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West Iredell High

Public Grades 9-12
520th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 641 North Carolina High Schools
Better than 19% of North Carolina high schools
Summary

West Iredell High is a public high school in Statesville, North Carolina, serving 795 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Iredell-Statesville Schools district, which is ranked 102 out of 242 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the district's overall ranking, West Iredell High has consistently underperformed compared to both the district and state averages on End-of-Course (EOC) exams. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the district and state in subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. Additionally, West Iredell High's four-year graduation rates have been below the state average, ranging from 84.7% to 91.1% over the past few years.

The school's performance is notably weaker than many of the nearby high schools in the Iredell-Statesville Schools district, such as North Iredell High and Collaborative College for Technology, which consistently outperform West Iredell High on EOC exams and have higher graduation rates. The district also has several specialized high schools, like Agriculture and Science Early College and Crossroads Arts Sciences Early College, that significantly outperform West Iredell High on academic measures.

767
Students ?
17.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,961
Per pupil spending ?
99.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 213 Warrior Dr
       Statesville, NC  28625

(704) 873-2181

District: Iredell-Statesville Schools


Feeder schools for West Iredell High:

Elementary:    Celeste Henkel Elementary
    N B Mills Elementary
    Scotts Elementary
    Sharon Elementary
Middle:    West Iredell Middle
Racial breakdown:

White:
51.9%
Hispanic:
19.9%
African American:
16.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (35% vs 53% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school35%
District avg53%
North Carolina avg53%
520th of 641
North Carolina public high schools ?
Bottom 19%▼ down 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
8th of 9High Schools in the Iredell-Statesville Schools
102nd of 242Iredell-Statesville Schools among North Carolina districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202520.6520 of 64118.9%★☆☆☆☆
202411.5579 of 6409.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.1529 of 62615.5%★☆☆☆☆
202224.9465 of 62125.1%★☆☆☆☆
202130.7394 of 59433.7%★★☆☆☆
201930.0346 of 51432.7%★★☆☆☆
201836.8286 of 46939.0%★★☆☆☆
201728.8318 of 47633.2%★★☆☆☆
201620.1383 of 50724.5%★☆☆☆☆
201520.2397 of 53125.2%★☆☆☆☆
201422.9329 of 45127.1%★☆☆☆☆
201339.4237 of 50553.1%★★★☆☆
201259.1158 of 50268.5%★★★☆☆
201154.5244 of 50651.8%★★★☆☆
201059.6195 of 49960.9%★★★☆☆
200965.5114 of 49076.7%★★★★☆
200863.0124 of 47774.0%★★★★☆
200749.6228 of 45349.7%★★★☆☆
200657.5166 of 43161.5%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202514.7415 of 4405.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.1431 of 4371.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.9409 of 4345.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202224.5347 of 43019.3%★☆☆☆☆
202125.4276 of 36424.2%★☆☆☆☆
201940.1176 of 36952.3%★★★☆☆
201826.4279 of 35922.3%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202232.8206 of 33037.6%★★☆☆☆
202140.5174 of 33447.9%★★☆☆☆
201940.0212 of 36441.8%★★☆☆☆
201826.5268 of 34923.2%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202553.284 of 27369.2%★★★★☆
202321.8205 of 2269.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202517.6520 of 61014.8%★☆☆☆☆
202410.2566 of 6026.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.7519 of 58811.7%★☆☆☆☆
202222.9467 of 59421.4%★☆☆☆☆
202128.0312 of 47534.3%★★☆☆☆
201930.8334 of 47529.7%★★☆☆☆
201830.1327 of 44927.2%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202553.0251 of 41239.1%★★☆☆☆
202315.8378 of 4036.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202180.617 of 33795.0%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202512.6447 of 4623.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.9447 of 4541.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.2419 of 4496.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.8367 of 43615.8%★☆☆☆☆
202124.4291 of 37021.4%★☆☆☆☆
201932.9231 of 35434.7%★★☆☆☆
201828.2256 of 34024.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202521.6512 of 60615.5%★☆☆☆☆
202413.1571 of 6136.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.8500 of 59716.2%★☆☆☆☆
202225.1424 of 54422.1%★☆☆☆☆
202139.0201 of 43253.5%★★★☆☆
201928.3306 of 44631.4%★★☆☆☆
201833.9258 of 42439.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202522.7484 of 60119.5%★☆☆☆☆
202412.1556 of 6078.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.4504 of 60216.3%★☆☆☆☆
202225.1449 of 58523.2%★☆☆☆☆
202131.4292 of 48139.3%★★☆☆☆
201926.1349 of 48828.5%★☆☆☆☆
201839.3281 of 46339.3%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202518.1229 of 2539.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.4252 of 2613.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202338.8159 of 24936.1%★★☆☆☆
202239.5134 of 22640.7%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202525.2287 of 35218.5%★☆☆☆☆
202432.7231 of 34933.8%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202522.8450 of 54217.0%★☆☆☆☆
20248.5525 of 5535.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.6503 of 5376.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.8482 of 5349.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202124.3329 of 43925.1%★☆☆☆☆
201921.1366 of 44417.6%★☆☆☆☆
201828.9328 of 42723.2%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
English Language Learner (2025)69th percentile+50 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)39th percentile+20 vs school
Disabled (2022)38th percentile+12 vs school
Male (2025)19th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)18th percentile~ school
White (2025)17th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school
Female (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-9 vs school
African American (2025)6th percentile-13 vs school
Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-16 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
English II50%-10 vs state
Biology37%-11 vs state
Math III34%-32 vs state
Math I15%-19 vs state

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Students at West Iredell High are 52% White, 20% Hispanic, 17% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

West Iredell High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Celeste Henkel Elementary
Elementary : N B Mills Elementary
Elementary : Scotts Elementary
Elementary : Sharon Elementary
Middle : West Iredell Middle

In the 2024-25 school year, 767 students attended West Iredell High.

West Iredell High ranks in the bottom 18.9% of North Carolina high schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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