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Paul D. West Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
2376 Headland Dr
East Point, GA 30344
Phone
(470) 254-8130
District
Fulton County
County
FULTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
804
Classroom Teachers
66

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

2

(10 is best)

Better than 18.4% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Paul D. West Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
38%
22%
42%
15%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
18%
39%
22%
40%
13%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
44%
26%
45%
25%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 268 33.3%
Grade 7 257 32.0%
Grade 8 279 34.7%
Total 804 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.5% 25.7% 36.9%
Black 60.1% 43.3% 38.0%
Hispanic 37.5% 16.9% 19.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.1% 13.8% 5.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 50.0% 64.0%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 46.8% 58.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 3.2% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 609,290 11,029,227
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,521.8 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.8% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.2% 33.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.8% 25.3%
65 OR OLDER 12.3% 14.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 241,875 4,008,013
Single Parent Households With Children 8.7% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.4% 89.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 58.4% 34.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 33.6% 19.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.0% 17.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.3% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.8% 16.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.4% 14.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.0% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 5.9% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,365 $736,479,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,104 $97,241,000 6.9%
Staff $867 $76,352,000 5.4%
General Administration $116 $10,225,000 0.7%
School Administration $847 $74,577,000 5.3%
Operation $1,047 $92,214,000 6.6%
Transportation $638 $56,154,000 4.0%
Other $859 $75,596,000 5.4%
Total Support $5,479 $482,359,000 34.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $187,908,000 13.4%
Total Expenditures $15,978 $1,406,746,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,135 $14,234,567,000 54.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $818 $1,431,313,000 5.5%
Staff $707 $1,236,496,000 4.7%
General Administration $212 $370,592,000 1.4%
School Administration $821 $1,435,711,000 5.5%
Operation $1,010 $1,767,938,000 6.8%
Transportation $616 $1,077,949,000 4.1%
Other $478 $836,750,000 3.2%
Total Support $4,662 $8,156,749,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,138 $3,740,459,000 14.3%
Total Expenditures $14,935 $26,131,775,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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