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West Middle

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West Middle ranks 490 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

490^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 37% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

West Middle is a public middle school located in Mount Gilead, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 341 students. It is part of the Montgomery County Schools district, which is ranked 192 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. West Middle has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools over the past several years, with a current ranking of 490 out of 773 schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

West Middle's test scores are generally below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in EOG/Mathematics ranged from 38.7% to 51.3%, compared to the state average of 48.7% to 57.2%. Similarly, in EOG/Reading, the proficiency rates ranged from 34% to 52.3%, compared to the state average of 51.9% to 54.2%. West Middle also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 59.6% in 2021-2022 to 98.83% in 2023-2024, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to the nearby East Middle school, which is also part of the Montgomery County Schools district, West Middle generally performs worse across most academic metrics. However, West Middle's spending per student is higher than East Middle's, suggesting that additional resources are not necessarily translating into better academic outcomes. Interestingly, West Middle's performance is more comparable to schools in the Richmond County Schools district, such as Ellerbe Middle, than to schools in the higher-performing Stanly County Schools district, such as North Stanly Middle and South Stanly Middle.

343

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,822

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

129 NC Hwy 109S
Mount Gilead, NC 27306-9565

(910) 572-9378

District: Montgomery County Schools

Feeder schools for West Middle:

Elementary:	Mount Gilead Elementary
	Page Street Elementary
	Troy Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.4%

African American:

27.4%

Hispanic:

15.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 54% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 10 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg42%

North Carolina avg54%

490^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Montgomery County Schools

192^nd of 242Montgomery County 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
2025	37.4	490 of 773	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	540 of 793	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	511 of 784	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	635 of 786	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	610 of 741	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	564 of 737	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	478 of 691	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.1	483 of 694	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.8	493 of 692	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.0	458 of 705	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.1	440 of 627	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.7	431 of 673	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.7	458 of 662	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.7	489 of 648	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.8	499 of 640	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.8	406 of 630	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.0	334 of 620	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.5	418 of 606	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.2	401 of 598	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	386 of 546	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	426 of 560	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	425 of 559	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	530 of 550	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	530 of 533	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	494 of 519	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	443 of 494	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	43.8	199 of 449	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.2	389 of 478	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.0	171 of 504	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	115 of 475	75.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	453 of 733	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	502 of 738	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	557 of 731	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	672 of 733	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	646 of 706	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	544 of 684	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	503 of 656	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	11 of 458	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	65.4	148 of 452	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.7	414 of 450	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	381 of 448	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.7	214 of 416	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	109 of 562	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	49.1	275 of 564	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	251 of 553	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	327 of 541	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	303 of 522	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	304 of 493	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.1	408 of 472	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	489 of 729	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	438 of 743	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	426 of 735	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	476 of 689	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	485 of 633	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	498 of 639	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.8	351 of 604	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	486 of 733	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	529 of 751	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	436 of 747	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	527 of 748	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	514 of 711	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	544 of 697	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	460 of 665	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	103 of 328	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.7	214 of 302	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	60 of 478	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	65 of 473	86.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	553 of 649	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	546 of 652	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	521 of 656	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	597 of 658	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	588 of 632	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	564 of 624	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	480 of 596	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)98th percentile+61 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+51 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+44 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)69th percentile+32 vs school

Disabled (2022)56th percentile+36 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

Male (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science62%~ state avg

Mathematics45%-8 vs state

Reading43%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Middle	Public	6-8	129 NC Hwy 109S	Mount Gilead	27306	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 572-9378	343	20	17.1	99.1%	159 (46.4%)	94 (27.4%)	54 (15.7%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.2%)	37.4	490^th of 773 public middle schools	36.6%		33.9	540^th of 793 public middle schools	31.9%	50	51.3	38.7	44.1	41.2	34.0	52.3	62.2	$10,822	$825	$9,997
East Middle	Public	6-8	130 Merlin's Maze	Biscoe	27209	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 428-3278	422	29	14.6	99.3%	108 (25.6%)	42 (10.0%)	242 (57.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.6%)	24.6	592^nd of 773 public middle schools	23.4%		42.8	462^nd of 793 public middle schools	41.7%	130	41.3	33.1	39.0	37.3	40.0	40.4	48.5	$9,309	$1,204	$8,105
Albemarle Middle	Public	6-8	1811 Badin Road	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-3400	355	25	14.3	99.2%	93 (26.2%)	156 (43.9%)	60 (16.9%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.5%)	10.7	715^th of 773 public middle schools	7.5%		10.8	729^th of 793 public middle schools	8.1%	14	17.9	33.1	11.5	34.7	32.2	31.3	35.4	$10,875	$1,299	$9,576
South Stanly Middle	Public	6-8	12492 Cottonville Road	Norwood	28128	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-5700	402	24	16.9	99.3%	260 (64.7%)	61 (15.2%)	42 (10.4%)	17 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	42.9	450^th of 773 public middle schools	41.8%		43.6	453^rd of 793 public middle schools	42.9%	3	59.0	40.3	39.5	52.1	46.0	57.8	49.7	$9,546	$628	$8,918
North Stanly Middle	Public	6-8	36605 Old Salisbury Rd	New London	28127	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-3700	471	28	16.6	99.4%	353 (74.9%)	47 (10.0%)	17 (3.6%)	16 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)	55.3	323^rd of 773 public middle schools	58.2%		35.1	530^th of 793 public middle schools	33.2%	207	49.7	56.7	54.2	50.6	50.4	61.1	66.4	$8,519	$666	$7,853
Ellerbe Middle	Public	6-8	128 W Ballard Street	Ellerbe	28338	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 582-7925	182	14	13.0	98.4%	64 (35.2%)	40 (22.0%)	52 (28.6%)	3 (1.6%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.9%)	41.3	461^st of 773 public middle schools	40.4%		46.4	426^th of 793 public middle schools	46.3%	35	36.0	40.0	56.0	30.0	41.8	44.0	72.6	$10,518	$2,016	$8,502

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Is West Middle a good school?

West Middle ranks 490^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is West Middle in?

Montgomery County Schools

How many students attend West Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 343 students attended West Middle.

What is the racial makeup of West Middle?

Students at West Middle are 46% White, 27% African American, 16% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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