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What's the most underrated thing about Jacksonville Commons Middle that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
918
Middle
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONSLOW COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370345002339
Jacksonville Commons Middle
315 Commons Drive South, Jacksonville, NC 28546 · (910) 346-6888 · Onslow County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL918 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% 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.
- DBeats 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
17.0:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
575 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 332 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 286 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 300 | 33% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
45.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
40.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Jacksonville Commons Middle
Jacksonville Commons Middle's state test result (45.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Commons Middle this school | 918 | 62.6% | 45.4% |
| Wake Forest Middle School Wake Forest | 878 | 57.2% | 47.0% |
| Overhills Middle Spring Lake | 758 | 63.1% | 44.6% |
| Carroll Middle Raleigh | 898 | 61.1% | 45.5% |
| Roberta Road Middle Concord | 906 | 53.8% | 54.6% |
| C C Griffin Middle Concord | 792 | 54.8% | 52.7% |
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 Jacksonville Commons Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Onslow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #296 of 463 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #318 of 461 | #7 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #270 of 463 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 918 | #58 of 478 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #296 of 456 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.7% | #12 of 456 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.6% | #353 of 472 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #229 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
918
+151 (+20%) vs 2020
+31% since 2000-01, when it was 702
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 918 | 54 | 17.0:1 | 63% (575) |
| 2023-24 | 970 | 56 | 17.3:1 | 61% (589) |
| 2022-23 | 1,011 | 59.9 | 16.9:1 | 64% (642) |
| 2020-21 | 767 | 57 | 13.5:1 | 44% (339) |
| 2017-18 | 985 | 54 | 18.2:1 | 56% (549) |
| 2015-16 | 875 | 47 | 18.6:1 | 53% (465) |
| 2010-11 | 717 | 41 | 17.5:1 | 48% (346) |
| 2000-01 | 702 | 42 | 16.7:1 | 40% (280) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jacksonville Commons Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (985 to 918); teachers unchanged (54 to 54).
About Jacksonville Commons Middle
Jacksonville Commons Middle serves students in Jacksonville, North Carolina, as a large middle school. Enrollment totals 918 students across grades 6 through 8. The school is 52% larger than the average for middle schools in North Carolina.
Onslow County Schools runs Jacksonville Commons Middle along with 38 other schools, enrolling 27,397 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Jacksonville Commons Middle, about 33 are Black, the largest group. The remaining students are 31% White, 21% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Onslow County is about 12% Black. A diversity index of 74% means there is a 74% chance two randomly chosen students at Jacksonville Commons Middle are from different groups.
There are 54 full-time-equivalent teachers at Jacksonville Commons Middle, giving a ratio of 17.0:1. The school's 17.0:1 compares with an average of 15.9:1 for middle schools in North Carolina. By family income, 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 51% average for public schools in Onslow County is 12 points lower.
Jacksonville Commons Middle earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 26% of North Carolina public middle schools.
Jacksonville Commons Middle scores 45.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 59.7%.
For the population of Onslow County, the median household earns about $68,148 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Onslow County, 42 public schools serve about 27,501 students.
Northside High is the nearest public school to Jacksonville Commons Middle, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Jacksonville Commons Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Jacksonville Commons Middle is 6th of 8 on proficiency.
Federal data place Jacksonville Commons Middle in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 20%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.5:1 to 17.0:1 over the same years.
Jacksonville Commons Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Onslow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Onslow County Schools
- Jacksonville HighHigh · 1,441 students
- White Oak HighHigh · 1,252 students
- Swansboro HighHigh · 1,232 students
- Dixon HighHigh · 1,085 students
- Northside HighHigh · 1,067 students
- Swansboro MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
Other schools in Jacksonville
- Jacksonville HighHigh · 1,441 students
- White Oak HighHigh · 1,252 students
- Northside HighHigh · 1,067 students
- Hunters Creek MiddleMiddle · 856 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 803 students
- Southwest ElementaryElementary · 720 students
Nearby schools
- Northside High0.3 mi · 1,067
- Jacksonville Commons Elem0.3 mi · 506
- Onslow Early College1.4 mi · 189
- Carolina Forest Elementary1.7 mi · 570
- Jacksonville High2.0 mi · 1,441
- Northwoods Elementary2.4 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About Jacksonville Commons MiddleHow many students attend Jacksonville Commons Middle?
Jacksonville Commons Middle enrolls approximately 918 students in grades 06-08.
Is Jacksonville Commons Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jacksonville Commons Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Jacksonville Commons Middle have?
Jacksonville Commons Middle employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jacksonville Commons Middle?
At Jacksonville Commons Middle, the student body is approximately 31% White, 21% Hispanic, 33% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Jacksonville Commons Middle public or private?
Jacksonville Commons Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Onslow County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.