Elm City Middle

Set in Elm City, North Carolina, Elm City Middle is a modestly sized middle school, overseen by Wilson County Schools. It serves 399 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 605 students each, so Elm City Middle sits 34% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Wilson County Schools, which oversees 25 schools and 10,451 students, Elm City Middle is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Elm City Middle shows that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 29% Black, 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Wilson County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 99% of students at Elm City Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Elm City Middle sits in the top 10% of North Carolina schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.5%; actual is 66.7%, +18.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, Wilson County reports that median household earnings sit near $56,423, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wilson County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,482 students), of which Elm City Middle is one.

Wilson Preparatory Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Elm City Middle comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 60.6%.

Elm City Middle operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Elm City Middle's enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 419 (now 399). Class-load math has fell: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.