Enrollment
182
Middle
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370387001549
Ellerbe Middle
128 W Ballard Street, Ellerbe, NC 28338 · (910) 582-7925 · Richmond County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL182 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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
13.1:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
179 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 48 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 45% |
Student demographics
74%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
39.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
45.3%
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 45 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 Ellerbe Middle
Ellerbe Middle's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellerbe Middle this school | 182 | 98.4% | 47.6% |
| West Pender Middle Burgaw | 209 | 97.6% | 35.9% |
| Cordova Middle Cordova | 233 | 98.7% | 38.9% |
| Burgaw Middle Burgaw | 236 | 97.9% | 37.5% |
| The Innovation Academy at South Campus Smithfield | 263 | 98.5% | 84.8% |
| Grantham Middle Goldsboro | 301 | 99.0% | 48.9% |
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 Ellerbe Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #269 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #274 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #347 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 182 | #463 of 478 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #289 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #60 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
182
-41 (-18%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 480
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 182 | 13.9 | 13.1:1 | 98% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 202 | 16.5 | 12.2:1 | 99% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 212 | 15.2 | 14.0:1 | 99% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 223 | 16 | 13.9:1 | 99% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 232 | 17 | 13.7:1 | 99% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 228 | 15 | 15.2:1 | 99% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 228 | 18 | 12.7:1 | 75% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 311 | 25 | 12.4:1 | 52% (163) |
| 1990-91 | 480 | 37 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ellerbe Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (232 to 182); teachers down 18% (17 to 13.9).
About Ellerbe Middle
Ellerbe Middle operates as a very small middle-grades school in Ellerbe, North Carolina. In all, 182 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. That is 70% below the average of about 605 students for middle schools in North Carolina.
Besides Ellerbe Middle, Richmond County Schools runs 14 other schools. The district enrolls 6,504 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Ellerbe Middle is White, with 35% of students. The next largest groups are 29% Hispanic, 22% Black, 10% multiracial, and 3% Native American. The school's White share is 21 points below the 56% share among Richmond County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 74%.
On staff are 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.1:1. Middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1, 2.8 more students per teacher than here. Ellerbe Middle has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 98%. The figure for public schools in Richmond County is close, at 99%.
Ellerbe Middle holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 45% of North Carolina public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Ellerbe Middle, the prediction is 48.8% and the result is 47.6%.
The county, Richmond County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $44,883 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 20% of residents are in poverty. Richmond County has 15 public schools with about 6,504 students, including Ellerbe Middle.
Ellerbe Middle is about 0.9 miles from Mineral Springs Elementary, its nearest public school. Ellerbe Middle has 6 other public schools within ten miles. Ellerbe Middle ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 47.6% against a local average of 41.2%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 41 students, from 223 to 182.
The Ellerbe Middle discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Richmond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,344
Census ACS
Median income
$44,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,504 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond County Schools
- Richmond Senior HighHigh · 1,365 students
- Rockingham MiddleMiddle · 606 students
- Fairview Heights ElementaryElementary · 480 students
- L J Bell ElementaryElementary · 449 students
- Mineral Springs ElementaryElementary · 441 students
- East Rockingham ElementaryElementary · 430 students
Nearby schools
- Mineral Springs Elementary0.9 mi · 441
- L J Bell Elementary8.8 mi · 449
- Rockingham Middle8.9 mi · 606
- Richmond Senior High9.0 mi · 1,365
- West Rockingham Elementary9.0 mi · 314
- Washington Street Elementary9.2 mi · 417
Frequently asked questions
About Ellerbe MiddleHow many students attend Ellerbe Middle?
Ellerbe Middle enrolls approximately 182 students in grades 06-08.
Is Ellerbe Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ellerbe Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Ellerbe Middle have?
Ellerbe Middle employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Ellerbe Middle?
Student demographics at Ellerbe Middle are roughly 35% White, 29% Hispanic, 22% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Ellerbe Middle public or private?
Ellerbe Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richmond County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.