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West Mcdowell Junior High Middle School
346 Mcdowell High School Rd
Marion NC, 28752, Mcdowell County
Phone: 828-652-3390
Ranking: 
(600 out of 1,874, top 32%)*
(600 out of 1,874, top 32%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 9
School District: McDowell County Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 49 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 52 | 51 | 52 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 764 | 780 | 731 | 761 | 757 | 811 | 790 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 257 | 33.6% | 288 | 36.9% | 261 | 35.7% | 276 | 36.3% | 249 | 32.9% | 278 | 34.3% | 286 | 36.2% |
| Grade 8: | 275 | 36.0% | 264 | 33.8% | 255 | 34.9% | 244 | 32.1% | 273 | 36.1% | 277 | 34.2% | 282 | 35.7% |
| Grade 9: | 232 | 30.4% | 228 | 29.2% | 215 | 29.4% | 241 | 31.7% | 235 | 31.0% | 256 | 31.6% | 222 | 28.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 395 | 51.7% | 410 | 52.6% | 380 | 52.0% | 390 | 51.2% | 381 | 50.3% | 413 | 50.9% | 383 | 48.5% |
| Female: | 369 | 48.3% | 370 | 47.4% | 351 | 48.0% | 371 | 48.8% | 368 | 48.6% | 390 | 48.1% | 389 | 49.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 67 | 8.8% | 67 | 8.6% | 58 | 7.9% | 64 | 8.4% | 63 | 8.3% | 55 | 6.8% | 40 | 5.1% |
| Black: | 29 | 3.8% | 26 | 3.3% | 23 | 3.1% | 19 | 2.5% | 34 | 4.5% | 34 | 4.2% | 21 | 2.7% |
| White: | 636 | 83.2% | 656 | 84.1% | 614 | 84.0% | 627 | 82.4% | 653 | 86.3% | 715 | 88.2% | 705 | 89.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 25 | 3.3% | 26 | 3.3% | 27 | 3.7% | 38 | 5.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 385 | 50.4% | 412 | 52.8% | 346 | 47.3% | 343 | 45.1% | 347 | 45.8% | 304 | 37.5% | 295 | 37.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 78 | 10.2% | 73 | 9.4% | 71 | 9.7% | 75 | 9.9% | 89 | 11.8% | 104 | 12.8% | 75 | 9.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.60 | 15.03 | 14.31 | 15.21 | 14.60 | 15.90 | 15.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 86.9% | 83% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 83.8% | 67.4% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 87% | 67.9% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 81.1% | 66.3% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 84.1% | 75% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 84.3% | 71.9% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94.9% | 83.7% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 43.6% | 32.4% | 36.3% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 83.9% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 65.3% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 83.7% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 48.0% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 87.1% | 85.7% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 77.1% | 76.7% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 81.9% | 82.7% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 81.9% | 76.2% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 92.4% | 89.8% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 85% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 91.9% | 87.1% | 82.9% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 90.4% | 72.2% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 60.3% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 66.9% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 68.1% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 73.6% | 82.3% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 62.4% | 61.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 66.5% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63.4% | 67.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 85.8% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 87.6% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 88.8% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 41.0% | 38.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 88.2% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 87.4% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 50% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 71.1% | 65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 69.5% | 66.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 70.3% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 68.9% | 68.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 49.1% | 47.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 43.4% | 46% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 54.6% | 50.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 52.4% | 57.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 67.3% | 60.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 72.2% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 71.2% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 88.1% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 88.8% | 83.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 91.5% | 84.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 89.1% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 37.8% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 88.5% | 86.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 91.1% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 54.6% | 54.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 71.5% | 66.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 77.9% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 71.1% | 69.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 70.4% | 71.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 35.5% | 41.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 57.3% | 51.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 75.4% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 81.9% | 72.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 81.8% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 74.3% | 77.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 63.1% | 59.1% |
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* West Mcdowell Junior High Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.