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What's one thing First Flight Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
604
Middle
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DARE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370111002291
First Flight Middle School
109 Veterans Drive, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948 · (252) 441-8888 · Dare County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL604 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of North Carolina public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
198 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 195 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 196 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 213 | 35% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
67.5%
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 68 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 First Flight Middle School
First Flight Middle School's state test result (69.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Flight Middle School this school | 604 | 32.8% | 69.6% |
| New Century Middle Cameron | 602 | 32.4% | 72.6% |
| Broad Creek Middle Newport | 722 | 30.1% | 76.1% |
| East Lincoln Middle Iron Station | 738 | 37.8% | 61.9% |
| Moyock Middle Moyock | 635 | 29.6% | 67.0% |
| Oak Grove Middle Winston-Salem | 727 | 41.4% | 62.2% |
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 First Flight Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #56 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #76 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #52 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 604 | #222 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #37 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.1% | #416 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.8% | #430 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #193 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
604
-65 (-10%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 651
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 604 | 46.2 | 13.1:1 | 33% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 619 | 46.1 | 13.4:1 | 37% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 46.7 | 13.1:1 | 32% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 669 | 45 | 14.9:1 | 20% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 660 | 48 | 13.7:1 | 22% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 652 | 46 | 14.2:1 | 31% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | 49 | 13.1:1 | 32% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 651 | 44 | 14.8:1 | 18% (116) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for First Flight Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (660 to 604); teachers down 4% (48 to 46.2).
About First Flight Middle School
First Flight Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, under Dare County Schools. Its enrollment is 604 students, spread over grades 6 through 8.
Across its 11 schools, Dare County Schools enrolls 4,968 students. First Flight Middle School is one of those schools.
The student body at First Flight Middle School is 77% White. After that, the student body is 17% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Dare County, the White share is about 86%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 38%.
There are 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.1:1. The gap from the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina is 2.8 students per teacher. On the income side, 33% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 13 points below the 46% average for public schools in Dare County.
First Flight Middle School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 77% of North Carolina public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, First Flight Middle School falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 69.6% actual against 68.8% predicted.
The school's county is Dare County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $88,994, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 12 public schools in the county, enrolling about 4,968, First Flight Middle School among them.
First Flight Elementary School sits about 0.2 miles from First Flight Middle School. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, First Flight Middle School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
First Flight Middle School falls in the Town: Remote locale category, used for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 65 students, from 669 to 604. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.1:1, from 14.9:1.
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Dare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,875
Census ACS
Median income
$88,994
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,968 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dare County Schools
- First Flight High SchoolHigh · 874 students
- Manteo Elementary SchoolElementary · 636 students
- Manteo High SchoolHigh · 528 students
- Kitty Hawk Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Nags Head Elementary SchoolElementary · 484 students
- Manteo Middle SchoolMiddle · 383 students
Other schools in Kill Devil Hills
- First Flight High SchoolHigh · 874 students
- First Flight Elementary SchoolElementary · 285 students
- Dare Learning AcademyHigh · 39 students
Nearby schools
- First Flight Elementary School0.2 mi · 285
- Dare Learning Academy0.3 mi · 39
- First Flight High School0.3 mi · 874
- Nags Head Elementary School2.6 mi · 484
- Manteo Middle School5.9 mi · 383
- Manteo High School6.2 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About First Flight Middle SchoolHow large is First Flight Middle School?
First Flight Middle School enrolls approximately 604 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does First Flight Middle School serve?
First Flight Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at First Flight Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at First Flight Middle School is approximately 13.1:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at First Flight Middle School?
At First Flight Middle School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees First Flight Middle School?
First Flight Middle School is overseen by Dare County Schools in Dare County.
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