West Wilkes Middle School

Regular School · Wilkesboro, NC

West Wilkes Middle School is a regular school school in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, serving grades 06–08 with 450 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.5:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

450

Teachers (FTE)

29.0

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	345	77%
Hispanic/Latino	78	17%
Two or more races	24	5%
Black or African American	1	0%
Asian	1	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	450	213M / 237F

English Language Learners: 32 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	48.0% +6.1pp	41.9%	564
Reading Proficiency	42.0% -4.9pp	46.9%	564
Science Proficiency	80-84%	—	193

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)

+0.11 grade levels

Math

+0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

68 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

117

26% 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.)	450	100%

Contact & Location

1677 North NC Hwy 16

Wilkesboro, NC 28697

Phone: (336)651-4381

http://wwms.wilkescountyschools.org/

District

Wilkes County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,957

District enrollment: 8,673

Other Schools in District

Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School Elementary
C B Eller Elementary School Elementary
C C Wright Elementary School Elementary
Millers Creek Elementary School Elementary
Moravian Falls Elementary School Elementary
Mount Pleasant Elementary School Elementary
Mountain View Elementary School Elementary
Mulberry Elementary School Elementary

View all 21 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 28697) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370495002658

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