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Enrollment
589
Middle
DISTRICT 709 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARNETT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370201002456
Coats-Erwin Middle
2833 NC Hwy 55E, Dunn, NC 28334 · (910) 230-0300 · Harnett County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% 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
15.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
580 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 190 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 191 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 208 | 35% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
42.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
36.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 Coats-Erwin Middle
Coats-Erwin Middle's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coats-Erwin Middle this school | 589 | 98.5% | 40.9% |
| Bunn Middle Bunn | 618 | 99.4% | 44.0% |
| Midway Middle Dunn | 584 | 97.1% | 54.5% |
| Lincolnton Middle Lincolnton | 563 | 99.5% | 43.2% |
| Swift Creek Middle Clayton | 691 | 99.3% | 55.3% |
| North Johnston Middle Micro | 598 | 97.2% | 55.7% |
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 Coats-Erwin Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Harnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #339 of 463 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #346 of 461 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #307 of 463 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 589 | #239 of 478 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #188 of 456 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #145 of 456 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #281 of 472 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #228 of 300 | 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
589
-76 (-11%) vs 2020
-10% since 2000-01, when it was 653
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 589 | 37.4 | 15.8:1 | 98% (580) |
| 2023-24 | 609 | 35.5 | 17.1:1 | 100% (606) |
| 2022-23 | 606 | 34 | 17.8:1 | 68% (411) |
| 2020-21 | 665 | 37 | 18.0:1 | 50% (330) |
| 2017-18 | 632 | 38 | 16.6:1 | 60% (379) |
| 2015-16 | 665 | 41 | 16.2:1 | 66% (441) |
| 2010-11 | 662 | 42 | 15.8:1 | 60% (394) |
| 2000-01 | 653 | N/A | N/A | 37% (240) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coats-Erwin Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (632 to 589); teachers down 2% (38 to 37.4).
About Coats-Erwin Middle
At 2833 NC Hwy 55E in Dunn, North Carolina, Coats-Erwin Middle operates as a medium-sized middle school. The school's 589 students are in grades 6 through 8.
Coats-Erwin Middle is part of a district of 29 schools: Harnett County Schools, with 20,095 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Coats-Erwin Middle. The largest is White students, at 42%. The next largest groups are 36% Hispanic, 18% Black, and 4% multiracial. In Harnett County overall, about 62% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.8:1. For comparison, middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 98%. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in Harnett County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, Coats-Erwin Middle receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Coats-Erwin Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.9% and a predicted 48.8%.
Federal survey data for Harnett County show that the median household income is $71,287, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 31 public schools in Harnett County, enrolling about 20,611 students in all.
The closest public school to Coats-Erwin Middle is Coats Elementary, about 2.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Coats-Erwin Middle ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Coats-Erwin Middle in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 589, an 11% decrease from 665 in 2020-21. The ratio was 18.0:1 in 2020-21 and 15.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Harnett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
139,150
Census ACS
Median income
$71,287
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
20,611 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harnett County Schools
- Overhills HighHigh · 1,981 students
- Harnett Central HighHigh · 1,522 students
- Western Harnett HighHigh · 1,324 students
- Triton HighHigh · 1,274 students
- Benhaven ElementaryElementary · 1,065 students
- Harnett Central MiddleMiddle · 1,059 students
Other schools in Dunn
- Dunn ElementaryElementary · 813 students
- Midway MiddleMiddle · 584 students
- Midway ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Dunn MiddleMiddle · 388 students
- Plain View ElementaryElementary · 362 students
- Harnett County Early CollegeHigh · 185 students
Nearby schools
- Coats Elementary2.2 mi · 633
- Triton High2.4 mi · 1,274
- Erwin Elementary3.4 mi · 637
- Dunn Middle3.8 mi · 388
- Harnett County Early College4.6 mi · 185
- Dunn Elementary4.6 mi · 813
Frequently asked questions
About Coats-Erwin MiddleHow many students attend Coats-Erwin Middle?
Coats-Erwin Middle enrolls approximately 589 students in grades 06-08.
Is Coats-Erwin Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Coats-Erwin Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Coats-Erwin Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Coats-Erwin Middle is approximately 15.8:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Coats-Erwin Middle?
At Coats-Erwin Middle, the student body is approximately 42% White, 36% Hispanic, 18% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Coats-Erwin Middle in?
Coats-Erwin Middle is part of Harnett County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.