Gravelly Hill Middle

Located at 4801 West Ten Road, in Efland, North Carolina, Gravelly Hill Middle is a small middle school that teaches 415 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Orange County Schools. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 31% leaner than typical.

Within Orange County Schools, which oversees 13 schools and 6,982 students, Gravelly Hill Middle is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Gravelly Hill Middle reports that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 24% Hispanic, 21% Black, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Gravelly Hill Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.4%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Orange County) records that the typical household earns roughly $90,089 per year, 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Gravelly Hill Middle is one of 38 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 19,582 students).

Efland Cheeks Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Gravelly Hill Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Gravelly Hill Middle at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 58.7%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gravelly Hill Middle has shrank 10%, going from 460 students in 2018 to 415 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 51% to 45% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.