1
Does Hertford County Middle have enough mental health and stress support?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
489
Middle
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERTFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370216002207
Hertford County Middle
1850 Hwy 11N, Murfreesboro, NC 27855 · (252) 398-4091 · Hertford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of North Carolina public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
16.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
486 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 | 166 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 152 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 171 | 35% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Hertford County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
29.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
18.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Hertford County Middle
Hertford County Middle's state test result (26.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hertford County Middle this school | 489 | 99.4% | 26.5% |
| Rochelle Middle Kinston | 517 | 96.9% | 33.1% |
| Rocky Mount Middle Rocky Mount | 692 | 99.3% | 31.1% |
| Luther Nick Jeralds Middle Fayetteville | 605 | 96.5% | 35.8% |
| Bertie Middle Windsor | 354 | 99.2% | 44.2% |
| Lewis Chapel Middle Fayetteville | 574 | 96.5% | 39.5% |
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 Hertford County Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #446 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #456 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #429 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #310 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #210 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.3% | #420 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #138 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.8% | #44 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
489
-134 (-22%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 965
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 489 | 30.5 | 16.0:1 | 99% (486) |
| 2023-24 | 500 | 33.1 | 15.1:1 | 99% (494) |
| 2022-23 | 536 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 99% (533) |
| 2020-21 | 623 | 38 | 16.4:1 | 100% (620) |
| 2017-18 | 650 | 36 | 18.1:1 | 100% (647) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 99% (450) |
| 2010-11 | 442 | 37 | 11.9:1 | 44% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 879 | 62 | 14.2:1 | 75% (659) |
| 1990-91 | 965 | 63 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hertford County Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (650 to 489); teachers down 15% (36 to 30.5).
About Hertford County Middle
Hertford County Middle, located in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, is a small middle school. It educates 489 students in grades 6 through 8.
Hertford County Schools counts 2,367 students in its 7 schools, and Hertford County Middle is one of them.
Black students are the majority at Hertford County Middle, with 79% of enrollment. Other groups make up 9% Hispanic, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. Hertford County as a whole is about 56% Black, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 36%, meaning two students picked at random have a 36% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Hertford County Middle counts 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.0 students for each one. That matches the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina fairly closely. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Hertford County average 99%.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, Hertford County Middle receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Hertford County Middle ranks in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 26.5%. Predicted: 48.5%. Difference: 22.0 points.
Among Hertford County residents, the median household income is $45,537, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Hertford County Middle is one of 7 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Riverview Elementary, is about 0.9 miles away. There are 4 more public schools inside ten miles. Hertford County Middle places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Hertford County Middle's enrollment dropped from 623 in 2020-21 to 489 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Hertford County Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hertford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,908
Census ACS
Median income
$45,537
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,367 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hertford County Schools
- Bearfield PrimaryElementary · 543 students
- Hertford County HighHigh · 447 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 372 students
- Ahoskie ElementaryElementary · 218 students
- Hertford Co Early CollegeHigh · 198 students
- CS Brown High - STEM ProgramHigh · 100 students
Nearby schools
- Riverview Elementary0.9 mi · 372
- Conway Middle7.5 mi · 259
- Hertford Co Early College8.1 mi · 198
- CS Brown High - STEM Program8.9 mi · 100
- Hertford County High10.5 mi · 447
- Bearfield Primary10.6 mi · 543
Frequently asked questions
About Hertford County MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Hertford County Middle?
Hertford County Middle enrolls approximately 489 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hertford County Middle serve?
Hertford County Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Hertford County Middle?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Hertford County Middle.
How diverse is Hertford County Middle?
Hertford County Middle reports a student body of 6% White, 9% Hispanic, 79% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Hertford County Middle?
Hertford County Middle is overseen by Hertford County Schools in Hertford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.