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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Central Wilkes Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
564
Middle
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILKES COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370495002072
Central Wilkes Middle School
3541 South NC Hwy 16, Moravian Falls, NC 28654 · (336) 903-4180 · Wilkes County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL564 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% 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.
- 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
14.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
561 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 191 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 192 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 181 | 32% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
52.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
60.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Wilkes Middle School
Central Wilkes Middle School's state test result (57.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Wilkes Middle School this school | 564 | 99.5% | 57.9% |
| Shallotte Middle Shallotte | 627 | 99.5% | 60.0% |
| Eblen Intermediate Asheville | 566 | 99.3% | 41.4% |
| Corriher Lipe Middle Landis | 457 | 99.3% | 38.5% |
| Valley Springs Middle Arden | 654 | 99.5% | 58.7% |
| Enka Intermediate Candler | 585 | 99.5% | 52.4% |
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 Wilkes Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #148 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #125 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #186 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 564 | #257 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #103 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #219 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #111 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #168 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
564
-70 (-11%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 779
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 564 | 38.6 | 14.6:1 | 99% (561) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 35.6 | 16.0:1 | 99% (566) |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 36.4 | 15.8:1 | 99% (572) |
| 2020-21 | 634 | 42 | 15.1:1 | 100% (631) |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 37.8 | 16.7:1 | 99% (622) |
| 2015-16 | 671 | 42 | 16.0:1 | 100% (668) |
| 2010-11 | 737 | 40 | 18.4:1 | 63% (463) |
| 2000-01 | 779 | 57 | 13.7:1 | 37% (291) |
| 1990-91 | 779 | 60 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Wilkes Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (630 to 564); teachers up 2% (37.8 to 38.6).
About Central Wilkes Middle School
Families in Moravian Falls, North Carolina, are served by Central Wilkes Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. Federal data show 564 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Wilkes County Schools is made up of 22 schools with 8,547 students in all.
The student body at Central Wilkes Middle School is 52% White. The school is also 27% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 6% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 87%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.6:1. The school has 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 15.9:1. Federal data show 99% of students (561) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in Wilkes County.
Central Wilkes Middle School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 76% of North Carolina public middle schools.
Central Wilkes Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (57.9%) and its predicted rate (48.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
For the population of Wilkes County, median household income comes to about $51,721, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across Wilkes County, 22 public schools serve about 8,547 students.
Moravian Falls Elementary School sits about 0.3 miles from Central Wilkes Middle School. Central Wilkes Middle School has 4 other public schools within five miles. The school's 57.9% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Central Wilkes Middle School is Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 70 students, from 634 to 564.
On allk12, people connected to Central Wilkes Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Wilkes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,935
Census ACS
Median income
$51,721
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilkes County Schools
- Wilkes Central High SchoolHigh · 719 students
- Millers Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 699 students
- West Wilkes High SchoolHigh · 582 students
- North Wilkes High SchoolHigh · 578 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- North Wilkes Middle SchoolMiddle · 484 students
Other schools in Moravian Falls
- Moravian Falls Elementary SchoolElementary · 257 students
Nearby schools
- Moravian Falls Elementary School0.3 mi · 257
- Wilkes Central High School1.1 mi · 719
- Wilkesboro Elementary School2.7 mi · 405
- Wilkes Early College High School2.9 mi · 265
- C C Wright Elementary School5.0 mi · 316
- North Wilkesboro Elementary School6.2 mi · 329
Frequently asked questions
About Central Wilkes Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Central Wilkes Middle School?
Central Wilkes Middle School enrolls approximately 564 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Central Wilkes Middle School serve?
Central Wilkes Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Central Wilkes Middle School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Central Wilkes Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Central Wilkes Middle School?
Student demographics at Central Wilkes Middle School are roughly 52% White, 27% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Central Wilkes Middle School public or private?
Central Wilkes Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wilkes County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.