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Alumni: what's one memory from West Iredell Middle that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
521
Middle
DISTRICT 505 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOLS·NCES 370231001000
West Iredell Middle
303 Watermelon Rd, Statesville, NC 28625 · (704) 873-2887 · Iredell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL521 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of North Carolina public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
518 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 171 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 186 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 164 | 31% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
35.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
37.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like West Iredell Middle
West Iredell Middle's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Iredell Middle this school | 521 | 99.4% | 40.8% |
| William Lenoir Middle Lenoir | 512 | 98.8% | 54.8% |
| Emma B Trask Middle Wilmington | 611 | 99.5% | 58.6% |
| Corriher Lipe Middle Landis | 457 | 99.3% | 38.5% |
| Shallotte Middle Shallotte | 627 | 99.5% | 60.0% |
| Myrtle Grove Middle Wilmington | 600 | 99.0% | 62.9% |
Matched among North Carolina middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where West Iredell Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Iredell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #341 of 463 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #345 of 461 | #8 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #384 of 463 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 521 | #284 of 478 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #408 of 456 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #207 of 456 | #5 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #125 of 472 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #99 of 300 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
521
-99 (-16%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 439
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 521 | 27.9 | 18.6:1 | 99% (518) |
| 2023-24 | 534 | 33.4 | 16.0:1 | 99% (531) |
| 2022-23 | 546 | 34.1 | 16.0:1 | 66% (360) |
| 2020-21 | 620 | 42 | 14.8:1 | 55% (342) |
| 2017-18 | 623 | 41.2 | 15.1:1 | 65% (408) |
| 2015-16 | 659 | 43 | 15.3:1 | 67% (440) |
| 2010-11 | 753 | 48 | 15.7:1 | 61% (460) |
| 2000-01 | 861 | 48 | 17.9:1 | 33% (286) |
| 1990-91 | 439 | 24 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Iredell Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (623 to 521); teachers down 32% (41.2 to 27.9).
About West Iredell Middle
West Iredell Middle is a public middle school in Statesville, North Carolina. A total of 521 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8.
West Iredell Middle is one of the 38 schools that make up Iredell-Statesville Schools (21,017 students in total).
White students are the majority at West Iredell Middle, with 54% of enrollment. Other groups make up 23% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Iredell County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At West Iredell Middle, 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 18.6:1. On average, middle schools in North Carolina have 15.9:1, compared with 18.6:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 99% of enrollment. That is higher than the 61% average for public schools in Iredell County.
The allk12 Grade for West Iredell Middle is C. Compared with North Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 48.5% for a school in North Carolina with West Iredell Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. West Iredell Middle posts 40.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Iredell County show that the median household income is $81,419, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Besides West Iredell Middle, Iredell County has 51 other public schools.
The shortest distance from West Iredell Middle to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to West Iredell High. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, West Iredell Middle is 4th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 99 fewer students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 18.6 students per teacher, compared with 14.8 in 2020-21.
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Iredell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
196,544
Census ACS
Median income
$81,419
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
31,906 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Iredell-Statesville Schools
- Lake Norman HighHigh · 1,905 students
- South Iredell HighHigh · 1,768 students
- Statesville HighHigh · 991 students
- North Iredell HighHigh · 983 students
- Troutman ElementaryElementary · 902 students
- Coddle Creek ElementaryElementary · 808 students
Other schools in Statesville
- South Iredell HighHigh · 1,768 students
- Statesville HighHigh · 991 students
- American Renaissance SchoolElementary · 823 students
- West Iredell HighHigh · 767 students
- East Iredell ElementaryElementary · 663 students
- Cloverleaf ElementaryElementary · 568 students
Nearby schools
- West Iredell High0.6 mi · 767
- Celeste Henkel Elementary2.2 mi · 558
- N B Mills Elementary4.2 mi · 378
- Scotts Elementary4.3 mi · 283
- Sharon Elementary4.3 mi · 251
- Collaborative College for Technology5.2 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About West Iredell MiddleHow many students attend West Iredell Middle?
West Iredell Middle enrolls approximately 521 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does West Iredell Middle serve?
West Iredell Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at West Iredell Middle?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at West Iredell Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Iredell Middle?
At West Iredell Middle, the student body is approximately 54% White, 23% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is West Iredell Middle public or private?
West Iredell Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Iredell-Statesville Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.