Enrollment
260
Middle
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTERET COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370063000251
Beaufort Middle
100 Carraway Dr, Beaufort, NC 28516 · (252) 728-4520 · Carteret County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of North Carolina public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
257 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 85 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 82 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 93 | 36% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
58.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
61.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Beaufort Middle
Beaufort Middle's state test result (62.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort Middle this school | 260 | 98.8% | 62.0% |
| Robbinsville Middle Robbinsville | 243 | 98.8% | 33.5% |
| Pamlico County Middle Bayboro | 242 | 98.8% | 54.5% |
| Hayesville Middle Hayesville | 301 | 99.0% | 62.1% |
| Newport Middle Newport | 346 | 98.8% | 52.2% |
| Foothills Community School Marion | 200 | 98.5% | 72.1% |
Matched among North Carolina middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Beaufort Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #112 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #119 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #123 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 260 | #433 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #15 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #356 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #252 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #241 of 300 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
260
-9 (-3%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 348
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 260 | 21.6 | 12.0:1 | 99% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 21.5 | 11.9:1 | 53% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 258 | 21.2 | 12.2:1 | 99% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 21 | 12.8:1 | 99% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 276 | 21.5 | 12.8:1 | 50% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 251 | 21 | 11.9:1 | 53% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 271 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 47% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 251 | 27 | 9.3:1 | 47% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 348 | 22 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beaufort Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (276 to 260); teachers unchanged (21.5 to 21.6).
About Beaufort Middle
Beaufort Middle is a small middle school in North Carolina, with an address in Beaufort. It reports enrollment of 260 students in grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 605 students for middle schools in North Carolina.
Federal data list 17 schools in Carteret County Public Schools, with 7,847 students enrolled.
White students are 68% of those enrolled at Beaufort Middle. The next largest groups are 13% multiracial, 10% Black, and 8% Hispanic. In Carteret County overall, about 86% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.0:1. The average for middle schools in North Carolina is 15.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 99% of students at Beaufort Middle are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Carteret County, the average is 76%.
Among North Carolina public middle schools, Beaufort Middle outscored 86%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Beaufort Middle would be expected to post about 48.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 62.0%.
The school is in Carteret County, where the median household earns about $72,322 a year, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Beaufort Middle shares Carteret County with 18 other public schools.
Beaufort Elementary is about 0.1 miles from Beaufort Middle, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Beaufort Middle ranks 7th on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's enrollment decreased 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Beaufort Middle lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Carteret County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
69,148
Census ACS
Median income
$72,322
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
8,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carteret County Public Schools
- West Carteret HighHigh · 1,095 students
- Croatan HighHigh · 1,019 students
- White Oak ElementaryElementary · 784 students
- Broad Creek MiddleMiddle · 722 students
- Newport ElementaryElementary · 621 students
- East Carteret HighHigh · 521 students
Other schools in Beaufort
- East Carteret HighHigh · 521 students
- Beaufort ElementaryElementary · 346 students
- Tiller SchoolElementary · 206 students
Other Beaufort Middle schools
One other US public school is named Beaufort Middle. Beaufort Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Beaufort MiddleBeaufort, SC · 348 students
Nearby schools
- Beaufort Elementary0.1 mi · 346
- Tiller School0.7 mi · 206
- East Carteret High3.6 mi · 521
- Morehead City Middle5.5 mi · 506
- Harkers Island Elementary5.8 mi · 95
- Morehead Elem at Camp Glenn6.0 mi · 253
Frequently asked questions
About Beaufort MiddleHow large is Beaufort Middle?
Beaufort Middle enrolls approximately 260 students in grades 06-08.
Is Beaufort Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Beaufort Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Beaufort Middle have?
Beaufort Middle employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
How diverse is Beaufort Middle?
Beaufort Middle reports a student body of 68% White, 8% Hispanic, 10% Black, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Beaufort Middle?
Beaufort Middle is overseen by Carteret County Public Schools in Carteret County.
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