Across 7 schools in McDowell County Schools, 27.7% of Black students meet grade level proficient+. That is 14.1 points below the North Carolina average for Black students.
Search North Carolina schools ›Average across the 7 schools in McDowell County Schools with reportable results, giving each school equal weight regardless of size. A group is omitted from a school when too few students were tested to report safely.
Among the 3 schools here with at least 25 Black student results, McDowell High School reports 33.3% of Black students meeting the standard. East McDowell Middle School, in the same district, reports 21.1%. That is a 12.2-point spread across schools under one administration, serving one community, funded by one tax base.
Ranked by the share of Black students meeting grade level proficient+. Every group is shown alongside, because a school that serves one group well and another poorly is telling you something too.
| School | All | Black | Hispanic | White | Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebo Elementary School | 55% | 42.9% | 32.3% | 60% | — |
| McDowell High School | 41.1% | 33.3% | 30.7% | 44.1% | 52.9% |
| Marion Elementary School | 61% | 31.8% | 48.4% | 69.8% | — |
| West McDowell Middle School | 49.9% | 25% | 37.8% | 53.7% | 50% |
| East McDowell Middle School | 42.6% | 21.1% | 24.7% | 49.6% | 72.7% |
| Pleasant Gardens Elementary School | 54.8% | 20% | 43.5% | 57.6% | — |
| West Marion Elementary School | 50.1% | 20% | 44% | 52.5% | — |
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