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West Iredell Middle

Q: Is West Iredell Middle a good school?

West Iredell Middle ranks 560 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

560^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 28% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

West Iredell Middle, located in Statesville, NC, serves about 521 students in grades 6–8 within the Iredell-Statesville Schools district, and its population is very high-needs, with 99.4% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch. The school has been in the bottom quarter of North Carolina middle schools for nearly a decade, currently ranking 560th out of 778 and earning 1 star, while reading and math proficiency trails district and state averages by 10 to 20 percentage points in every grade tested.

Despite this, some areas stand out. Eighth-grade science proficiency reached 69.4% in 2025-2026, essentially matching the state average of 68.6%. English Language Learner students now rank in the 70th percentile statewide, and gifted and talented students have jumped to the 95th percentile. Chronic absenteeism, however, is a serious barrier: 27.6% of students are chronically absent, compared to 24.2% statewide. This is particularly striking next to the nearby Oakwood Middle IB School, which serves an almost identical poverty rate yet has only 6.5% chronic absenteeism and ranks in the 91st percentile. West Iredell does comfortably outperform East Iredell Middle and Third Creek Middle — both also high-poverty schools — by wide margins in science and math.

For parents, these findings suggest a school that has real strengths in science and with certain learner groups, but significant work remains. The much higher chronic absenteeism relative to schools like Oakwood raises questions about school climate and attendance practices, not student potential. With the right supports, West Iredell’s successful science program and gains among ELL and gifted students prove that progress is possible. Yet until chronic absenteeism drops and reading/math scores climb, the school is likely to keep hovering near the bottom third of North Carolina middle schools.

521

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

303 Watermelon Rd
Statesville, NC 28625-9806

(704) 873-2887

District: Iredell-Statesville Schools

Students who attend West Iredell Middle usually attend:

High:

West Iredell High

Feeder schools for West Iredell Middle:

Elementary:	Celeste Henkel Elementary
	N B Mills Elementary
	Scotts Elementary
	Sharon Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.7%

Hispanic:

23.4%

African American:

12.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 58% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg58%

560^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

121^st of 246Iredell-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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	560 of 778	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	589 of 773	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	575 of 793	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	579 of 784	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	547 of 786	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	441 of 741	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	508 of 737	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	457 of 691	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.9	443 of 694	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.9	492 of 692	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.7	592 of 705	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.3	457 of 627	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.1	440 of 673	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.9	427 of 662	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.0	444 of 648	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.4	355 of 640	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.1	310 of 630	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.0	332 of 620	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.5	380 of 606	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.3	352 of 598	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	451 of 553	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	504 of 546	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	452 of 560	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	520 of 559	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	476 of 550	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	455 of 533	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	416 of 519	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	331 of 494	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	33.0	82 of 102	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	21.0	414 of 449	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	310 of 478	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	336 of 504	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	412 of 475	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	109 of 363	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	51.1	125 of 371	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	187 of 356	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	101 of 318	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	185 of 312	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	163 of 236	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	87 of 211	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	597 of 731	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	607 of 733	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	652 of 738	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	615 of 731	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	539 of 733	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.6	416 of 706	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	510 of 684	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	490 of 656	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.0	24 of 465	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	63.3	180 of 458	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	351 of 461	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	327 of 452	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	77.1	18 of 450	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	80.1	16 of 448	96.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	358 of 566	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.2	491 of 562	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	483 of 564	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	495 of 553	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	457 of 541	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.2	301 of 522	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	377 of 493	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	374 of 472	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	632 of 725	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	598 of 729	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	649 of 743	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	582 of 735	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	432 of 689	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	309 of 633	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.0	382 of 639	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	319 of 604	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	478 of 736	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.5	535 of 733	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	468 of 751	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	509 of 747	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	498 of 748	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	433 of 711	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	464 of 697	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	418 of 665	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	292 of 328	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	303 of 306	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	266 of 302	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	263 of 283	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	190 of 248	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	219 of 237	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	574 of 644	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	558 of 649	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	532 of 652	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	546 of 656	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	526 of 658	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	443 of 632	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.3	533 of 624	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	531 of 596	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)95th percentile+67 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)70th percentile+42 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2019)20th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2026)18th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science69%~ state avg

Reading43%-13 vs state

Mathematics42%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, March 16, 2017

This is a great community to be a part of. The teachers/staff are wonderful. The school has a great leadership team as well. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Excellent school! Teachers go the extra mile to help students succeed. Close Quote

by a citizen
Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Excellent school overall. Classroom teachers plan innovative and rigorous lesson for students of all levels. Technology is incorporated in learning activities with the one to one (Macbook) initiative. Buildings and grounds are safe and clean. They offer many extracurricular activities, ie: Robots, Chess, Truthgirlz, Girls on the Run, Beta Club, and sports teams for all students. The teachers and administrators care about students and strive to see them succeed. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Iredell Middle	Public	6-8	303 Watermelon Rd	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 873-2887	521	28	18.6	99.4%	280 (53.7%)	63 (12.1%)	122 (23.4%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	29.7	560^th of 778 public middle schools	28.0%		24.9	589^th of 773 public middle schools	23.8%	29	41.0	42.1	43.5	38.8	46.4	42.4	69.4	$8,394	$737	$7,657
Oakwood Middle IB School	Public	6-8	321 Clegg Street	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 873-7354	516	33	15.4	98.8%	329 (63.8%)	45 (8.7%)	106 (20.5%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	87.6	73^rd of 778 public middle schools	90.6%		88	71^st of 773 public middle schools	90.8%	2	75.0	81.3	70.3	70.1	79.9	79.4	85.7	$7,885	$316	$7,568
River Bend Middle	Public	7-8	4670 Oxford School Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-2754	450	27	16.6	99.3%	211 (46.9%)	29 (6.4%)	85 (18.9%)	74 (16.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (10.9%)	47.7	417^th of 778 public middle schools	46.4%		43.2	448^th of 773 public middle schools	42.0%	31		53.8	59.4		41.0	49.8	73.1	$8,304	$825	$7,479
Third Creek Middle	Public	6-8	359 East Barkley Rd	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 872-2135	402	25	15.9	99.3%	75 (18.7%)	155 (38.6%)	134 (33.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.0%)	5	752^nd of 778 public middle schools	3.3%		6.2	740^th of 773 public middle schools	4.3%	12	29.0	34.4	13.2	19.6	28.8	20.7	19.9	$11,158	$789	$10,369
Troutman Middle	Public	6-8	305 Rumple St	Troutman	28166	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 528-5137	470	24	20.0	99.4%	252 (53.6%)	92 (19.6%)	82 (17.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.9%)	32	539^th of 778 public middle schools	30.7%		13.2	700^th of 773 public middle schools	9.4%	161	53.5	41.0	20.2	51.7	54.2	42.0	53.4	$10,019	$865	$9,154
Mill Creek Middle	Public	7-8	1041 Shiloh Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-1494	477	30	16.1	45.9%	353 (74.0%)	29 (6.1%)	54 (11.3%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.3%)	63.8	258^th of 778 public middle schools	66.8%		51.7	373^rd of 773 public middle schools	51.7%	115		62.3	60.0		51.8	63.3	78.0	$8,693	$756	$7,937
East Iredell Middle	Public	6-8	590 Chestnut Grove Road	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 872-4666	328	25	13.3	99.1%	77 (23.5%)	118 (36.0%)	106 (32.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	6.2	739^th of 778 public middle schools	5.0%		7	735^th of 773 public middle schools	4.9%	4	21.8	25.7	22.9	27.8	33.0	29.4	33.0	$8,932	$824	$8,108
East Alexander Middle	Public	6-8	1285 White Plains Road	Hiddenite	28636	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 632-7565	510	31	16.3	98.8%	375 (73.5%)	27 (5.3%)	83 (16.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	51.1	388^th of 778 public middle schools	50.1%		53.2	356^th of 773 public middle schools	53.9%	32	52.6	60.6	50.6	44.1	63.3	58.0	65.9	$8,161	$691	$7,470
Lakeshore Middle	Public	6-8	244 Lakeshore School Drive	Mooresville	28117	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 799-0187	531	35	15.3	40.5%	342 (64.4%)	37 (7.0%)	84 (15.8%)	25 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.1%)	54.1	357^th of 778 public middle schools	54.1%		52.5	361^st of 773 public middle schools	53.3%	4	61.8	58.7	42.3	48.5	61.3	57.1	75.0	$6,951	$238	$6,712
Newton-Conover Middle	Public	6-8	873 Northern Dr NW	Conover	28613	Catawba County	Newton Conover City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 464-4221	559	37	14.9	99.5%	206 (36.9%)	71 (12.7%)	180 (32.2%)	47 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.7%)	53.2	370^th of 778 public middle schools	52.4%		52.7	360^th of 773 public middle schools	53.4%	10	60.5	61.2	60.2	45.2	57.4	54.7	64.7	$7,899	$565	$7,334

Frequently Asked Questions about West Iredell Middle

How many students attend West Iredell Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 521 students attended West Iredell Middle.

What district is West Iredell Middle in?

Iredell-Statesville Schools

Is West Iredell Middle a good school?

West Iredell Middle ranks 560^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of West Iredell Middle?

Students at West Iredell Middle are 54% White, 23% Hispanic, 12% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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