M C S Noble Middle

M C S Noble Middle, an average-sized intermediate school in Wilmington, North Carolina, run under New Hanover County Schools, instructs 690 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

M C S Noble Middle is one of 42 schools operated by New Hanover County Schools, a district that educates 24,791 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, M C S Noble Middle logs that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 13% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, M C S Noble Middle has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting M C S Noble Middle higher than the state norm the norm. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against New Hanover County (around 67%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, M C S Noble Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.9%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (New Hanover County) logs that median household income runs about $75,166, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. M C S Noble Middle is one of 50 public schools in New Hanover County (combined enrollment of about 27,460 students).

Nearest neighbor: John J Blair Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around M C S Noble Middle. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), M C S Noble Middle ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 71.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 22%: 887 students in 2018 compared to 690 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

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