West Iredell High

Summary:

West Iredell High is a public high school located in Statesville, North Carolina, serving 844 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Iredell-Statesville Schools district, which is ranked 119 out of 242 districts in the state.

While West Iredell High has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools like North Iredell High and Career Academy and Technical School, its academic performance, as measured by End-of-Course (EOC) exam proficiency, is generally lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, West Iredell High had a 35% proficiency rate in Biology EOC, compared to 49.7% for the district and 53.4% for the state. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 286 out of 469 North Carolina high schools in 2017-2018 to 579 out of 640 in 2023-2024, placing it in the bottom 10% of high schools in the state.

Despite these challenges, West Iredell High does have some bright spots, such as its relatively strong performance for multi-racial students, who rank in the top 50% of North Carolina high schools. However, the school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 61.26% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may be contributing to its overall academic struggles. When compared to nearby schools like South Iredell High, West Iredell High has significantly lower EOC proficiency rates and a lower statewide ranking, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 213 Warrior Dr
       Statesville, NC  28625


(704) 873-2181

District: Iredell-Statesville Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
579th of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,961 Help


Feeder schools for West Iredell High:

Elementary:    Celeste Henkel Elementary
    N B Mills Elementary
    Scotts Elementary
    Sharon Elementary
Middle:    West Iredell Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  17.2 Help
Number of students:  795

Racial breakdown:

White:
55.1%
Hispanic:
16.9%
African American:
15.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.2% Help


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Compare Details West Iredell High ranks worse than 90.5% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks last among 9 ranked high schools in the Iredell-Statesville Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.53. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at West Iredell High is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (55.1%), Hispanic (16.9%), African American (15.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Iredell-Statesville Schools District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Iredell High is 17.2, which is the 3rd best among 9 high schools in the Iredell-Statesville Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Iredell High is $9,961, which is the 3rd highest among 9 high schools in the Iredell-Statesville Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Iredell High:

SchoolDigger ranks West Iredell High 579th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See West Iredell High in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Iredell-Statesville Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Iredell-Statesville Schools 119th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for West Iredell High

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Rank History for all students at West Iredell High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 57.49 166th 431 61.5%
2007 49.59 228th 453 49.7%
2008 62.96 124th 477 74.0%
2009 65.45 114th 490 76.7%
2010 59.64 195th 499 60.9%
2011 54.45 244th 506 51.8%
2012 59.10 158th 502 68.5%
2013 39.44 237th 505 53.1%
2014 22.88 329th 451 27.1%
2015 20.17 397th 531 25.2%
2016 20.08 383rd 507 24.5%
2017 28.83 318th 476 33.2%
2018 36.84 286th 469 39.0%
2019 29.97 346th 514 32.7%
2021 30.73 394th 594 33.7%
2022 24.87 465th 621 25.1%
2023 17.10 529th 626 15.5%
2024 11.53 579th 640 9.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at West Iredell High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 39.48 134th 226 40.7%
2023 38.79 159th 249 36.1%
2024 9.36 252nd 261 3.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at West Iredell High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 21.77 205th 226 9.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at West Iredell High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 32.67 231st 349 33.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Iredell High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.93 258th 424 39.2%
2019 28.33 306th 446 31.4%
2021 38.97 201st 432 53.5%
2022 25.06 424th 544 22.1%
2023 20.81 500th 597 16.2%
2024 13.09 571st 613 6.9%
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Rank History for Female students at West Iredell High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.15 327th 449 27.2%
2019 30.81 334th 475 29.7%
2021 27.96 312th 475 34.3%
2022 22.93 467th 594 21.4%
2023 14.71 519th 588 11.7%
2024 10.19 566th 602 6.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at West Iredell High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.52 268th 349 23.2%
2019 39.99 212th 364 41.8%
2021 40.54 174th 334 47.9%
2022 32.76 206th 330 37.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at West Iredell High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 80.58 17th 337 95.0%
2023 15.84 378th 403 6.2%
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Rank History for Male students at West Iredell High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.26 281st 463 39.3%
2019 26.11 349th 488 28.5%
2021 31.35 292nd 481 39.3%
2022 25.10 449th 585 23.2%
2023 18.45 504th 602 16.3%
2024 12.07 556th 607 8.4%
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Rank History for African American students at West Iredell High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.43 279th 359 22.3%
2019 40.14 176th 369 52.3%
2021 25.42 276th 364 24.2%
2022 24.50 347th 430 19.3%
2023 15.85 409th 434 5.8%
2024 11.13 431st 437 1.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Iredell High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.20 256th 340 24.7%
2019 32.93 231st 354 34.7%
2021 24.37 291st 370 21.4%
2022 21.80 367th 436 15.8%
2023 15.23 419th 449 6.7%
2024 7.89 447th 454 1.5%
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Rank History for White students at West Iredell High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.86 328th 427 23.2%
2019 21.09 366th 444 17.6%
2021 24.30 329th 439 25.1%
2022 15.78 482nd 534 9.7%
2023 9.61 503rd 537 6.3%
2024 8.52 525th 553 5.1%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for West Iredell High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 843 105 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 952
1989 820 114 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 938
1990 770 104 2 2 1 n/a n/a 0 879
1991 722 101 1 2 1 n/a n/a 0 827
1992 697 96 1 2 1 n/a n/a 0 797
1993 661 68 2 3 1 n/a n/a 0 735
1994 681 81 3 5 1 n/a n/a 0 771
1995 673 119 3 8 1 n/a n/a 0 804
1996 673 119 3 8 1 n/a n/a 0 804
1997 652 117 12 19 1 n/a n/a 0 801
1998 650 150 19 18 1 n/a n/a 0 838
1999 673 158 22 23 0 n/a n/a 0 876
2000 681 170 27 28 0 n/a n/a 0 906
2001 692 162 38 41 1 n/a n/a 0 934
2002 721 192 40 40 3 n/a n/a 0 996
2003 721 192 40 40 3 n/a n/a 0 996
2004 783 208 36 48 3 n/a n/a 0 1078
2005 775 213 37 54 2 n/a n/a 0 1081
2006 781 210 46 70 3 n/a n/a 0 1110
2007 763 209 47 68 0 n/a n/a 9 1096
2008 703 170 49 74 0 n/a n/a 11 1007
2009 752 214 47 69 0 n/a n/a 0 1082
2010 709 196 38 82 1 n/a n/a 0 1026
2011 694 164 29 96 2 0 19 0 1004
2012 665 164 27 92 6 0 23 0 977
2013 643 141 31 104 5 0 29 0 953
2014 600 154 27 77 3 0 33 0 894
2015 605 168 34 82 1 0 28 0 918
2016 590 150 26 101 0 0 26 0 893
2017 601 159 22 103 0 0 20 0 905
2018 577 135 22 110 0 0 20 0 864
2019 556 114 22 99 0 0 23 0 814
2020 535 116 31 114 2 0 26 0 824
2021 525 107 25 115 3 1 41 0 817
2022 504 102 27 121 3 1 47 0 805
2023 475 134 34 139 2 1 59 0 844
2024 438 126 28 134 1 2 66 0 795

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at West Iredell High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 952 52.0 18.3 3.6
1989 938 52.0 18.0 4.4
1990 879 52.0 16.9 3.8
1991 827 52.0 15.9 4
1992 797 52.0 15.3 1.4
1993 735 50.0 14.7 6
1994 771 51.0 15.1 4.8
1995 804 58.0 13.9 5.6
1996 804 58.0 13.9 5.6
1997 801 54.0 14.8 8.1
1998 838 67.0 12.5 11
1999 876 67.0 13.1 18.2
2000 906 67.0 13.5 18.3
2001 934 67.0 13.9 18.5
2002 996 67.0 14.9 27.1
2003 996 67.0 14.9 27.1
2004 1078 67.0 16.1 27.2
2005 1081 67.0 16.1 32.5
2006 1110 67.0 16.6 34.2
2007 1096 68.2 16.1 32.5
2008 1007 67.8 14.9 38
2009 1082 64.1 16.9 34.5
2010 1026 61.7 16.6 41
2011 1004 60.0 16.7 42.8
2012 977 56.1 17.3 44.5
2013 953 55.9 17.0 47.5
2014 894 56.0 15.9 47.9
2015 918 57.0 16.1 51.1
2016 893 53.0 16.8 51
2017 905 53.7 16.8 50.3
2018 864 53.6 16.1 45.6
2019 814 53.4 15.2 49
2020 824 52.5 15.6 50.2
2021 817 50.9 16.0 44.9
2022 805 47.0 17.1 42.9
2023 844 49.3 17.1 61.3
2024 795 46.0 17.2 99.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio West Iredell High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 952 52.0 18.3 3.6
1989 938 52.0 18.0 4.4
1990 879 52.0 16.9 3.8
1991 827 52.0 15.9 4
1992 797 52.0 15.3 1.4
1993 735 50.0 14.7 6
1994 771 51.0 15.1 4.8
1995 804 58.0 13.9 5.6
1996 804 58.0 13.9 5.6
1997 801 54.0 14.8 8.1
1998 838 67.0 12.5 11
1999 876 67.0 13.1 18.2
2000 906 67.0 13.5 18.3
2001 934 67.0 13.9 18.5
2002 996 67.0 14.9 27.1
2003 996 67.0 14.9 27.1
2004 1078 67.0 16.1 27.2
2005 1081 67.0 16.1 32.5
2006 1110 67.0 16.6 34.2
2007 1096 68.2 16.1 32.5
2008 1007 67.8 14.9 38
2009 1082 64.1 16.9 34.5
2010 1026 61.7 16.6 41
2011 1004 60.0 16.7 42.8
2012 977 56.1 17.3 44.5
2013 953 55.9 17.0 47.5
2014 894 56.0 15.9 47.9
2015 918 57.0 16.1 51.1
2016 893 53.0 16.8 51
2017 905 53.7 16.8 50.3
2018 864 53.6 16.1 45.6
2019 814 53.4 15.2 49
2020 824 52.5 15.6 50.2
2021 817 50.9 16.0 44.9
2022 805 47.0 17.1 42.9
2023 844 49.3 17.1 61.3
2024 795 46.0 17.2 99.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for West Iredell High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $600 (6.0%) $9,361 (94.0%) $9,961

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on West Iredell High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 346th of 514 High schoolsRanks 529th of 626 High schools
 17.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (West Iredell High)5644.1
 11.9%
   End of Course Biology (Iredell-Statesville Schools)58.455
 3.4%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (West Iredell High)5036.1
 13.9%
   End of Course English II (Iredell-Statesville Schools)57.157
 0.1%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (West Iredell High)23.512.9
 10.6%
   End of Course Math I (Iredell-Statesville Schools)40.135.4
 4.7%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (West Iredell High)2924.6
 4.4%
   End of Course Math III (Iredell-Statesville Schools)49.959.3
 9.4%
   End of Course Math III (North Carolina)46.858.3
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students814844
 3.7%
African American114134
 17.5%
American Indian02
Asian2234
 54.5%
Hispanic99139
 40.4%
Pacific Islander01
White556475
 14.6%
Two or More Races2359
 156.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients49%61.3%
 12.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about West Iredell High

West Iredell High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Celeste Henkel Elementary
Elementary : N B Mills Elementary
Elementary : Scotts Elementary
Elementary : Sharon Elementary
Middle : West Iredell Middle

Students at West Iredell High are 55% White, 17% Hispanic, 16% African American, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 795 students attended West Iredell High.

West Iredell High ranks in the bottom 9.5% of North Carolina high schools.


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