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Enrollment
662
Middle
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STANLY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370432002649
West Stanly Middle School
339 Running Creek Church Rd, Locust, NC 28097 · (704) 961-3600 · Stanly County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL662 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of North Carolina public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
17.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
659 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 224 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 204 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 234 | 35% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
64.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
65.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% 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 Stanly Middle School
West Stanly Middle School's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Stanly Middle School this school | 662 | 99.5% | 64.8% |
| Central Davidson Middle Lexington | 686 | 99.6% | 58.8% |
| West Pine Middle West End | 717 | 99.6% | 74.8% |
| West McDowell Middle School Marion | 550 | 99.5% | 50.0% |
| North Iredell Middle Olin | 556 | 99.5% | 45.9% |
| E Lawson Brown Middle Thomasville | 560 | 98.4% | 50.0% |
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 Stanly Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #90 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #90 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #72 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 662 | #174 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #330 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.2% | #377 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #62 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.4% | #37 of 143 |
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
662
+84 (+15%) vs 2020
+42% since 2010-11, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 662 | 38.1 | 17.4:1 | 100% (659) |
| 2023-24 | 633 | 37.7 | 16.8:1 | 45% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 619 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 43% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 41 | 14.1:1 | 30% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 40.5 | 13.8:1 | 38% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 692 | 48 | 14.4:1 | 40% (277) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 27 | 17.3:1 | 39% (180) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Stanly Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (559 to 662); teachers down 6% (40.5 to 38.1).
About West Stanly Middle School
West Stanly Middle School is a middle school in Locust, North Carolina, and it is part of Stanly County Schools. The school serves 662 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Stanly County Schools oversees West Stanly Middle School and 22 other schools, with 8,743 students in total.
A majority of students at West Stanly Middle School, 71%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, and 2% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at West Stanly Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 46%.
Teachers at the school number 38.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.4:1. Among middle schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 15.9:1. The school's lunch program data list 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Stanly County, the average is about the same, 99%.
West Stanly Middle School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 91% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, West Stanly Middle School's results are 16.4 points above predicted: 64.8% against 48.4%.
Stanly County census figures show that median household income is about $60,704, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. A total of 24 public schools operate in Stanly County, serving about 9,471 students.
The nearest other public school, West Stanly High, is about 2.1 miles away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of West Stanly Middle School. By average proficiency, West Stanly Middle School is 6th among 9 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, West Stanly Middle School went from 578 students to 662. The ratio was 14.1:1 in 2020-21 and 17.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Stanly County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,651
Census ACS
Median income
$60,704
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
9,471 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stanly County Schools
- West Stanly HighHigh · 800 students
- North Stanly HighHigh · 568 students
- Locust ElementaryElementary · 563 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 525 students
- Stanfield ElementaryElementary · 483 students
- North Stanly MiddleMiddle · 471 students
Nearby schools
- West Stanly High2.1 mi · 800
- Locust Elementary2.2 mi · 563
- Stanfield Elementary4.0 mi · 483
- Oakboro Choice STEM4.0 mi · 353
- Endy Elementary6.3 mi · 360
- Millingport Elementary8.6 mi · 192
Frequently asked questions
About West Stanly Middle SchoolHow many students attend West Stanly Middle School?
West Stanly Middle School enrolls approximately 662 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does West Stanly Middle School serve?
West Stanly Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does West Stanly Middle School have?
West Stanly Middle School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the student diversity at West Stanly Middle School?
Student demographics at West Stanly Middle School are roughly 71% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is West Stanly Middle School in?
West Stanly Middle School is part of Stanly County Schools.
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