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Enrollment
631
Middle
DISTRICT 612 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001200004
C M Eppes Middle
1100 South Elm Street, Greenville, NC 27858 · (252) 757-2160 · Pitt County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of North Carolina public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
16.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
614 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 232 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 228 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 171 | 27% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
38.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
42.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 C M Eppes Middle
C M Eppes Middle's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C M Eppes Middle this school | 631 | 97.3% | 41.7% |
| E B Aycock Middle Greenville | 617 | 99.5% | 40.5% |
| A G Cox Middle Winterville | 778 | 99.6% | 58.4% |
| Rocky Mount Middle Rocky Mount | 692 | 99.3% | 31.1% |
| Luther Nick Jeralds Middle Fayetteville | 605 | 96.5% | 35.8% |
| Lewis Chapel Middle Fayetteville | 574 | 96.5% | 39.5% |
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 C M Eppes Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Pitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #333 of 463 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #303 of 461 | #4 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #350 of 463 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #201 of 478 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #217 of 456 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #335 of 456 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #325 of 472 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.2% | #38 of 143 | N/A |
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
631
-37 (-6%) vs 2020
+37% since 2000-01, when it was 461
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 631 | 39.2 | 16.1:1 | 97% (614) |
| 2023-24 | 623 | 43.8 | 14.2:1 | 99% (614) |
| 2022-23 | 626 | 44.7 | 14.0:1 | 99% (622) |
| 2020-21 | 668 | 44 | 15.2:1 | 97% (648) |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 37.8 | 14.2:1 | 75% (402) |
| 2015-16 | 558 | 41 | 13.6:1 | 77% (428) |
| 2010-11 | 442 | 35 | 12.6:1 | 55% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | 45 | 10.2:1 | 57% (265) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C M Eppes Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (534 to 631); teachers up 4% (37.8 to 39.2).
About C M Eppes Middle
C M Eppes Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Pitt County Schools, located in Greenville, North Carolina. It reports enrollment of 631 students in grades 6 through 8.
The 40 schools of Pitt County Schools, including C M Eppes Middle, enroll 24,470 students.
About 65% of the student body at C M Eppes Middle is Black. Enrollment also includes 21% White, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Pitt County, the Black share is about 35%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 39.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.1:1. The 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina is close to this figure. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 97%.
C M Eppes Middle earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 30% of North Carolina public middle schools.
In North Carolina, C M Eppes Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 41.7% actual against a predicted 49.1%.
In Pitt County, home to about 177,193 people, median household income comes to about $58,188, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 43 public schools in the county, enrolling about 25,202, C M Eppes Middle among them.
Vidant Health is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. C M Eppes Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. C M Eppes Middle ranks 6th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 41.7% against a local average of 52.3%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
A 6% decline took enrollment from 668 in 2020-21 to 631 in 2024-25.
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Pitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
177,193
Census ACS
Median income
$58,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
25,202 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pitt County Schools
- D H Conley HighHigh · 1,757 students
- South CentralHigh · 1,738 students
- Junius H Rose HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Hope MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- ChicodElementary · 902 students
- North Pitt HighHigh · 854 students
Other schools in Greenville
- D H Conley HighHigh · 1,757 students
- Junius H Rose HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Hope MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- ChicodElementary · 902 students
- Eastern ElementaryElementary · 833 students
- Lakeforest ElementaryElementary · 821 students
Nearby schools
- Vidant Health0.0 mi · 24
- Elmhurst Elementary0.3 mi · 454
- Innovation Early College High0.4 mi · 227
- Wahl Coates Elementary0.8 mi · 406
- E B Aycock Middle1.0 mi · 617
- Eastern Elementary1.0 mi · 833
Frequently asked questions
About C M Eppes MiddleHow many students attend C M Eppes Middle?
C M Eppes Middle enrolls approximately 631 students in grades 06-08.
Is C M Eppes Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
C M Eppes Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does C M Eppes Middle have?
C M Eppes Middle employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at C M Eppes Middle?
At C M Eppes Middle, the student body is approximately 21% White, 7% Hispanic, 65% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is C M Eppes Middle in?
C M Eppes Middle is part of Pitt County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.