Jacobs Fork Middle

As an intimate middle-grades school in Newton, North Carolina, Jacobs Fork Middle works with 482 students from grades 7 through 8, run under Catawba County Schools. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 605 students each, so Jacobs Fork Middle sits 20% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 28 schools in Catawba County Schools (16,003 students total), Jacobs Fork Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Jacobs Fork Middle lists that White students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Asian, 6% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Jacobs Fork Middle records 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Catawba County (around 86%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Jacobs Fork Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.7%; this one delivers 62.1%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Catawba County put median household income runs about $67,864, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jacobs Fork Middle is one of 44 public schools in Catawba County (combined enrollment of about 22,392 students).

Fred T Foard High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Jacobs Fork Middle comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 60.5%.

Jacobs Fork Middle operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Jacobs Fork Middle's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 476 (now 482). White enrollment moved from 80% to 68% across the same window.

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