Enrollment
366
Middle
DISTRICT 513 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370033002503
Chocowinity Middle
3831 US HWY 17 S, Chocowinity, NC 27817 · (252) 946-6191 · Beaufort County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% 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
16.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
363 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 5 | 73 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 106 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 89 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 27% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Beaufort 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
54.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
65.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
59.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 Chocowinity Middle
Chocowinity Middle's state test result (59.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chocowinity Middle this school | 366 | 99.2% | 59.2% |
| Elm City Middle Elm City | 399 | 99.2% | 66.7% |
| West Middle Mount Gilead | 343 | 99.1% | 46.9% |
| George M. Horton Middle Pittsboro | 414 | 99.3% | 68.5% |
| Southern Middle Roxboro | 456 | 99.3% | 56.3% |
| Crain's Creek Middle Carthage | 481 | 99.4% | 51.1% |
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 Chocowinity Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #133 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #88 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #164 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #397 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #234 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #152 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #202 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #164 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
366
-27 (-7%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
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 | 366 | 22.4 | 16.3:1 | 99% (363) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 24.5 | 15.8:1 | 99% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 27.5 | 13.4:1 | 99% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 26 | 15.1:1 | 99% (390) |
| 2017-18 | 410 | 26.3 | 15.6:1 | 99% (407) |
| 2015-16 | 412 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 71% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 62% (266) |
| 2000-01 | 486 | 28 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chocowinity Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (410 to 366); teachers down 15% (26.3 to 22.4).
About Chocowinity Middle
Chocowinity Middle runs as a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Chocowinity, North Carolina. The school had 366 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in North Carolina is about 605, so this school runs 40% smaller than that.
Chocowinity Middle is one school in a 13-school district, Beaufort County Schools, which enrolls 5,601 students.
Enrollment at Chocowinity Middle is mixed, with White students the largest group at 50%. The rest of enrollment is 25% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Beaufort County's population at about 68%. Chocowinity Middle has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Chocowinity Middle total 22.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.3:1. Middle schools in North Carolina average about 15.9:1, a similar figure. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 99%. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Beaufort County.
allk12 grades Chocowinity Middle an A-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Chocowinity Middle's lunch-eligibility share in North Carolina is predicted to score 48.5%. Chocowinity Middle scores 59.2%, 10.6 points above that line.
Beaufort County has these Census figures: median household income is about $58,357, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The public schools of Beaufort County number 15 and enroll about 6,030.
Chocowinity Primary is the public school closest to Chocowinity Middle, about 0.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Chocowinity Middle is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, Chocowinity Middle is Rural: Fringe.
Federal counts put enrollment at 393 in 2020-21 and 366 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease. Federal data show the ratio rising from 15.1:1 to 16.3:1.
Discussions about Chocowinity Middle may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Beaufort County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,499
Census ACS
Median income
$58,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,030 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beaufort County Schools
- Washington HighHigh · 794 students
- P S Jones MiddleMiddle · 659 students
- Bath ElementaryElementary · 511 students
- Chocowinity PrimaryElementary · 484 students
- Eastern ElementaryElementary · 484 students
- Southside HighHigh · 410 students
Other schools in Chocowinity
- Chocowinity PrimaryElementary · 484 students
- Southside HighHigh · 410 students
- B C Ed Tech CenterCombined
Nearby schools
- Chocowinity Primary0.9 mi · 484
- John C Tayloe Elementary4.0 mi · 382
- Eastern Elementary4.5 mi · 484
- Southside High5.1 mi · 410
- G R Whitfield5.8 mi · 560
- Washington High6.0 mi · 794
Frequently asked questions
About Chocowinity MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Chocowinity Middle?
Chocowinity Middle enrolls approximately 366 students in grades 05-08.
Is Chocowinity Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chocowinity Middle is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Chocowinity Middle have?
Chocowinity Middle employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chocowinity Middle?
At Chocowinity Middle, the student body is approximately 50% White, 14% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Chocowinity Middle?
Chocowinity Middle is overseen by Beaufort County Schools in Beaufort County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.