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Enrollment
712
Middle
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GASTON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370162000690
Holbrook Middle
418 S Church Street, Lowell, NC 28098 · (704) 836-9607 · Gaston County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL712 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of North Carolina public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.6:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
696 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 210 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 251 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 251 | 35% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
41.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
33.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 Holbrook Middle
Holbrook Middle's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holbrook Middle this school | 712 | 97.8% | 39.1% |
| Woodlawn Middle Mebane | 633 | 99.5% | 40.9% |
| Southeast Middle Kernersville | 733 | 99.6% | 34.7% |
| North Garner Middle Garner | 831 | 99.6% | 42.5% |
| Walkertown Middle Walkertown | 617 | 99.4% | 44.7% |
| Rogers-Herr Middle Durham | 660 | 99.5% | 70.9% |
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 Holbrook Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Gaston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #352 of 463 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #375 of 461 | #9 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #324 of 463 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 712 | #149 of 478 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #50 of 456 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.1% | #38 of 456 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #311 of 472 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #280 of 300 | N/A |
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
712
-29 (-4%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 699
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 712 | 52.5 | 13.6:1 | 98% (696) |
| 2023-24 | 786 | 44 | 17.9:1 | 100% (783) |
| 2022-23 | 777 | 42.9 | 18.1:1 | 75% (581) |
| 2020-21 | 741 | 41 | 18.1:1 | 48% (359) |
| 2017-18 | 732 | 40.1 | 18.3:1 | 64% (469) |
| 2015-16 | 712 | 38 | 18.7:1 | 63% (446) |
| 2010-11 | 794 | 43 | 18.5:1 | 58% (464) |
| 2000-01 | 741 | 60 | 12.3:1 | 27% (198) |
| 1990-91 | 699 | 44 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holbrook Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (732 to 712); teachers up 31% (40.1 to 52.5).
About Holbrook Middle
Holbrook Middle is a mid-sized middle school serving families in Lowell, North Carolina. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 712 students.
The district, Gaston County Schools, operates 56 schools serving 30,995 students.
Of every 100 students at Holbrook Middle, about 34 are White, the largest group. The school is also 30% Black, 28% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That is lower than the 68% White share among all Gaston County residents. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at Holbrook Middle are from different groups.
Holbrook Middle has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1, with 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in North Carolina, 15.9:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 98% at Holbrook Middle. Compared with the 85% average for public schools in Gaston County, the school's rate is higher.
Among North Carolina public middle schools, Holbrook Middle outscored 24%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Holbrook Middle is 9.9 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 39.1% actual, 49.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in North Carolina.
In Gaston County, home to about 234,881 people, the median household earns about $67,478 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Gaston County number 61, with about 35,898 students.
Holbrook Middle is about 1.2 miles from Lowell Elementary, its nearest public school. Holbrook Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Holbrook Middle at 5th of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Holbrook Middle is Suburb: Mid-size.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 4% decline, from 741 to 712. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.1:1 in 2020-21, and 13.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Gaston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
234,881
Census ACS
Median income
$67,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
35,898 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gaston County Schools
- Ashbrook HighHigh · 1,386 students
- Hunter Huss HighHigh · 1,165 students
- Forestview HighHigh · 1,133 students
- North Gaston HighHigh · 1,061 students
- South Point HighHigh · 989 students
- Cramerton MiddleMiddle · 959 students
Nearby schools
- Lowell Elementary1.2 mi · 367
- McAdenville Elementary1.8 mi · 190
- Gardner Park Elementary1.9 mi · 560
- Warlick Academy1.9 mi · 175
- Ashbrook High2.0 mi · 1,386
- W P Grier Middle School2.9 mi · 659
Frequently asked questions
About Holbrook MiddleHow large is Holbrook Middle?
Holbrook Middle enrolls approximately 712 students in grades 06-08.
Is Holbrook Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Holbrook Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Holbrook Middle?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Holbrook Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Holbrook Middle?
At Holbrook Middle, the student body is approximately 34% White, 28% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Holbrook Middle public or private?
Holbrook Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gaston County Schools.
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