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How has McDougle Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
659
Middle
DISTRICT 664 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370072001240
McDougle Middle
900 Old Fayetteville Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 · (919) 933-1556 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL659 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of North Carolina public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.6:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
182 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 217 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 217 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 225 | 34% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
71.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
70.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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
71.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 McDougle Middle
McDougle Middle's state test result (71.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDougle Middle this school | 659 | 27.6% | 71.6% |
| Culbreth Middle Chapel Hill | 632 | 33.9% | 63.2% |
| East Cary Middle Cary | 597 | 36.2% | 70.5% |
| Margaret B. Pollard Middle Chapel Hill | 736 | 20.8% | 72.4% |
| Wakefield Middle Raleigh | 803 | 31.4% | 65.1% |
| Leesville Road Middle Raleigh | 795 | 31.7% | 73.1% |
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 McDougle Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #45 of 463 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #57 of 461 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #32 of 463 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 659 | #179 of 478 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #10 of 456 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #230 of 456 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.6% | #444 of 472 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #141 of 143 | 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
659
-87 (-12%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 871
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 659 | 56.7 | 11.6:1 | 28% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 705 | 62.2 | 11.3:1 | 32% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 752 | 63.9 | 11.8:1 | 28% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 746 | 58 | 12.9:1 | 25% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 658 | 57.9 | 11.4:1 | 28% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 690 | 59 | 11.7:1 | 29% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 667 | 59 | 11.3:1 | 23% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 871 | 68 | 12.8:1 | 13% (114) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McDougle Middle.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (658 to 659); teachers down 2% (57.9 to 56.7).
About McDougle Middle
McDougle Middle is a middle school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in Orange County. The school reports 659 students in grades 6 through 8.
District-wide, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools has 20 schools and 11,392 students.
White students account for 54% of enrollment at McDougle Middle. Other students are 25% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is lower than the 69% White share among all Orange County residents. McDougle Middle has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 56.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at McDougle Middle was 11.6:1. The 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 28%. For comparison, public schools in Orange County average 40%.
McDougle Middle is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 81% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 70.4%. McDougle Middle scores 71.6%.
County data help place the school in context: in Orange County, median household income is about $90,089, roughly 62% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The public schools of Orange County number 38 and enroll about 19,582.
The school nearest to McDougle Middle is McDougle Elementary, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, McDougle Middle is 4th on average proficiency.
Federal data place McDougle Middle in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 659 was 12% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 746. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 11.6:1, from 12.9:1.
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Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
149,678
Census ACS
Median income
$90,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
19,582 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
- Chapel Hill HighHigh · 1,608 students
- East Chapel Hill HighHigh · 1,419 students
- Carrboro HighHigh · 885 students
- Smith MiddleMiddle · 763 students
- Culbreth MiddleMiddle · 632 students
- Phillips MiddleMiddle · 600 students
Other schools in Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill HighHigh · 1,608 students
- East Chapel Hill HighHigh · 1,419 students
- Smith MiddleMiddle · 763 students
- Margaret B. Pollard MiddleMiddle · 736 students
- Culbreth MiddleMiddle · 632 students
- Phillips MiddleMiddle · 600 students
Nearby schools
- McDougle Elementary0.1 mi · 497
- Seawell Elementary1.4 mi · 416
- Carrboro Elementary1.5 mi · 515
- Smith Middle1.5 mi · 763
- Chapel Hill High1.6 mi · 1,608
- Northside Elementary2.1 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About McDougle MiddleHow many students attend McDougle Middle?
McDougle Middle enrolls approximately 659 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does McDougle Middle serve?
McDougle Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does McDougle Middle have?
McDougle Middle employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
How diverse is McDougle Middle?
McDougle Middle reports a student body of 54% White, 25% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is McDougle Middle public or private?
McDougle Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.