West Iredell Middle

Set in Statesville, North Carolina, West Iredell Middle is a mid-tier middle school, overseen by Iredell-Statesville Schools. It instructs 521 students across grades 6 through 8.

Iredell-Statesville Schools comprises 38 schools with combined enrollment of 21,017 students; West Iredell Middle is among them.

On demographics, West Iredell Middle lists that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 23% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.6:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Iredell County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, West Iredell Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 40.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Iredell County shows median household earnings sit near $81,419, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. West Iredell Middle is one of 52 public schools in Iredell County (combined enrollment of about 31,906 students).

Nearest neighbor: West Iredell High, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around West Iredell Middle. On composite proficiency, West Iredell Middle comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 43.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. West Iredell Middle's enrollment has shrank 16% since 2018, when it stood at 623 (now 521). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 12% to 23% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.