Cape Fear Middle

Located at 1886 NC Hwy 133, in Rocky Point, North Carolina, Cape Fear Middle is a small junior high that teaches 430 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Pender County Schools. That puts it 29% below the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 605 students.

Pender County Schools comprises 19 schools with combined enrollment of 11,073 students; Cape Fear Middle is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cape Fear Middle shows that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 38% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Pender County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Cape Fear Middle has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Pender County's rate of about 70%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cape Fear Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.2%.

Around the school, Pender County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,396, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cape Fear Middle is one of 19 public schools in Pender County (combined enrollment of about 11,073 students).

Pender Innovative Learning Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Cape Fear Middle. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cape Fear Middle ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 59.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Cape Fear Middle's enrollment has edged down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 465 (now 430). Hispanic enrollment moved from 29% to 38% across the same window.

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