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West Mecklenburg High School

Q: Is West Mecklenburg High School a good school?

West Mecklenburg High School ranks in the bottom 16.2% of North Carolina high schools.

Q: How many students attend West Mecklenburg High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,290 students attended West Mecklenburg High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of West Mecklenburg High School?

Students at West Mecklenburg High School are 50% African American, 38% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into West Mecklenburg High School?

West Mecklenburg High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Berryhill School Elementary : Paw Creek Elementary Elementary : Renaissance West STEAM Academy Elementary : River Oaks Academy Elementary : Tuckaseegee Elementary Elementary : Whitewater Academy Middle : Coulwood STEM Academy Middle : Whitewater Middle

Public Grades 9-12

555^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 16% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

West Mecklenburg High School is a large public high school in Charlotte, NC, serving about 1,290 students in grades 9–12 within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has historically ranked near the bottom of North Carolina high schools, but its most recent ranking (555th out of 662) places it in the 16th percentile — a meaningful climb from the 5th and 10th percentile rankings of the previous two years. Proficiency on every End-of-Course exam remains far below district and state averages, yet this is the school's strongest academic year in at least four.

The graduation rate at West Mecklenburg High School has climbed from 69.6% in 2022–2023 to 82.6% in 2025–2026, exceeding rates at nearby West Charlotte High School (78.7%), Olympic High School (81.2%), and Harding University High School (81.2%), though it still trails the district (87.9%) and state (88.8%). Chronic absenteeism is 31.3%, above the district average of 26.8% but well below Harding University High School (52.7%), West Charlotte High School (44.1%), and Olympic High School (39.3%). Math III is a relative bright spot at 56% proficiency, higher than the 52.6% at Olympic High School.

Some of the school's most remarkable results come from specific student groups: English Language Learner students rank in the 72nd percentile statewide (4 stars), and students experiencing homelessness rank 2nd out of 47 North Carolina high schools (5 stars). Nearby Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology serves a nearly identical high-poverty population but outperforms West Mecklenburg High School by 20 to 35 percentage points on End-of-Course exams, showing that outcomes can vary widely even among similar schools. West Mecklenburg High School appears to be turning a corner — graduation is up more than 13 points in three years and every subject improved — but proficiency remains far behind district and state averages.

1,290

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,533

Per pupil spending ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

7400 Tuckaseegee Rd
Charlotte, NC 28214-2621

(980) 343-6080

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Feeder schools for West Mecklenburg High School:

Elementary:	Berryhill School
	Paw Creek Elementary
	Renaissance West STEAM Academy
	River Oaks Academy
	More...
	Tuckaseegee Elementary
	Whitewater Academy
Middle:	Coulwood STEM Academy
	Whitewater Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.8%

Hispanic:

37.7%

Asian:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (41% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (83% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg61%

North Carolina avg60%

555^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 16High Schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

105^th of 246Charlotte-Mecklenburg 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	19.6	555 of 662	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	579 of 641	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	606 of 640	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	550 of 626	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	545 of 621	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	497 of 594	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	421 of 514	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	379 of 469	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.1	424 of 476	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.5	439 of 507	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.7	409 of 531	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.2	351 of 451	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.2	346 of 505	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.2	383 of 502	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.0	396 of 506	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.0	342 of 499	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.2	229 of 490	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	32.0	367 of 477	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.2	342 of 453	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.4	385 of 431	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	347 of 450	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	385 of 440	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	419 of 437	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	361 of 434	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	327 of 430	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	263 of 364	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	250 of 369	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	237 of 359	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	79 of 103	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.7	69 of 106	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	9.9	93 of 101	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	80 of 98	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	67 of 83	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	80 of 89	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	60 of 77	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	26.1	289 of 364	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	298 of 349	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	81 of 289	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	36.4	169 of 273	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	206 of 262	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	139 of 226	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.8	22 of 124	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	47.1	72 of 173	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.3	111 of 147	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	543 of 629	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	546 of 610	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	584 of 602	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	540 of 588	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	525 of 594	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	379 of 475	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	417 of 475	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	383 of 449	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	350 of 474	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	420 of 462	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	419 of 454	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	405 of 449	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	380 of 436	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	235 of 370	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	261 of 354	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	295 of 340	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	95.5	2 of 47	95.7%	★★★★★
2025	46.8	15 of 39	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.5	41 of 47	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.2	23 of 45	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.5	22 of 34	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	14 of 44	68.2%	★★★★☆
2018	43.1	12 of 17	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	500 of 620	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	551 of 606	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	578 of 613	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	519 of 597	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	469 of 544	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	348 of 432	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	305 of 446	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	301 of 424	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	538 of 624	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	566 of 601	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	578 of 607	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	531 of 602	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	528 of 585	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	423 of 481	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	395 of 488	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	391 of 463	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	5.8	260 of 261	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	44.3	106 of 185	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	201 of 372	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.0	224 of 352	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.3	334 of 349	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.1	476 of 551	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	441 of 542	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	519 of 553	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	433 of 439	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	361 of 444	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	295 of 427	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)96th percentile+80 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)72nd percentile+56 vs school

Special Education (2026)46th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile+10 vs school

Asian (2026)23rd percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2019)21st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

White (2026)14th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III56%-13 vs state

English II40%-25 vs state

Biology35%-24 vs state

Math I31%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Mecklenburg High School	Public	9-12	7400 Tuckaseegee Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6080	1,290	75	17.2	—	49 (3.8%)	643 (49.8%)	486 (37.7%)	70 (5.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (2.9%)	19.6	555^th of 662 public high schools	16.2%		13	579^th of 641 public high schools	9.7%	24	34.7	39.6	31.4	56.0	$11,533	$1,263	$10,270
Turning Point Academy	Public	9-12	8701 Moores Chapel Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5231	144	22	6.5	97.9%	4 (2.8%)	125 (86.8%)	7 (4.9%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.2%)								(n/a)	338.6	12.3	537.9	541.2	$30,170	$4,243	$25,927
Harding University High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2001 Alleghany St	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6007	1,204	71	16.9	—	20 (1.7%)	799 (66.4%)	315 (26.2%)	38 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (2.3%)	8.6	610^th of 662 public high schools	7.9%		9.2	601^st of 641 public high schools	6.2%	9	30.6	38.7	11.2	32.4	$10,138	$983	$9,155
Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	1430 Alleghany St	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5992	1,533	86	17.8	—	43 (2.8%)	945 (61.6%)	442 (28.8%)	58 (3.8%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (2.6%)	62	241^st of 662 public high schools	63.6%		55.7	259^th of 641 public high schools	59.6%	18	55.7	74.3	57.2	82.9	$8,885	$597	$8,288
Stewart Creek High	Public, Charter	9-12	2701-F Freedom Dr	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Stewart Creek High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 500-3731	342	12	29.6	—	8 (2.3%)	183 (53.5%)	134 (39.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	2.3	645^th of 662 public high schools	2.6%		14.8	562^nd of 641 public high schools	12.3%	83	10.8	21.4
South Point High	Public	9-12	906 South Point Road	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9612	989	54	18.2	36.1%	666 (67.3%)	119 (12.0%)	128 (12.9%)	32 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.2%)	73.1	171^st of 662 public high schools	74.2%		71.7	172^nd of 641 public high schools	73.2%	1	73.7	81.0	61.2	81.1	$8,784	$685	$8,099
Northwest School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	9-12	1415 Beatties Ford Rd	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5500	993	62	15.9	38.1%	323 (32.5%)	432 (43.5%)	147 (14.8%)	12 (1.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (7.4%)	88.7	92^nd of 662 public high schools	86.1%		83.5	118^th of 641 public high schools	81.6%	26	85.0	94.7	81.0	94.1	$9,618	$478	$9,141
West Charlotte High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2219 Senior Dr	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6060	2,008	102	19.6	—	29 (1.4%)	1,499 (74.7%)	368 (18.3%)	60 (3.0%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	50 (2.5%)	34.5	442^nd of 662 public high schools	33.2%		25.1	495^th of 641 public high schools	22.8%	53	45.3	55.4	36.6	66.2	$12,290	$1,386	$10,904
Stuart W Cramer High	Public	9-12	101 Lakewood Rd	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 866-5700	953	53	17.8	—	522 (54.8%)	193 (20.3%)	150 (15.7%)	27 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (6.0%)	52.4	313^th of 662 public high schools	52.7%		45.2	337^th of 641 public high schools	47.4%	24	61.2	62.8	64.6	62.3	$8,748	$608	$8,139
Olympic High School	Public	9-12	4301 Sandy Porter Rd	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3800	1,483	89	16.7	—	82 (5.5%)	568 (38.3%)	709 (47.8%)	81 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (2.8%)	28	493^rd of 662 public high schools	25.5%		29.9	452^nd of 641 public high schools	29.5%	41	44.1	53.9	36.0	52.6	$8,149	$512	$7,637

Frequently Asked Questions about West Mecklenburg High School

What district is West Mecklenburg High School in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Is West Mecklenburg High School a good school?

West Mecklenburg High School ranks in the bottom 16.2% of North Carolina high schools.

How many students attend West Mecklenburg High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,290 students attended West Mecklenburg High School.

What is the racial makeup of West Mecklenburg High School?

Students at West Mecklenburg High School are 50% African American, 38% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into West Mecklenburg High School?

West Mecklenburg High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Berryhill School
Elementary : Paw Creek Elementary
Elementary : Renaissance West STEAM Academy
Elementary : River Oaks Academy
Elementary : Tuckaseegee Elementary
Elementary : Whitewater Academy
Middle : Coulwood STEM Academy
Middle : Whitewater Middle

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