West Mecklenburg High School

Summary:

West Mecklenburg High School is a public high school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 1,207 students in grades 9-12 and is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, which is ranked 140 out of 242 districts in the state.

Despite spending $11,533 per student, which is higher than some nearby schools like Olympic High ($8,149) and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual School ($6,482), West Mecklenburg High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on End-of-Course (EOC) exams is significantly lower than the district and state averages across all subject areas, and its student subgroups, including Female, Male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, White, and Multi-racial students, all rank in the bottom half or bottom quarter of North Carolina high schools in their respective categories.

The school's extremely high percentage of students (over 99%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch indicates a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population, which likely contributes to the school's academic struggles. However, the performance of nearby magnet schools, such as Northwest School of the Arts and Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology, which serve similar student demographics, suggests that with the right educational approach and resources, high-needs schools can achieve better outcomes.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 7400 Tuckaseegee Rd
       Charlotte, NC  28214-2621


(980) 343-6080

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
606th of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,533 Help


Feeder schools for West Mecklenburg High School:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  16.0 Help
Number of students:  1,287

Racial breakdown:

African American:
50.8%
Hispanic:
38.1%
Asian:
4.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.8% Help


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Compare Details West Mecklenburg High School ranks worse than 94.7% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 27th among 29 ranked high schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.26. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (50.8%), Hispanic (38.1%), Asian (4.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Mecklenburg High School is 16, which is the 5th best among 29 high schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Mecklenburg High School is $11,533, which is the 7th highest among 29 high schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Mecklenburg High School:

SchoolDigger ranks West Mecklenburg High School 606th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See West Mecklenburg High School in the ranking list.)

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 140th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for West Mecklenburg High School

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Rank History for all students at West Mecklenburg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 14.44 385th 431 10.7%
2007 30.21 342nd 453 24.5%
2008 32.01 367th 477 23.1%
2009 53.24 229th 490 53.3%
2010 41.97 342nd 499 31.5%
2011 31.04 396th 506 21.7%
2012 28.24 383rd 502 23.7%
2013 25.19 346th 505 31.5%
2014 20.20 351st 451 22.2%
2015 18.69 409th 531 23.0%
2016 10.53 439th 507 13.4%
2017 9.14 424th 476 10.9%
2018 18.63 379th 469 19.2%
2019 18.29 421st 514 18.1%
2021 17.37 497th 594 16.3%
2022 14.32 545th 621 12.2%
2023 13.15 550th 626 12.1%
2024 8.26 606th 640 5.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at West Mecklenburg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.31 106th 185 42.7%
2024 5.76 260th 261 0.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at West Mecklenburg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.26 111th 147 24.5%
2019 47.13 72nd 173 58.4%
2021 61.83 22nd 124 82.3%
2023 33.98 139th 226 38.5%
2024 28.92 206th 262 21.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at West Mecklenburg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 18.27 334th 349 4.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Mecklenburg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.90 301st 424 29.0%
2019 28.60 305th 446 31.6%
2021 21.99 348th 432 19.4%
2022 20.22 469th 544 13.8%
2023 18.10 519th 597 13.1%
2024 12.32 578th 613 5.7%
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Rank History for Homeless students at West Mecklenburg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.11 12th 17 29.4%
2019 55.16 14th 44 68.2%
2022 37.50 22nd 34 35.3%
2023 45.15 23rd 45 48.9%
2024 27.49 41st 47 12.8%
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Rank History for Female students at West Mecklenburg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.26 383rd 449 14.7%
2019 15.06 417th 475 12.2%
2021 19.24 379th 475 20.2%
2022 13.38 525th 594 11.6%
2023 11.12 540th 588 8.2%
2024 7.06 584th 602 3.0%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at West Mecklenburg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.84 298th 349 14.6%
2019 26.09 289th 364 20.6%
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Rank History for Male students at West Mecklenburg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.67 391st 463 15.6%
2019 19.22 395th 488 19.1%
2021 14.19 423rd 481 12.1%
2022 14.04 528th 585 9.7%
2023 14.47 531st 602 11.8%
2024 8.98 578th 607 4.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at West Mecklenburg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.86 60th 77 22.1%
2019 13.75 80th 89 10.1%
2021 28.39 67th 83 19.3%
2023 22.19 80th 98 18.4%
2024 9.91 93rd 101 7.9%
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Rank History for African American students at West Mecklenburg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.37 237th 359 34.0%
2019 31.21 250th 369 32.2%
2021 26.89 263rd 364 27.7%
2022 26.83 327th 430 24.0%
2023 22.59 361st 434 16.8%
2024 14.57 419th 437 4.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at West Mecklenburg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.29 295th 340 13.2%
2019 28.45 261st 354 26.3%
2021 32.12 235th 370 36.5%
2022 20.03 380th 436 12.8%
2023 17.68 405th 449 9.8%
2024 15.67 419th 454 7.7%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at West Mecklenburg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.52 295th 427 30.9%
2019 22.57 361st 444 18.7%
2021 4.39 433rd 439 1.4%
2024 9.26 519th 553 6.1%
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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 Mecklenburg High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 853 640 14 4 6 n/a n/a 1 1518
1989 823 659 16 6 8 n/a n/a 0 1512
1990 746 644 18 4 5 n/a n/a 0 1417
1991 718 576 14 6 6 n/a n/a 0 1320
1992 696 501 13 4 3 n/a n/a 0 1217
1993 774 653 23 7 7 n/a n/a 0 1464
1994 724 680 17 6 11 n/a n/a 0 1438
1995 715 760 39 12 10 n/a n/a 0 1536
1996 715 760 39 12 10 n/a n/a 0 1536
1997 635 832 50 23 10 n/a n/a 0 1550
1998 624 792 60 24 10 n/a n/a 0 1510
1999 613 864 59 22 11 n/a n/a 0 1569
2000 541 875 86 30 5 n/a n/a 0 1537
2001 541 911 109 33 12 n/a n/a 0 1606
2002 450 1072 94 68 7 n/a n/a 0 1691
2003 450 1072 94 68 7 n/a n/a 0 1691
2004 387 940 119 74 4 n/a n/a 0 1524
2005 363 950 125 110 8 n/a n/a 0 1556
2006 363 1140 132 131 10 n/a n/a 0 1776
2007 320 1404 135 160 19 n/a n/a 25 2063
2008 276 1420 119 151 20 n/a n/a 33 2019
2009 284 1568 152 221 18 n/a n/a 0 2243
2010 239 1543 160 250 21 n/a n/a 0 2213
2011 212 1506 142 253 16 0 64 0 2193
2012 188 1151 124 296 9 0 55 0 1823
2013 202 1193 114 319 13 0 51 0 1892
2014 187 1225 108 340 12 2 57 0 1931
2015 177 1287 91 415 13 0 57 0 2040
2016 144 1264 93 429 15 1 67 0 2013
2017 119 1120 87 406 12 2 58 0 1804
2018 106 928 89 359 9 1 53 0 1545
2019 78 759 78 328 2 2 58 0 1305
2020 67 640 66 342 3 1 39 0 1158
2021 43 597 52 349 1 1 26 0 1069
2022 38 652 54 438 0 1 28 0 1211
2023 34 634 58 448 1 1 31 0 1207
2024 42 654 61 490 2 2 36 0 1287

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at West Mecklenburg High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1518 89.0 17.0 15.1
1989 1512 92.0 16.4 19.4
1990 1417 89.0 15.9 16.7
1991 1320 95.0 13.8 17.9
1992 1217 95.0 12.8 8.3
1993 1464 83.0 17.6 11.9
1994 1438 88.0 16.3 16
1995 1536 96.0 16.0 21.2
1996 1536 96.0 16.0 21.2
1997 1550 100.0 15.5 22.1
1998 1510 97.0 15.6 28.1
1999 1569 97.0 16.2 32.6
2000 1537 97.0 15.8 35.4
2001 1606 97.0 16.6 26
2002 1691 97.0 17.4 37.6
2003 1691 97.0 17.4 37.6
2004 1524 97.0 15.7 45.4
2005 1556 97.0 16.0 58.9
2006 1776 97.0 18.3 61.3
2007 2063 133.0 15.5 64.6
2008 2019 148.0 13.6 63.5
2009 2243 150.7 14.9 64.3
2010 2213 141.8 15.6 73.7
2011 2193 131.5 16.6 74.6
2012 1823 118.8 15.3 77.2
2013 1892 107.7 17.5 77.2
2014 1931 111.9 17.2 76.1
2015 2040 109.0 18.7 99.6
2016 2013 115.0 17.5 99.8
2017 1804 122.0 14.7 97.4
2018 1545 109.6 14.0 99.8
2019 1305 94.5 13.7 99.6
2020 1158 87.9 13.1 99.1
2021 1069 83.7 12.7 99.7
2022 1211 75.8 15.9 99.2
2023 1207 75.1 16.0 99.8
2024 1287 80.3 16.0 99.8

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 Mecklenburg High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1518 89.0 17.0 15.1
1989 1512 92.0 16.4 19.4
1990 1417 89.0 15.9 16.7
1991 1320 95.0 13.8 17.9
1992 1217 95.0 12.8 8.3
1993 1464 83.0 17.6 11.9
1994 1438 88.0 16.3 16
1995 1536 96.0 16.0 21.2
1996 1536 96.0 16.0 21.2
1997 1550 100.0 15.5 22.1
1998 1510 97.0 15.6 28.1
1999 1569 97.0 16.2 32.6
2000 1537 97.0 15.8 35.4
2001 1606 97.0 16.6 26
2002 1691 97.0 17.4 37.6
2003 1691 97.0 17.4 37.6
2004 1524 97.0 15.7 45.4
2005 1556 97.0 16.0 58.9
2006 1776 97.0 18.3 61.3
2007 2063 133.0 15.5 64.6
2008 2019 148.0 13.6 63.5
2009 2243 150.7 14.9 64.3
2010 2213 141.8 15.6 73.7
2011 2193 131.5 16.6 74.6
2012 1823 118.8 15.3 77.2
2013 1892 107.7 17.5 77.2
2014 1931 111.9 17.2 76.1
2015 2040 109.0 18.7 99.6
2016 2013 115.0 17.5 99.8
2017 1804 122.0 14.7 97.4
2018 1545 109.6 14.0 99.8
2019 1305 94.5 13.7 99.6
2020 1158 87.9 13.1 99.1
2021 1069 83.7 12.7 99.7
2022 1211 75.8 15.9 99.2
2023 1207 75.1 16.0 99.8
2024 1287 80.3 16.0 99.8

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 Mecklenburg High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,263 (11.0%) $10,270 (89.0%) $11,533

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

Impact of COVID-19 on West Mecklenburg High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 421st of 514 High schoolsRanks 550th of 626 High schools
 6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (West Mecklenburg High School)46.626.3
 20.3%
   End of Course Biology (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)60.350.6
 9.7%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (West Mecklenburg High School)3228.6
 3.4%
   End of Course English II (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)6160
 1%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (West Mecklenburg High School)27.810
 17.8%
   End of Course Math I (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)42.229.2
 13%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (West Mecklenburg High School)17.544.7
 27.2%
   End of Course Math III (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)50.259.2
 9%
   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 Students13051207
 7.5%
African American759634
 16.5%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian7858
 25.6%
Hispanic328448
 36.6%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White7834
 56.4%
Two or More Races5831
 46.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.6%99.8%
 0.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about West Mecklenburg High School

West Mecklenburg High School ranks in the bottom 5.3% of North Carolina high schools.

Students at West Mecklenburg High School are 51% African American, 38% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

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

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,287 students attended West Mecklenburg High School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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