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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at East Middle?
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Enrollment
422
Middle
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370306002267
East Middle
130 Merlin's Maze, Biscoe, NC 27209 · (910) 428-3278 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% 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
14.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
419 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 143 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 144 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 135 | 32% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
39.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
37.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
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 East Middle
East Middle's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Middle this school | 422 | 99.3% | 40.5% |
| Hobbton Middle Newton Grove | 428 | 99.3% | 49.0% |
| North Asheboro Middle Asheboro | 501 | 99.4% | 43.2% |
| Union Middle Clinton | 374 | 99.2% | 37.5% |
| South Asheboro Middle Asheboro | 491 | 99.0% | 47.5% |
| West Lee Middle Sanford | 522 | 96.9% | 41.9% |
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 East Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #343 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #336 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #344 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #365 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #104 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #269 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #174 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #216 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
422
-79 (-16%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 422 | 28.7 | 14.7:1 | 99% (419) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 30 | 14.0:1 | 99% (414) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 27.9 | 16.2:1 | 85% (384) |
| 2020-21 | 501 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 76% (380) |
| 2017-18 | 456 | 30.7 | 14.9:1 | 84% (381) |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 83% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | 31 | 16.2:1 | 80% (400) |
| 2000-01 | 481 | 29 | 16.6:1 | 56% (269) |
| 1990-91 | 432 | 16 | 27.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (456 to 422); teachers down 6% (30.7 to 28.7).
About East Middle
East Middle, located in Biscoe, North Carolina, is a small middle-grades school. The school reports 422 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 30% smaller than the 605 average for middle schools in North Carolina.
East Middle is part of Montgomery County Schools, where 11 schools serve 3,587 students.
East Middle is 57% Hispanic by enrollment. Smaller groups are 26% White, 10% Black, and 7% multiracial. County-wide, 16% of Montgomery County residents are Hispanic. East Middle's diversity index is 59%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at East Middle is 28.7 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.7:1. That is lower than the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. The school counts 419 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 99%. That tracks the 99% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
East Middle is graded C by allk12, scoring above 27% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
East Middle's average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.5% is 8.0 points below the 48.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Across Montgomery County, the median household income is $57,766, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Montgomery County is home to 12 public schools and about 3,818 public school students.
Nearest public school: Green Ridge Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts East Middle at 4th of 7.
East Middle has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
The school enrolled 422 students in 2024-25, 79 fewer than the 501 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.7:1 to 14.7:1.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,007
Census ACS
Median income
$57,766
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,818 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County Schools
- Montgomery Central HighHigh · 846 students
- Candor ElementaryElementary · 368 students
- West MiddleMiddle · 343 students
- Troy ElementaryElementary · 291 students
- Montgomery County Early CollegeHigh · 282 students
- Star ElementaryElementary · 272 students
Other schools in Biscoe
- Green Ridge ElementaryElementary · 271 students
- Tillery Charter AcademyElementary · 231 students
Other East Middle schools
17 other US public schools in 11 states are named East Middle. East Middle is the 15th largest of the 18.
- EAST MIDDLE SCHOOLBRENTWOOD, NY · 1,108 students
- East Middle SchoolSioux City, IA · 1,076 students
- East Middle SchoolBraintree, MA · 999 students
- East Middle SchoolTRAVERSE CITY, MI · 829 students
- East Middle SchoolGreat Falls, MT · 764 students
Nearby schools
- Green Ridge Elementary0.6 mi · 271
- Tillery Charter Academy0.9 mi · 231
- Candor Elementary3.6 mi · 368
- Star Elementary4.1 mi · 272
- Montgomery Central High5.7 mi · 846
- Montgomery County Early College5.8 mi · 282
Frequently asked questions
About East MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at East Middle?
East Middle enrolls approximately 422 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does East Middle serve?
East Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Middle is approximately 14.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Middle?
At East Middle, the student body is approximately 26% White, 57% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is East Middle in?
East Middle is part of Montgomery County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.