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Enrollment
399
Middle
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370502001996
Elm City Middle
215 E Church St, Elm City, NC 27822 · (252) 236-4148 · Wilson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% 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.
- A+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
15.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
396 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 133 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 142 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 124 | 31% |
Student demographics
65%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
63.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
66.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 Elm City Middle
Elm City Middle's state test result (66.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elm City Middle this school | 399 | 99.2% | 66.7% |
| Chocowinity Middle Chocowinity | 366 | 99.2% | 59.2% |
| West Middle Mount Gilead | 343 | 99.1% | 46.9% |
| Southern Middle Roxboro | 456 | 99.3% | 56.3% |
| George M. Horton Middle Pittsboro | 414 | 99.3% | 68.5% |
| N L Dillard Middle Yanceyville | 432 | 99.3% | 34.4% |
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 Elm City Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #77 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #78 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #83 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #381 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #178 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #175 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #188 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #252 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
399
-48 (-11%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 399 | 25.7 | 15.5:1 | 99% (396) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 25.1 | 16.9:1 | 99% (422) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 25.8 | 17.2:1 | 99% (438) |
| 2020-21 | 447 | 23 | 19.4:1 | 98% (436) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 23.8 | 17.6:1 | 46% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 24 | 17.8:1 | 50% (214) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 27 | 17.2:1 | 46% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 362 | 32 | 11.3:1 | 56% (204) |
| 1990-91 | 392 | 26 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elm City Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (419 to 399); teachers up 8% (23.8 to 25.7).
About Elm City Middle
Students in Elm City, North Carolina, attend Elm City Middle, a small middle school. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 399 students on the rolls. Across middle schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 605.
Elm City Middle is run by Wilson County Schools, whose 25 schools enroll 10,451 students.
About 49% of students at Elm City Middle are White, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 29% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among Wilson County residents, the White share is about 46%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.5:1. The school has 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in North Carolina is about 15.9:1. Federal data show 99% of students (396) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 96% average for public schools in Wilson County.
Among North Carolina public middle schools, Elm City Middle outscored 92%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations places Elm City Middle in the top 10% of North Carolina schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 18.1 points above it (66.7% actual, 48.5% predicted).
For Wilson County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $56,423, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 29 public schools in the county, enrolling about 12,482, Elm City Middle among them.
Elm City Middle is about 4.3 miles from Wilson Preparatory Academy, its nearest public school. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 66.7% is above the 60.6% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 48 students, from 447 to 399. Federal data show the ratio falling from 19.4:1 to 15.5:1.
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Wilson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,290
Census ACS
Median income
$56,423
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
12,482 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilson County Schools
- James Hunt HighHigh · 1,115 students
- Fike HighHigh · 1,028 students
- Forest Hills MiddleMiddle · 654 students
- Beddingfield HighHigh · 653 students
- John W Jones ElementaryElementary · 601 students
- Rock Ridge ElementaryElementary · 476 students
Other schools in Elm City
- Coopers ElementaryElementary · 591 students
- Gardners ElementaryElementary · 280 students
Nearby schools
- Wilson Preparatory Academy4.3 mi · 725
- Fike High5.2 mi · 1,028
- Frederick Douglass Elementary5.3 mi · 339
- Wells Elementary5.5 mi · 383
- New Hope Elementary5.5 mi · 460
- Sallie B Howard School5.7 mi · 1,228
Frequently asked questions
About Elm City MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Elm City Middle?
Elm City Middle enrolls approximately 399 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Elm City Middle serve?
Elm City Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elm City Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elm City Middle is approximately 15.5:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elm City Middle?
At Elm City Middle, the student body is approximately 49% White, 14% Hispanic, 29% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Elm City Middle in?
Elm City Middle is part of Wilson County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.