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West Lake Preparatory Academy

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West Lake Preparatory Academy ranks 891 st of 1490 North Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-9

891^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Alternative Schools

Better than 40% of North Carolina alternative schools

Summary

West Lake Preparatory Academy is a public charter elementary and middle school located in Denver, North Carolina, serving 359 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the West Lake Preparatory Academy District, which is ranked 109 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Lake Preparatory Academy has shown mixed academic performance compared to state averages. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics ranged from 43.6% (6th grade) to 70.6% (8th grade), while the state averages ranged from 48.7% (8th grade) to 64.1% (3rd grade). In reading, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 37.8% (5th grade) to 88.2% (8th grade), compared to the state averages of 46.7% (3rd grade) to 54.2% (8th grade). The school's science proficiency rates were 59.5% (5th grade) and 88.2% (8th grade), compared to the state averages of 62% (5th grade) and 60.1% (8th grade). Overall, the school's academic performance is mixed, with some grades performing above the state average and others below.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Iron Station Elementary, Woodland Heights Elementary, and Barnette Elementary, West Lake Preparatory Academy's academic performance is generally lower, and the school has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 47.08% in 2023-2024, compared to the nearby schools' range of 15.16% to 99.17%. The student-teacher ratio at West Lake Preparatory Academy has also fluctuated, ranging from 14.7 in 2022-2023 to 23.1 in 2023-2024, which may impact the school's ability to provide personalized attention to students.

402

Students ?

54.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

54.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1691 Forney Creek
Denver, NC 28037

(704) 966-2202

District: West Lake Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.0%

Hispanic:

22.4%

African American:

18.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 30th percentile in 2024 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 64th (2025) from a 30th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 54 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

891^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 33 pts since 2021

From top 27% (2021) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

278^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 12 pts since 2022

From top 24% (2022) to top 36% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

109^th of 242West Lake Preparatory Academy 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	891 of 1490	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	1054 of 1505	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.9	484 of 1502	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	626 of 1514	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.0	399 of 1489	73.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	352 of 918	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	1127 of 1451	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	1108 of 1455	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	61.0	536 of 1459	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	522 of 1458	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	587 of 961	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	962 of 1437	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1143 of 1450	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	75.0	236 of 1437	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	473 of 1366	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	632 of 1450	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.1	968 of 1464	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.2	445 of 1461	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	677 of 1464	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.4	357 of 1444	75.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	876 of 1172	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	983 of 1166	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.7	576 of 1183	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	734 of 1194	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	613 of 1172	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	278 of 773	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	296 of 793	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	305 of 784	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.9	188 of 786	76.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	466 of 733	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.0	264 of 738	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	226 of 731	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	291 of 729	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.5	85 of 743	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	159 of 735	78.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	55.6	308 of 751	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	330 of 747	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.9	186 of 748	75.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	30.4	486 of 656	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.9	375 of 658	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)62nd percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2024)59th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-28 vs school

White (2023)26th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science69%+7 vs state

Mathematics55%~ state avg

Reading53%~ state avg

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Schools Near West Lake Preparatory Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Total
West Lake Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1691 Forney Creek	Denver	28037	Lincoln County	West Lake Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 966-2202	402	7	54.3	54.2%	205 (51.0%)	75 (18.7%)	90 (22.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.2%)								(n/a)					62.5	49.1	56.8	43.6	57.9	70.6	40.0	59.6	37.8	48.7	63.2	88.2	59.5	88.2
Lincoln Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7834 Galway Lane	Denver	28037	Lincoln County	Lincoln Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 483-6611	2,316	141	16.4		1,721 (74.3%)	129 (5.6%)	319 (13.8%)	43 (1.9%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	92 (4.0%)								(n/a)	58.9	76.1	55.7	89.9	73.6	82.0	73.7	74.6	82.2	71.8	66.7	80.7	71.7	65.7	75.2	74.8	84.8	85.0
Langtree Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	154 Foundation Ct	Mooresville	28117	Iredell County	Langtree Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 235-0865	1,376	44	31.4	30.8%	854 (62.1%)	191 (13.9%)	192 (14.0%)	36 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (7.4%)								(n/a)	45.0	77.3	67.6	63.9	63.5	61.4	71.7	55.3	65.0	42.5	41.2	62.4	71.7	72.4	56.4	63.0	72.7	72.3
Community School of Davidson	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	404 Armour Street	Davidson	28036	Mecklenburg County	Community School of Davidson	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 897-8061	1,631	87	18.7		1,263 (77.4%)	63 (3.9%)	151 (9.3%)	56 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (6.0%)								(n/a)	75.5	85.8	54.5	87.7	66.4	72.7	77.6	79.8	88.6	72.0	67.2	74.4	74.4	69.2	79.0	70.4	77.6	83.2
Mountain Island Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	13440 Lucia Riverbend Highway	Mount Holly	28120	Gaston County	Mountain Island Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 827-8840	1,782	95	18.7	27.4%	923 (51.8%)	503 (28.2%)	175 (9.8%)	31 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	148 (8.3%)								(n/a)	47.3	72.3	58.6	61.5	74.8	87.4	79.9	82.3	72.7	70.6	61.1	78.5	78.5	75.9	73.4	61.8	81.3	68.4
Community Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	185 Mariposa Road	Stanley	28164	Gaston County	Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 931-4418	858	52	16.5		722 (84.1%)	30 (3.5%)	48 (5.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.2%)								(n/a)	34.8	43.5	20.8		61.0	61.1	78.1	50.7	43.9	50.0	44.0	63.7	45.2	57.3	59.6	51.9	80.8	36.5
Aspire Trade High	Public, Charter, Alternative	9-11	7125 Hambright Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Aspire Trade High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 399-7554	270	14	19.7	47.8%	58 (21.5%)	100 (37.0%)	84 (31.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.9%)								(n/a)	15.9	31.6	15.1	10.9
Pine Lake Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	104 Yellow Wood Circle	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Pine Lake Preparatory	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 237-5304	1,888	119	15.8		1,525 (80.8%)	29 (1.5%)	128 (6.8%)	114 (6.0%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	85 (4.5%)								(n/a)	77.4	88.6	83.1	96.4	92.6	93.5	96.7	91.3	87.0	75.8	79.3	92.7	90.2	85.0	81.5	89.4	90.2	87.5
Lake Norman Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12435 Old Statesville Road	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Lake Norman Charter	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 948-8600	2,222	125	17.7		1,218 (54.8%)	244 (11.0%)	144 (6.5%)	449 (20.2%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	162 (7.3%)								(n/a)	84.2	93.3	76.8	91.0	87.2	89.1	90.3	93.0	89.8	89.9	74.4	94.5	74.4	87.0	85.3	80.3	90.3	86.4
Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16115 Poplar Tent Road	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 755-6800	1,269	77	16.4	41.6%	306 (24.1%)	481 (37.9%)	200 (15.8%)	158 (12.5%)	18 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	105 (8.3%)								(n/a)	19.8	48.3	32.3	37.0	83.5	64.4	54.3	57.3	31.0	25.2	57.1	68.3	55.6	57.3	52.1	46.2	56.8	39.4

Frequently Asked Questions about West Lake Preparatory Academy

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West Lake Preparatory Academy ranks 891^st of 1490 North Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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How many students attend West Lake Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended West Lake Preparatory Academy.

What is the racial makeup of West Lake Preparatory Academy?

Students at West Lake Preparatory Academy are 51% White, 22% Hispanic, 19% African American, 7% Two or more races.

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