Jacksonville Commons Middle

Set in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Jacksonville Commons Middle is a well-populated middle-grades school, overseen by Onslow County Schools. It caters to 918 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 52% bigger than the state mean of about 605.

Across the 39 schools in Onslow County Schools (27,397 students total), Jacksonville Commons Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Jacksonville Commons Middle reports that the largest single group is Black at 33%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 31% White, 21% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Onslow County as a whole is about 12% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Jacksonville Commons Middle higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Onslow County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Jacksonville Commons Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.7%; this one delivers 45.4%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Onslow County put the typical household earns roughly $68,148 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Onslow County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,501 students), Jacksonville Commons Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Northside High, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jacksonville Commons Middle at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 50.2%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jacksonville Commons Middle has contracted 7%, going from 985 students in 2018 to 918 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 38% to 33%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.

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