Enrollment
333
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NASH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370327001348
Middlesex Elementary
13081 West Hanes Avenue, Middlesex, NC 27557 · (252) 462-2815 · Nash County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
330 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
67%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
41.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
59.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Middlesex Elementary
Middlesex Elementary's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex Elementary this school | 333 | 99.1% | 53.8% |
| North Wilkesboro Elementary School North Wilkesboro | 329 | 99.1% | 42.6% |
| Ramseur Elementary School Ramseur | 346 | 99.1% | 37.0% |
| Mary C Williams Elementary Wilmington | 355 | 99.2% | 54.5% |
| Clement Elementary Autryville | 367 | 99.2% | 67.2% |
| Charles W McCrary Elementary Asheboro | 370 | 98.9% | 36.3% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary 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 Middlesex Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Nash County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #703 of 1,297 | #5 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #631 of 1,296 | #6 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #913 of 1,300 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #1,105 of 1,485 | #11 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #677 of 1,377 | #2 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #373 of 1,379 | #4 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #589 of 1,414 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #632 of 937 | #5 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
333
+41 (+14%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 255
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 333 | 22.6 | 14.7:1 | 99% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 25.3 | 14.0:1 | 90% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 23.2 | 14.7:1 | 73% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 24 | 12.2:1 | 99% (289) |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 25.8 | 14.2:1 | 99% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 375 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 99% (372) |
| 2010-11 | 413 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 76% (312) |
| 2000-01 | 366 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 54% (199) |
| 1990-91 | 255 | 15 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middlesex Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (366 to 333); teachers down 12% (25.8 to 22.6).
About Middlesex Elementary
Middlesex Elementary is a small elementary school in North Carolina, with an address in Middlesex. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 333 students. That puts enrollment 29% below the 467-student average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Besides Middlesex Elementary, Nash County Public Schools runs 27 other schools. The district enrolls 14,587 students.
At Middlesex Elementary, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 43%. Other students are 34% White, 15% Black, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Nash County residents are about 8% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.7:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 14.9:1. Of all students at Middlesex Elementary, 99% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Nash County average a similar 98%.
Middlesex Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 49% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Middlesex Elementary falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 53.8% actual against 48.6% predicted.
Looking at the county, Nash County, median household income comes to about $62,426, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 27 public schools and about 14,285 students.
Of the public schools around it, Middlesex Elementary is closest to Bailey Elementary, about 5.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Middlesex Elementary at 4th of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Middlesex Elementary is Rural: Distant.
The school's enrollment increased 14% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 14.7:1, from 12.2:1.
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Nash County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
96,216
Census ACS
Median income
$62,426
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
14,285 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nash County Public Schools
- Southern Nash HighHigh · 1,048 students
- Northern Nash HighHigh · 1,035 students
- Rocky Mount HighHigh · 1,023 students
- Red Oak MiddleMiddle · 840 students
- Southern Nash MiddleMiddle · 795 students
- Nash Central HighHigh · 703 students
Other Middlesex Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Middlesex Elementary. Middlesex Elementary is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Middlesex ElementaryLocust Hill, VA · 620 students
- Middlesex ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 448 students
- Middlesex Elementary SchoolCarlisle, PA · 419 students
Nearby schools
- Bailey Elementary5.5 mi · 580
- Corinth-Holders Elementary6.1 mi · 585
- East Wake Academy6.1 mi · 1,265
- Zebulon Middle6.4 mi · 772
- Zebulon Elementary7.0 mi · 693
- Corinth Holders High8.2 mi · 2,187
Frequently asked questions
About Middlesex ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Middlesex Elementary?
Middlesex Elementary enrolls approximately 333 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Middlesex Elementary serve?
Middlesex Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Middlesex Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Middlesex Elementary is approximately 14.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Middlesex Elementary?
At Middlesex Elementary, the student body is approximately 34% White, 43% Hispanic, 15% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Middlesex Elementary public or private?
Middlesex Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Nash County Public Schools.
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