Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy is one of the tiny intermediate schools in Enfield, North Carolina, one of the schools within Halifax County Schools, with 177 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 71% leaner than typical.

Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy is one of 11 schools operated by Halifax County Schools, a district that caters to 2,150 students overall.

Demographically, Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (85%). The remainder comes out to 8% Hispanic, 3% White. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 48.8%; actual is 28.7%, a gap of -20.1 points.

In the area at large, Halifax County reports that median household earnings sit near $45,590, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy is one of 23 public schools in Halifax County (combined enrollment of about 6,803 students).

Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 40.3%.

Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy's enrollment has contracted 20% since 2018, when it stood at 222 (now 177). Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.