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What's something Granite Falls Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
518
Middle
DISTRICT 510 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALDWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370058000229
Granite Falls Middle
4 West Highland Ave, Granite Falls, NC 28630 · (828) 396-2341 · Caldwell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL518 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
515 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 173 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 173 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 172 | 33% |
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
56.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
61.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Granite Falls Middle
Granite Falls Middle's state test result (60.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Falls Middle this school | 518 | 99.4% | 60.8% |
| North Buncombe Middle Weaverville | 516 | 98.8% | 64.8% |
| Tyro Middle Lexington | 528 | 98.5% | 50.0% |
| Hudson Middle Hudson | 551 | 98.9% | 52.5% |
| Cane Creek Middle Fletcher | 499 | 98.0% | 71.3% |
| North Wilkes Middle School North Wilkesboro | 484 | 99.4% | 55.4% |
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 Granite Falls Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #122 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #122 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #138 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 518 | #286 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #151 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.7% | #418 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #126 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #174 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
518
-60 (-10%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 597
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 518 | 33.9 | 15.3:1 | 99% (515) |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 31.9 | 16.4:1 | 99% (522) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 34.5 | 15.6:1 | 53% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 33 | 17.5:1 | 41% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 36.6 | 15.7:1 | 47% (270) |
| 2015-16 | 622 | 39 | 15.9:1 | 50% (314) |
| 2010-11 | 693 | 45 | 15.4:1 | 47% (326) |
| 2000-01 | 743 | 43 | 17.3:1 | 27% (204) |
| 1990-91 | 597 | 44 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Granite Falls Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (575 to 518); teachers down 8% (36.6 to 33.9).
About Granite Falls Middle
Granite Falls Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school that serves part of Granite Falls, North Carolina. The school reports 518 students in grades 6 through 8.
Granite Falls Middle is one school in Caldwell County Schools, a system of 25 schools with 10,667 students.
At 78%, White students outnumber all other groups at Granite Falls Middle combined. Other students are 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. By comparison, Caldwell County residents are about 86% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Granite Falls Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.
The school employs the equivalent of 33.9 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.3:1. Middle schools in North Carolina average about 15.9:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Granite Falls Middle is 99%.
The allk12 Grade for Granite Falls Middle is A. Compared with North Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 85% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Granite Falls Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 60.8% and a predicted 48.5%.
Caldwell County has these Census figures: median household income is about $56,425, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Granite Falls Middle is among the 26 public schools in Caldwell County.
The next-closest public school is Granite Falls Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Granite Falls Middle. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Granite Falls Middle ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Granite Falls Middle as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The number of students declined from 578 to 518 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 15.3:1, from 17.5:1.
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Caldwell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
80,536
Census ACS
Median income
$56,425
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
10,920 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caldwell County Schools
- South Caldwell HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Hibriten HighHigh · 818 students
- Hudson ElementaryElementary · 665 students
- Granite Falls ElementaryElementary · 647 students
- West Caldwell HighHigh · 634 students
- Hudson MiddleMiddle · 551 students
Other schools in Granite Falls
- Granite Falls ElementaryElementary · 647 students
- Dudley Shoals ElementaryElementary · 433 students
- Baton ElementaryElementary · 357 students
- Sawmills ElementaryElementary · 351 students
- Gateway SchoolHigh · 53 students
Other Granite Falls Middle schools
One other US public school is named Granite Falls Middle. Granite Falls Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Granite Falls Middle SchoolGranite Falls, WA · 448 students
Nearby schools
- Granite Falls Elementary0.5 mi · 647
- South Caldwell High1.6 mi · 1,272
- Sawmills Elementary2.6 mi · 351
- Ray Childers Elementary3.5 mi · 460
- Hudson Middle4.0 mi · 551
- Hudson Elementary4.2 mi · 665
Frequently asked questions
About Granite Falls MiddleHow large is Granite Falls Middle?
Granite Falls Middle enrolls approximately 518 students in grades 06-08.
Is Granite Falls Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Granite Falls Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Granite Falls Middle have?
Granite Falls Middle employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Granite Falls Middle?
Student demographics at Granite Falls Middle are roughly 78% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Granite Falls Middle?
Granite Falls Middle is overseen by Caldwell County Schools in Caldwell County.
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