Enrollment
336
Middle
DISTRICT 282 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GATES COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370168000719
Central Middle School
362 US Hwy 158 W, Gatesville, NC 27938 · (252) 357-0470 · Gates County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
14.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
177 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 110 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 125 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 101 | 30% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Central Middle School→Gates County Senior High
Based on grade levels within Gates County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
44.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
55.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Central Middle School
Central Middle School's state test result (49.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Middle School this school | 336 | 52.7% | 49.8% |
| Tucker Creek Middle Havelock | 478 | 44.6% | 70.8% |
| Currituck County Middle Barco | 435 | 50.3% | 57.2% |
| Mill Creek Middle Claremont | 477 | 45.9% | 53.3% |
| Asheville Middle Asheville | 670 | 50.9% | 53.3% |
| Grover C Fields Middle New Bern | 542 | 46.1% | 64.5% |
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 Central Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #250 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #163 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #285 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #413 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #101 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #304 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.7% | #375 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #121 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
336
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 236
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 336 | 23 | 14.6:1 | 53% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 28 | 12.4:1 | 55% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 26.3 | 13.1:1 | 53% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 30 | 11.2:1 | 42% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 393 | 30 | 13.1:1 | 47% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 54% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 49% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 505 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 50% (252) |
| 1990-91 | 236 | 18 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (393 to 336); teachers down 23% (30 to 23).
About Central Middle School
Central Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Gatesville, North Carolina, (ZIP code 27938). In all, 336 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. That is 44% below the average of about 605 students for middle schools in North Carolina.
Gates County Schools has a total of 5 schools and 1,410 students, Central Middle School among them.
At Central Middle School, 61% of students are White. Smaller groups are 25% Black, 8% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Census estimates put Gates County at about 63% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Central Middle School scores 56%.
There are 23 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.6:1. Compared with the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 53% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Gates County is similar, at 55%.
Among North Carolina public middle schools, Central Middle School outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Central Middle School, the prediction is 62.8% and the result is 49.8%.
American Community Survey estimates for Gates County show that the median household earns about $66,333 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 11%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Gates County, 5 public schools serve about 1,410 students.
Gates County Senior High is about 1.4 miles from Central Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 3. The school's 49.8% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 335 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 336. Students per teacher increased from 11.2 in 2020-21 to 14.6 in 2024-25.
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Gates County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,376
Census ACS
Median income
$66,333
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,410 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gates County Schools
- Gates County Senior HighHigh · 432 students
- Gatesville ElementaryElementary · 252 students
- Buckland ElementaryElementary · 220 students
- T S Cooper ElementaryElementary · 170 students
Other schools in Gatesville
- Gates County Senior HighHigh · 432 students
- Gatesville ElementaryElementary · 252 students
Other Central Middle schools
49 other US public schools in 25 states are named Central Middle. Central Middle School is the 42nd largest of the 50.
- Central MiddleDobson, NC · 502 students
- Central MiddleWhiteville, NC · 451 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLEDEN PRAIRIE, MN · 1,860 students
- Central Middle SchoolReading, PA · 1,785 students
- Central MiddleEdgewater, MD · 1,204 students
Nearby schools
- Gates County Senior High1.4 mi · 432
- Gatesville Elementary2.2 mi · 252
- Buckland Elementary2.9 mi · 220
- T S Cooper Elementary6.7 mi · 170
- CS Brown High - STEM Program12.2 mi · 100
- Chowan Middle14.6 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Central Middle SchoolHow large is Central Middle School?
Central Middle School enrolls approximately 336 students in grades 06-08.
Is Central Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Central Middle School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Central Middle School.
How diverse is Central Middle School?
Central Middle School reports a student body of 61% White, 6% Hispanic, 25% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Central Middle School in?
Central Middle School is part of Gates County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.