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West Charlotte High School

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools · Mecklenburg County

Address
2219 Senior Dr, Charlotte, NC 28216
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370297001285
2,008
Students
102.1
Teachers (FTE)
19.7:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
59
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
44.1%
Chronically absent
64.9%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools's traditional school calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to West Charlotte High School — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

The area Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools assigns to West Charlotte High School. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools as “CMS High School Boundaries 2017 to 2023_WFL1”, last updated 2025-06-20.

How West Charlotte High School compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 59 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools43rd percentile
Higher than 43% · rank 1,354 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools22nd percentile
Higher than 22% · rank 392 of 514
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools36th percentile
Higher than 36% · rank 108 of 177

Chronic absence is lower here than at 5% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 7 points since 2014 (52 → 59). Met or exceeded expected growth in 8 of 10 years, exceeding it in 4. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202559CExceeded49.2
202457CExceeded48.4
202353DExceeded43.9
202245DNot Met40.5
201950DNot Met47.7
201855CMet50.1
201759CExceeded52
201657CMet50
201551DMet44
201452DMet45

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Black 74.65%Hispanic 18.33%Asian 2.99%Two+ Races 2.49%White 1.44%Native Am. 0.05%Pacific Isl. 0.05%
Black: 74.65% (1,499) Hispanic: 18.33% (368) Asian: 2.99% (60) Two+ Races: 2.49% (50) White: 1.44% (29) Native Am.: 0.05% (1) Pacific Isl.: 0.05% (1)
Black74.65%
Hispanic18.33%
Asian2.99%
Two+ Races2.49%
White1.44%
Native Am.0.05%
Pacific Isl.0.05%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 2,008
51.79%1,040 Female
48.21%968 Male

Student counts for West Charlotte High School, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 2,008 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 55.9%Chronically absent 44.1%
Regular attendance: 55.9% (1,291) Chronically absent: 44.1% (1,019)
Regular attendance55.9%
Chronically absent44.1%

Student Population

Students Counted: 2,310
64.9%Economically disadvantaged
11.7%235 English learners

Student indicators for West Charlotte High School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 2,310 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 75.17%Beginning 24.83%
Experienced: 75.17% (72) Beginning: 24.83% (24)
Experienced75.17%
Beginning24.83%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 96.2 FTE
94.75%Fully licensed
5.25%Emergency or provisional
3.12%3 teachers certified

Teacher figures for West Charlotte High School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 96.2 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 351.2%23.7%
English II43.4%16.1%
Biology29.9%15.8%
NC Math 129.2%8.7%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology70.1%14.1%12.5%--
English II56.6%27.3%15.5%--
NC Math 170.8%20.6%6.4%--
NC Math 348.8%27.5%16.5%7.3%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth8.8898.1

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers96.21
Experienced teachers72.32 (75%)
Beginning teachers23.89 (25%)
Holding a standard license91.16 (95%)
Emergency or provisional licenses5.05 (5%)
National Board certified3

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (1,019 of 2,310)44.1%
Economically disadvantaged64.9%
English learners making progress (of 235)12.3%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.7
Library books per student4.75
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.71

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the West Charlotte High School report card PDF

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West Charlotte High School's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.