Anson Middle

Anson Middle is one of the low-enrollment 6-8 campuss in Wadesboro, North Carolina, one of the schools within Anson County Schools, with 414 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 32% leaner than the state mean of about 605.

Within Anson County Schools, which oversees 9 schools and 2,924 students, Anson Middle is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Anson Middle shows that Black students make up the majority at 57%. The remainder breaks down as 25% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 45%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Anson Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.5%, the actual is 31.6%, a residual of -16.9 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Anson County shows median household earnings sit near $47,302, about 10% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Anson County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,924 students), of which Anson Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Anson High School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Anson Middle ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 44.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Anson Middle's enrollment has decreased 33% since 2018, when it stood at 621 (now 414). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 5% to 10% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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