📍 1677 North NC Hwy 16, Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, 28697
West Wilkes Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Wilkesboro, Wilkes County. The school has 468 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wilkes County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
West Wilkes Middle School enrolls 468 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 380 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 63 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
465 of the school's 468 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 465 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 Wilkes 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-50, state senate district 45, state house district 90.
West Wilkes Middle School is one of 22 schools in Wilkes County Schools, based in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. The district serves 8,547 students district-wide and employs 567 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 468 students, West Wilkes Middle School is larger than the district average of about 389 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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