Enrollment
192
Middle
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOORE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370309001318
Elise Middle
180 W Elm St, Robbins, NC 27325 · (910) 948-2421 · Moore County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL192 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of North Carolina public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
10.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
187 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 6 | 62 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 67 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 33% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
42.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
49.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 Elise Middle
Elise Middle's state test result (46.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elise Middle this school | 192 | 97.4% | 46.2% |
| Selma Middle School Selma | 339 | 99.1% | 38.0% |
| Union Middle Clinton | 374 | 99.2% | 37.5% |
| Konnoak Middle School Winston Salem | 363 | 99.2% | 21.6% |
| East Middle Biscoe | 422 | 99.3% | 40.5% |
| Hobbton Middle Newton Grove | 428 | 99.3% | 49.0% |
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 Elise Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #288 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #222 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #315 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 192 | #459 of 478 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.4% | #323 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #158 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
192
-41 (-18%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 405
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 192 | 18.4 | 10.4:1 | 97% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 184 | 18.4 | 10.0:1 | 98% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 214 | 18.2 | 11.8:1 | 81% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 233 | 18 | 12.9:1 | 70% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 216 | 17.9 | 12.1:1 | 86% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 194 | 20 | 9.7:1 | 88% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 216 | 20 | 10.8:1 | 76% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 230 | 25 | 9.2:1 | 85% (196) |
| 1990-91 | 405 | 26 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elise Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (216 to 192); teachers up 3% (17.9 to 18.4).
About Elise Middle
Elise Middle is a small middle school. Its address is in Robbins, North Carolina. The school reports 192 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in North Carolina is about 605 students.
Moore County Schools has a total of 23 schools and 13,085 students, Elise Middle among them.
Hispanic students account for 59% of enrollment at Elise Middle. Smaller groups are 21% White, 14% Black, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Moore County is roughly 8% Hispanic. Elise Middle has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 10.4 students per teacher and 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in North Carolina is 15.9:1, higher than at this school. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Moore County averages 64%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for Elise Middle is C+. Compared with North Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 39% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Elise Middle is -2.9 points: 46.2% actual, 49.1% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Moore County show that median household income is about $86,080, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Elise Middle is one of 27 public schools in Moore County, which together enroll about 14,708 students.
The next-closest public school is Robbins Elementary, about 1.5 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 59.2% on proficiency, and Elise Middle is below that at 46.2%.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 233 to 192. Students per teacher fell from 12.9 in 2020-21 to 10.4 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Elise Middle can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Moore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,876
Census ACS
Median income
$86,080
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
14,708 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Moore County Schools
- Pinecrest HighHigh · 2,290 students
- Union Pines HighHigh · 1,462 students
- West Pine MiddleMiddle · 717 students
- McDeeds Creek ElementaryElementary · 707 students
- Aberdeen ElementaryElementary · 675 students
- Southern MiddleMiddle · 620 students
Other schools in Robbins
- North Moore HighHigh · 605 students
- Robbins ElementaryElementary · 378 students
Nearby schools
- Robbins Elementary1.5 mi · 378
- North Moore High3.0 mi · 605
- Highfalls Elementary5.1 mi · 293
- Westmoore Elementary6.4 mi · 268
- Bennett School9.0 mi · 187
- Star Elementary11.3 mi · 272
Frequently asked questions
About Elise MiddleHow many students attend Elise Middle?
Elise Middle enrolls approximately 192 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Elise Middle serve?
Elise Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Elise Middle?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Elise Middle.
How diverse is Elise Middle?
Elise Middle reports a student body of 21% White, 59% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Elise Middle in?
Elise Middle is part of Moore County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.