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Enrollment
399
Middle
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370387001551
Hamlet Middle
1406 McDonald Ave, Hamlet, NC 28345 · (910) 582-7903 · Richmond County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% 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.
- B+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
14.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
396 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 126 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 135 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 138 | 35% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
39.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
57.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Hamlet Middle
Hamlet Middle's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamlet Middle this school | 399 | 99.2% | 51.6% |
| Chowan Middle Tyner | 357 | 99.2% | 44.3% |
| Central Middle Whiteville | 451 | 99.3% | 49.3% |
| Ayden Middle Ayden | 365 | 99.2% | 46.4% |
| N L Dillard Middle Yanceyville | 432 | 99.3% | 34.4% |
| Northern Middle Roxboro | 454 | 99.3% | 37.7% |
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 Hamlet Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #227 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #149 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #345 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #380 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #113 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #110 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #187 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #112 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
-91 (-19%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 664
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 26.9 | 14.8:1 | 99% (396) |
| 2023-24 | 409 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 99% (406) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 27.7 | 15.3:1 | 99% (422) |
| 2020-21 | 490 | 37 | 13.2:1 | 99% (487) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 34 | 13.8:1 | 99% (467) |
| 2015-16 | 510 | 37 | 13.8:1 | 99% (507) |
| 2010-11 | 595 | 36 | 16.5:1 | 70% (418) |
| 2000-01 | 540 | 38 | 14.2:1 | 57% (307) |
| 1990-91 | 664 | 47 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamlet Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (470 to 399); teachers down 21% (34 to 26.9).
About Hamlet Middle
Hamlet Middle is a small middle school based in Hamlet, North Carolina. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 399 students. On average, middle schools in North Carolina enroll around 605, and this school is 34% below that mark.
Federal data list 15 schools in Richmond County Schools, with 6,504 students enrolled.
The student body at Hamlet Middle has no majority group. Black students lead at 42%. The next largest groups are 36% White, 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Native American. The school's Black share is 10 points above the 31% share among Richmond County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
Classroom staffing at Hamlet Middle totals 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. The average for middle schools in North Carolina is 15.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Hamlet Middle is about 99%. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in Richmond County.
Hamlet Middle earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 55% of North Carolina public middle schools.
In North Carolina, Hamlet Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 51.6% actual against a predicted 48.5%.
The county, Richmond County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $44,883 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 20% of people live in poverty. Counting Hamlet Middle, Richmond County has 15 public schools.
Fairview Heights Elementary is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Hamlet Middle is 1st of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment fell by 19% across 4 years, from 490 in 2020-21 to 399 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 13.2:1 in 2020-21 to 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Richmond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,344
Census ACS
Median income
$44,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,504 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond County Schools
- Richmond Senior HighHigh · 1,365 students
- Rockingham MiddleMiddle · 606 students
- Fairview Heights ElementaryElementary · 480 students
- L J Bell ElementaryElementary · 449 students
- Mineral Springs ElementaryElementary · 441 students
- East Rockingham ElementaryElementary · 430 students
Other schools in Hamlet
- Fairview Heights ElementaryElementary · 480 students
- Richmond 9th Grade AcademyHigh · 424 students
- Monroe Avenue ElementaryElementary · 411 students
- Richmond Early College HighHigh · 294 students
Nearby schools
- Fairview Heights Elementary0.5 mi · 480
- Richmond Early College High1.2 mi · 294
- Monroe Avenue Elementary1.3 mi · 411
- East Rockingham Elementary1.7 mi · 430
- Richmond 9th Grade Academy2.5 mi · 424
- Ashley Chapel Educational Center3.6 mi · 59
Frequently asked questions
About Hamlet MiddleHow large is Hamlet Middle?
Hamlet Middle enrolls approximately 399 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Hamlet Middle serve?
Hamlet Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Hamlet Middle?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Hamlet Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hamlet Middle?
At Hamlet Middle, the student body is approximately 36% White, 9% Hispanic, 42% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Hamlet Middle public or private?
Hamlet Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richmond County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.