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Enrollment
632
Middle
DISTRICT 664 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370072000301
Culbreth Middle
225 Culbreth Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 · (919) 929-7161 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL632 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of North Carolina public middle schools
- A-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
12.1:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
214 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 193 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 205 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 234 | 37% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
59.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
62.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Culbreth Middle
Culbreth Middle's state test result (63.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culbreth Middle this school | 632 | 33.9% | 63.2% |
| East Cary Middle Cary | 597 | 36.2% | 70.5% |
| McDougle Middle Chapel Hill | 659 | 27.6% | 71.6% |
| West Lake Middle Apex | 687 | 42.9% | 61.1% |
| Carmel Middle Charlotte | 1,004 | 36.4% | 64.1% |
| Leesville Road Middle Raleigh | 795 | 31.7% | 73.1% |
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 Culbreth Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #102 of 463 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #113 of 461 | #4 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #112 of 463 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 632 | #197 of 478 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #16 of 456 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #101 of 456 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.9% | #423 of 472 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #189 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
632
-113 (-15%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 797
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 632 | 52.4 | 12.1:1 | 34% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 664 | 55.2 | 12.0:1 | 36% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 656 | 50.4 | 13.0:1 | 33% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 745 | 57 | 13.1:1 | 25% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 694 | 58.5 | 11.9:1 | 24% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 709 | 58 | 12.2:1 | 27% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 673 | 57 | 11.8:1 | 23% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 637 | 55 | 11.6:1 | 22% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 797 | 62 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Culbreth Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (694 to 632); teachers down 10% (58.5 to 52.4).
About Culbreth Middle
Culbreth Middle is a middle-grades school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it is part of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. It had 632 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8.
The district for Culbreth Middle is Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, with 20 schools and 11,392 students.
White students account for 45% of enrollment at Culbreth Middle, more than any other group. Other groups make up 30% Hispanic, 11% Black, 9% multiracial, and 5% Asian. County-wide, 69% of Orange County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
On staff are 52.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.1:1. Middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1, 3.8 more students per teacher than here. Culbreth Middle has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 34%.
Among North Carolina public middle schools, Culbreth Middle outscored 60%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Culbreth Middle falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 63.2% actual against 68.5% predicted.
In Orange County, home to about 149,678 people, median household income comes to about $90,089, 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Orange County's 38 public schools enroll about 19,582 students and include Culbreth Middle.
The closest school to Culbreth Middle is FPG Elementary, located about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 63.2% is below the 65.8% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns Culbreth Middle the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
A 15% decline took enrollment from 745 in 2020-21 to 632 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.1:1 to 12.1:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Culbreth Middle. You can also rate the school on this page.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
149,678
Census ACS
Median income
$90,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
19,582 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
- Chapel Hill HighHigh · 1,608 students
- East Chapel Hill HighHigh · 1,419 students
- Carrboro HighHigh · 885 students
- Smith MiddleMiddle · 763 students
- McDougle MiddleMiddle · 659 students
- Phillips MiddleMiddle · 600 students
Other schools in Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill HighHigh · 1,608 students
- East Chapel Hill HighHigh · 1,419 students
- Smith MiddleMiddle · 763 students
- Margaret B. Pollard MiddleMiddle · 736 students
- McDougle MiddleMiddle · 659 students
- Phillips MiddleMiddle · 600 students
Nearby schools
- FPG Elementary0.7 mi · 536
- Scroggs Elementary0.7 mi · 410
- Phoenix Academy High0.9 mi · 27
- Virtual Academy School0.9 mi · 39
- Carrboro High1.0 mi · 885
- Carrboro Elementary1.8 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About Culbreth MiddleHow many students attend Culbreth Middle?
Culbreth Middle enrolls approximately 632 students in grades 06-08.
Is Culbreth Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Culbreth Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Culbreth Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Culbreth Middle is approximately 12.1:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Culbreth Middle?
At Culbreth Middle, the student body is approximately 45% White, 30% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Culbreth Middle public or private?
Culbreth Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.