West Stanly Middle School

Regular School · Locust, NC

West Stanly Middle School is a regular school school in Locust, North Carolina, serving grades 06–08 with 662 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.4:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

662

Teachers (FTE)

38.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	472	71%
Hispanic/Latino	101	15%
Two or more races	39	6%
Black or African American	35	5%
Asian	14	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	662	333M / 329F

English Language Learners: 29 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	40.0% -1.9pp	41.9%	556
Reading Proficiency	47.0% +0.1pp	46.9%	556
Science Proficiency	68.0%	—	211

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)

+0.04 grade levels

Math

+0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

112 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

7.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

11.3% 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.)	662	100%

Contact & Location

339 Running Creek Church Rd

Locust, NC 28097

Phone: (704)961-3600

http://www.wsms.stanlycountyschools.org

District

Stanly County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $11,370

District enrollment: 8,643

Other Schools in District

Aquadale Elementary Elementary
Badin Elementary Elementary
Central Elementary Elementary
East Albemarle Elementary Elementary
Endy Elementary Elementary
Locust Elementary Elementary
Millingport Elementary Elementary
Norwood Elementary Elementary

View all 22 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 28097) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370432002649

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