📍 346 West McDowell Junior High, Marion, McDowell County, 28752
West McDowell Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Marion, McDowell County. The school has 605 pupils enrolled. It is part of the McDowell County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 40.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West McDowell Middle School enrolls 605 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 40.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 465 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 86 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 4.8% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
405 of the school's 605 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 390 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West McDowell Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 85.
West McDowell Middle School is one of 15 schools in McDowell County Schools, based in Marion, North Carolina. The district serves 5,792 students district-wide and employs 404 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 605 students, West McDowell Middle School is larger than the district average of about 386 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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