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Hunters Creek Middle

4040 Hunters Trail, Jacksonville, NC 28546 · (910) 353-2147 · Onslow County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL856 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% 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.
  • 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

Enrollment
856
Middle
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 605
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
490 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 630736%
Grade 725830%
Grade 829134%
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
42750%
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 42% · US 43%
Hispanic
15919%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 22% · US 30%
Black
16519%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 25% · US 15%
Asian
81%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
9011%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
61%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
43951%
Female
41749%

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Test scores

NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)
English Language Arts
51.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
47.4%
NC avg 52.2%

What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Hunters Creek Middle

Hunters Creek Middle's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Hunters Creek Middle this school85657.2%51.5%
Western Alamance Middle
Elon
83755.0%44.4%
Sun Valley Middle
Indian Trail
90954.3%70.2%
Southern Alamance Middle
Graham
82258.2%41.7%
Western Harnett Middle
Lillington
70055.6%47.2%
Gray's Creek Middle
Hope Mills
1,06853.4%53.9%
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 Hunters Creek Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North CarolinaIn Onslow County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
51.5%#231 of 463#6 of 8
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
47.4%#254 of 461#6 of 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
51.9%#198 of 463#5 of 8
Enrollment
ranked largest first
856#78 of 478#4 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.8:1#277 of 456#4 of 8
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
66.8%#138 of 456#3 of 8
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
57.2%#362 of 472#3 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+21.4%#34 of 143N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
856
+179 (+26%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 784
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-258565116.8:157% (490)
2023-248885117.4:157% (503)
2022-2392248.419.1:155% (505)
2020-216774016.9:142% (283)
2017-187054416.0:148% (337)
2015-167704616.7:146% (355)
2010-117564616.4:138% (291)
2000-018405615.0:137% (314)
1990-917844617.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hunters Creek Middle.

Since 2017-18: students up 21% (705 to 856); teachers up 16% (44 to 51).

About Hunters Creek Middle

Hunters Creek Middle is a medium-sized middle school that serves part of Jacksonville, North Carolina. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 856 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in North Carolina average about 605 students.

Onslow County Schools runs Hunters Creek Middle along with 38 other schools, enrolling 27,397 students in total.

Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Hunters Creek Middle, at 50%. Other groups make up 19% Black, 19% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. County-wide, 67% of Onslow County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

With 51 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Hunters Creek Middle was 16.8:1. This ratio sits 0.9 above the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 57%.

The allk12 Grade for Hunters Creek Middle is C+. Compared with North Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 38% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Hunters Creek Middle's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (51.5%) and its predicted rate (61.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.

According to the American Community Survey, in Onslow County, the median household income is $68,148, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. There are 42 public schools in Onslow County, enrolling about 27,501 students in all.

Of nearby public schools, Hunters Creek Elementary is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Hunters Creek Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 48.0% proficiency; Hunters Creek Middle posts 51.5%.

By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Federal data show a 26% enrollment gain, from 677 in 2020-21 to 856 in 2024-25.

Community posts for Hunters Creek Middle can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Onslow County at a glance

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Population
207,906
Census ACS
Median income
$68,148
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
27,501 students

Quick facts

School name
Hunters Creek Middle
District
Onslow County Schools
Address
4040 Hunters Trail, Jacksonville, NC 28546
Phone
(910) 353-2147
County
Onslow County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
856
Teachers (FTE)
51
Student–teacher ratio
16.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
490 (57%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
370345002272
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Onslow County Schools
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Other Hunters Creek Middle schools

One other US public school is named Hunters Creek Middle. Hunters Creek Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Hunters Creek Middle
How many students attend Hunters Creek Middle?
Hunters Creek Middle enrolls approximately 856 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hunters Creek Middle serve?
Hunters Creek Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hunters Creek Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hunters Creek Middle is approximately 16.8:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hunters Creek Middle?
At Hunters Creek Middle, the student body is approximately 50% White, 19% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Hunters Creek Middle in?
Hunters Creek Middle is part of Onslow County Schools.
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