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Which teacher or staff member at Leland Middle deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
806
Middle
DISTRICT 613 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRUNSWICK COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370042000123
Leland Middle
927 Old Fayetteville Road NE, Leland, NC 28451 · (910) 371-3030 · Brunswick County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL806 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% 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.
- B-Beats 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
17.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
803 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 275 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 265 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 266 | 33% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
42.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
46.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 43 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Leland Middle
Leland Middle's state test result (46.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leland Middle this school | 806 | 99.6% | 46.7% |
| West Rowan Middle Salisbury | 707 | 98.9% | 36.0% |
| Norwayne Middle Fremont | 848 | 99.6% | 57.6% |
| Riverwood Middle Clayton | 902 | 99.4% | 57.5% |
| Holly Shelter Middle Castle Hayne | 801 | 99.1% | 57.8% |
| Cleveland Middle Garner | 936 | 99.7% | 61.2% |
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 Leland Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #281 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #258 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #302 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 806 | #97 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #356 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #91 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #28 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #266 of 300 |
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
806
+37 (+5%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 885
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 806 | 45.1 | 17.9:1 | 100% (803) |
| 2023-24 | 778 | 46.3 | 16.8:1 | 100% (775) |
| 2022-23 | 780 | 47.6 | 16.4:1 | 100% (777) |
| 2020-21 | 769 | 48 | 16.0:1 | 100% (766) |
| 2017-18 | 837 | 51.3 | 16.3:1 | 61% (513) |
| 2015-16 | 754 | 49 | 15.4:1 | 64% (480) |
| 2010-11 | 761 | 47 | 16.2:1 | 63% (478) |
| 2000-01 | 639 | 42 | 15.2:1 | 56% (357) |
| 1990-91 | 885 | 49 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leland Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (837 to 806); teachers down 12% (51.3 to 45.1).
About Leland Middle
Leland Middle is a middle-grades school in Leland, North Carolina, reachable at (910) 371-3030. Its enrollment is 806 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 605.
Leland Middle sits within Brunswick County Schools, which has 20 schools and 13,561 students.
Of every 100 students at Leland Middle, about 45 are White, the largest group. After that, the student body is 24% Black, 21% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. Census figures show Brunswick County is about 82% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Leland Middle has a ratio of 17.9:1. Compared with the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 100%. The average for public schools in Brunswick County is similar, at 99%.
Among North Carolina public middle schools, Leland Middle outscored 42%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Leland Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 46.7% and a predicted 48.4%.
The school is in Brunswick County, where median household income comes to about $77,024, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Brunswick County counts 22 public schools with about 15,069 students.
North Brunswick High, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. By average proficiency, Leland Middle is 4th among 7 schools close by.
The NCES locale for Leland Middle is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% rise, from 769 to 806. The ratio was 16.0:1 in 2020-21 and 17.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Brunswick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
152,568
Census ACS
Median income
$77,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
15,069 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brunswick County Schools
- North Brunswick HighHigh · 1,620 students
- West Brunswick HighHigh · 1,466 students
- South Brunswick HighHigh · 1,154 students
- Belville ElementaryElementary · 812 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 738 students
- Town Creek ElementaryElementary · 702 students
Other schools in Leland
- North Brunswick HighHigh · 1,620 students
- Classical Charter Schools of LelandElementary · 935 students
- Belville ElementaryElementary · 812 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 738 students
Nearby schools
- North Brunswick High0.6 mi · 1,620
- Lincoln Elementary1.8 mi · 738
- Belville Elementary3.0 mi · 812
- Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington5.2 mi · 140
- D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy5.4 mi · 162
- The International School at Gregory5.6 mi · 514
Frequently asked questions
About Leland MiddleHow large is Leland Middle?
Leland Middle enrolls approximately 806 students in grades 06-08.
Is Leland Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Leland Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Leland Middle have?
Leland Middle employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Leland Middle?
Student demographics at Leland Middle are roughly 45% White, 21% Hispanic, 24% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Leland Middle in?
Leland Middle is part of Brunswick County Schools.
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