Summary:
Millers Creek, North Carolina is home to a single high school, West Wilkes High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past few years, ranking between 290-318 out of all North Carolina high schools. While the school's 4-year graduation rate for the 2024-2025 school year was a respectable 87.7%, its academic performance on End-of-Course (EOC) exams has been mixed compared to the Wilkes County and state averages.
West Wilkes High School's proficiency rates on EOC exams in the 2024-2025 school year were lower than the county and state in Biology (41.1% vs. 44.9% and 48.3%) and English II (51.5% vs. 61.7% and 59.6%), but higher in Math I (57.8% vs. 53.4% and 34.4%) and Math III (69.1% vs. 71.8% and 66.4%). The school's performance in the previous year showed a similar pattern, with stronger results in Math but room for improvement in subjects like Biology and English II.
One notable characteristic of West Wilkes High School is the high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 98.53% in the 2023-2024 school year. This suggests the school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, which may contribute to the academic challenges the school faces. With a student-teacher ratio of 15.3 and per-student spending of $9,570 in the 2018-2019 school year, the school appears to have room for improvement in terms of resources and support for its students.
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