📍 306 East Red Cross Road, Oakboro, Stanly County, 28129
West Stanly High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Oakboro, Stanly County. The school has 762 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Stanly County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 3 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Stanly High enrolls 762 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 595 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 103 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
272 of the school's 762 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 246 qualify for free lunch and 26 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 Stanly High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-80, state senate district 33, state house district 67.
West Stanly High is one of 23 schools in Stanly County Schools, based in Albemarle, North Carolina. The district serves 8,743 students district-wide and employs 539 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 762 students, West Stanly High is larger than the district average of about 380 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant