Summary:
Zip code 28625 in Statesville, North Carolina is home to one public high school, West Iredell High, serving grades 9 through 12 with 767 students as part of Iredell-Statesville Schools.
West Iredell High is a high-poverty school, with 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Its state ranking has improved from the bottom 10% three years ago to the 22nd percentile this year, and it now holds a 1-star rating. The school's graduation rate is 84.7%, below the district rate of 91.6% and the state rate of 88.8%. Chronic absenteeism is a significant challenge: 37.6% of students are chronically absent, nearly double the district's 19.9% and well above the state's 24.2%.
West Iredell trails district and state averages in all End-of-Course tests. In the most recent year, proficiency rates ranged from 28.6% in Math I to 56.9% in Math III, while Biology and English II were 42.4% and 52.0% respectively. There is positive momentum in math: Math I proficiency nearly doubled from 15.3% to 28.6%, and Math III jumped from 34.3% to 56.9%, narrowing the gap with the state from 32 points to 12 points. English II remains the most consistent subject, staying near 50%. The school has 17.7 students per teacher, and per-student spending was $9,961 in 2018-2019. While attendance and math proficiency remain concerns, West Iredell is showing steady improvement under difficult circumstances.
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