0% | 80.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $34,114.0 | $31,050.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,282.0 | $27,474.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $35,072.0 | $31,943.0 |
* Western Heights Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.