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Enrollment
450
Middle
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILKES COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370495002658
West Wilkes Middle School
1677 North NC Hwy 16, Wilkesboro, NC 28697 · (336) 651-4381 · Wilkes County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
15.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
447 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 149 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 156 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 145 | 32% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
51.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
44.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Wilkes Middle School
West Wilkes Middle School's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Wilkes Middle School this school | 450 | 99.3% | 51.2% |
| North Wilkes Middle School North Wilkesboro | 484 | 99.4% | 55.4% |
| North Windy Ridge Intermediate Weaverville | 487 | 98.2% | 64.3% |
| Brevard Middle Brevard | 472 | 99.4% | 54.5% |
| Polk County Middle School Mill Spring | 454 | 99.3% | 60.9% |
| Owen Middle Swannanoa | 457 | 96.7% | 42.4% |
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 Wilkes Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #236 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #284 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #200 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 450 | #351 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #179 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.9% | #417 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #167 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.5% | #98 of 300 |
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
450
-119 (-21%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 613
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 450 | 29 | 15.5:1 | 99% (447) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 29.4 | 15.3:1 | 99% (447) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 28.8 | 16.3:1 | 99% (465) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 36 | 15.8:1 | 99% (562) |
| 2017-18 | 539 | 33.8 | 16.0:1 | 99% (536) |
| 2015-16 | 601 | 36 | 16.7:1 | 99% (596) |
| 2010-11 | 613 | 35 | 17.5:1 | 58% (355) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Wilkes Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (539 to 450); teachers down 14% (33.8 to 29).
About West Wilkes Middle School
Among the schools in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, is West Wilkes Middle School, a low-enrollment middle school. It teaches 450 students in grades 6 through 8. It has 26% fewer students than the average for middle schools in North Carolina (about 605).
The district, Wilkes County Schools, has 8,547 students enrolled across 22 schools.
About 77% of the student body at West Wilkes Middle School is White. Other groups make up 17% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 87% of Wilkes County residents are White. A diversity index of 38% means there is a 38% chance two randomly chosen students at West Wilkes Middle School are from different groups.
A staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.5:1. The average for middle schools in North Carolina is about 15.9:1. There are 447 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 99% of enrollment. Public schools in Wilkes County average a similar 99%.
On the allk12 Grade, West Wilkes Middle School lands at B-, ahead of 53% of North Carolina public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, West Wilkes Middle School would score about 48.5%. It scores 51.2%, 2.7 points above that figure.
The county, Wilkes County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $51,721 a year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting West Wilkes Middle School, Wilkes County has 22 public schools.
West Wilkes Middle School's closest public school neighbor is West Wilkes High School, about 1.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, West Wilkes Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
West Wilkes Middle School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
The school's enrollment fell 21% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Wilkes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,935
Census ACS
Median income
$51,721
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilkes County Schools
- Wilkes Central High SchoolHigh · 719 students
- Millers Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 699 students
- West Wilkes High SchoolHigh · 582 students
- North Wilkes High SchoolHigh · 578 students
- Central Wilkes Middle SchoolMiddle · 564 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
Other schools in Wilkesboro
- Wilkes Central High SchoolHigh · 719 students
- Wilkesboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Wilkes Early College High SchoolHigh · 265 students
Nearby schools
- West Wilkes High School1.5 mi · 582
- Millers Creek Elementary School2.6 mi · 699
- Wilkes Early College High School3.9 mi · 265
- Wilkesboro Elementary School4.4 mi · 405
- Mount Pleasant Elementary School4.9 mi · 237
- Wilkes Central High School5.4 mi · 719
Frequently asked questions
About West Wilkes Middle SchoolHow many students attend West Wilkes Middle School?
West Wilkes Middle School enrolls approximately 450 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does West Wilkes Middle School serve?
West Wilkes Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Wilkes Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Wilkes Middle School is approximately 15.5:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Wilkes Middle School?
At West Wilkes Middle School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 17% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees West Wilkes Middle School?
West Wilkes Middle School is overseen by Wilkes County Schools in Wilkes County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.