The school is named after the "Metro-West" community in New Jersey, who developed connections to the school and the whole city.
West Germany | West Bengal | West Virginia | West Indies | West End | West Yorkshire | Kanye West | West End theatre | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | The West Wing | West | West Midlands | West Bank | West Point | West Side Story | West Java | West Africa | West Berlin | West Sussex | Metro Manila | Key West | Mae West | West Coast | West Riding of Yorkshire | West Coast Main Line | Halifax, West Yorkshire | West Bromwich Albion F.C. | West Texas | West Ham United F.C. | West Indies cricket team |
Metro West also offers community medical and preparedness training with Education for Life through the American Heart Association.
The high school MOR Metro-West was established in 1991, in the city of Ra'annana, after 30 years in which the only high school in Ra'annana was "Ostrovsky".