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West McDowell Middle School

Regular School · Marion, NC

West McDowell Middle School is a regular school school in Marion, North Carolina, serving grades 06–08 with 550 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.5:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
550
Teachers (FTE)
35.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 413 75%
Hispanic/Latino 88 16%
Two or more races 25 5%
Black or African American 17 3%
Asian 7 1%
Total enrollment 550 299M / 251F

English Language Learners: 44 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 28.0% -13.9pp 41.9% 666
Reading Proficiency 45.0% -1.9pp 46.9% 664
Science Proficiency 68.0% 219

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.01 grade levels
Math
+0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
104 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
51
9.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
186
33.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 550 100%

Contact & Location

346 West McDowell Junior High

Marion, NC 28752

Phone: (828)652-3390

http://wmms.mcdowell.k12.nc.us

District

McDowell County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,088

District enrollment: 5,776

NCES ID

370294001185

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD