West Caldwell High School

300 West Caldwell Dr, Lenoir, NC 28645 | (828) 758-5583

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 865

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5 out of 5 | 6 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 865 high school students from grades 9-12
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Yes

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 300 W Caldwell Drive, Lenoir, NC 28645

Principal or Admin: Mr Doug Rhoney
Fax: (828) 754-2783
Website: wchs.caldwellschools.com

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

Additional School Details

School Calendar Description: Traditional

School Schedule: Semester

Accreditation Status: Southern Association of Colleges

College Board Number: 342240

School District Details

Caldwell County Schools District
Per-Pupil Spending: $7,596
Graduation Rate: 72.0%
Dropout Rate: 5.9%
Students Per Teacher: 15.0
Enrolled Students: 12,974

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 865
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 67.2
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 12.9

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 453 (52.4%)
Females: 412 (47.6%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 75 (8.7%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 432 (49.9%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 507 (58.6%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

West Caldwell High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	137	15.8%
Asian	7	0.8%
Hispanic	69	8.0%
White	652	75.4%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	247	28.6%
10th Grade	210	24.3%
11th Grade	216	25.0%
12th Grade	192	22.2%

Graduation Information (2009)

Graduation Rate

School:

69.8%

District:

72.5%

State:

71.7%

Source: NC Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 6 Reviews

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6 reviews for West Caldwell High School

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on April 07, 2011
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This is a great school. Teachers and staff really care about our kids. When I email my son's teachers to see how he is doing everyone gets back with me quickly.The coaches are great also.GO WARRIORS!

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on October 16, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
With the introduction of a new principal, new football coach and their staff, I can see the West Caldwell of old starting to re-emerge! Spirit is growing, community involvement and pride is coming back. We are not there yet, but It is a breath of fresh air to see school leaders really care about our kids and OUR school!
Go Warriors!

Reviewed by Teacher on September 05, 2010
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A wonderful school with a great leader in Mr. Doug Rhoney and caring staff. The kids are pretty awesome too!

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on October 12, 2009
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Its a great school now that Mr. Colwell has been replaced! I pulled my kids out when he was there. He had the most drop outs and didnt allow or want any kids with disabilities at his school. Thank God hes gone! Now the school is back to normal.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on September 19, 2008
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Excellent School! Couldn't ask for better. Mr. Colwell is a perfect fit for our school!

Reviewed by Former Student on August 31, 2007
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Great school

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Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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How is this determined?

The overall school rating shows that West Caldwell High School performed on average better than many other schools across the state on EOC and EOG state exams in the following subjects:

Algebra I
Algebra II
Biology
Chemistry
Civics and Economics
English I
Geometry
Physical Science
Physics
US History
Writing

SAT Exam Performance (2010)

Percent Tested

School:

41.5%

District:

41.1%

State:

63.0%

Math Average Score

School:

478.0

District:

512.0

State:

511.0

Critical Reading Average Score

School:

448.0

District:

482.0

State:

497.0

Writing Average Score

School:

419.0

District:

463.0

State:

477.0

Overall Average Score

School:

1,345.0

District:

1,457.0

State:

1,485.0

AYP Information (2010)

Overall AYP Met: Yes

EOC - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

EOC - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Algebra I Test
2010	83.9%	83.0%	77.9%
2009	78.8%	80.5%	67.9%

Algebra II Test
2010	90.2%	87.1%	84.9%
2009	85.1%	81.7%	72.9%

Biology Test
2010	79.7%	83.6%	81.2%
2009	70.0%	74.8%	71.3%

Civics and Economics Test
2010	84.7%	84.0%	78.7%
2009	78.6%	78.5%	71.3%

English I Test
2010	85.6%	88.2%	82.8%
2009	71.6%	77.6%	74.3%

Geometry Test
2010	89.2%	91.1%	82.3%
2009	90.0%	86.0%	73.3%

Physical Science Test
2010	86.7%	86.1%	76.4%
2009	82.0%	75.3%	62.7%

US History Test
2010	91.1%	89.1%	81.6%
2009	77.3%	76.3%	71.2%

Chemistry Test
2009	84.9%	75.0%	77.7%

Physics Test
2009	80.0%	-	85.9%

EOG - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 10 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Writing Test
2010	43.0%	62.2%	70.4%
2009	59.2%	68.7%	71.1%

Source: NC Department of Education 2009-2010

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EOG - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 10 - % of students at or above proficiency

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