About Our School
MISSION: To educate, engage, and empower military-connected students to succeed in a dynamic world.
VISION: Excellence in Education for Every Student, Every Day, Everywhere
PURPOSE STATEMENT: Educate, inspire, and challenge every scholar everyday.
MOTTO: Where Partnerships Maximize Success
Background Information: West Point Middle School is part of the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA). WPMS includes grades five through eight. The main building of the school was constructed in 1934 and is a historic landmark on post.
A twenty-eight million dollar military construction project was awarded in 2010 to renovate a portion of the existing facility and construct an addition with state-of-the-art science, music, art, and library spaces.
National Blue Ribbon School
WPMS has earned recognition as a National Blue Ribbon School from the U.S. Department of Education in 1997-98, 2011 and most recently in 2021. This recognition is a direct result of the high standards and scaffolds of support in place for every single learner, each and every day at WPMS.
School Improvement Goals
Math Goals
Goal 1: The percentage of 6th and 7th grade students scoring did not meet, partially met, and approaching expectations will decrease by 5 percentage points, from 22% (YOG 2032) and 47% (YOG 2031), as measured by the CCR Summative Math Assessment.
Goal 2: The percentage of 8th grade students scoring not proficient on CCR standards will decrease from 51.9% to 46.9%, during SY 2025–2026, as measured by the Grade 8 PSAT Math Assessment.
Literacy Goals
Goal 1: The percentage of 6th and 7th grade students scoring did not meet, partially met, and approaching expectations in the focus are of informational text will decrease by 3 percentage points as measured by the CCR Summative Literacy Assessment:
- Grade 5 → 6 (YOG ‘32): 41% to 38%
- Grade 6 → 7 (YOG ‘31): 6.1% to 3.1%
Goal 2: The percentage of 8th grade students scoring not proficient in Evidence Based Reading and Writing will decrease from 13.5% to 8.5% during SY 2025-2026, as measured by the Grade 8 PSAT Literacy Assessment.
