Enrollment
380
Middle
DISTRICT 264 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MITCHELL COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370300003665
Mitchell Middle School
5035 S 226 Hwy Ste B, Bakersville, NC 28705 · (828) 766-3340 · Mitchell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
370 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
43.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
35.5%
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 36 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 →
About Mitchell Middle School
Mitchell Middle School, a close-knit junior high in Bakersville, North Carolina, part of Mitchell County Schools, instructs 380 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 605 students each, so Mitchell Middle School sits 37% smaller than that benchmark.
Across the 9 schools in Mitchell County Schools (2,362 students total), Mitchell Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, Mitchell Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%). Beyond that, the school lists 16% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Mitchell Middle School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Mitchell Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mitchell Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.1%, the actual is 44.0%, a residual of -5.1 points.
In the area at large, census data for Mitchell County shows median household income runs about $57,602, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Mitchell County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,249 students), Mitchell Middle School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Mitchell Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mitchell Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 49.9%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
On this page, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Mitchell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,992
Census ACS
Median income
$57,602
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,249 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mitchell County Schools
- Mitchell HighHigh · 482 students
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
- Greenlee PrimaryElementary · 246 students
- Harris MiddleMiddle · 222 students
- Deyton ElementaryElementary · 213 students
- Bowman MiddleMiddle · 189 students
Other schools in Bakersville
- Mitchell HighHigh · 482 students
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
- Bowman MiddleMiddle · 189 students
- Gouge PrimaryElementary · 144 students
Nearby schools
- Mitchell Elementary School0.0 mi · 373
- Mitchell High0.3 mi · 482
- Bowman Middle3.7 mi · 189
- Gouge Primary3.8 mi · 144
- Deyton Elementary4.2 mi · 213
- Harris Middle4.3 mi · 222
Frequently asked questions
About Mitchell Middle SchoolHow large is Mitchell Middle School?
Mitchell Middle School enrolls approximately 380 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Mitchell Middle School serve?
Mitchell Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Mitchell Middle School have?
Mitchell Middle School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
How diverse is Mitchell Middle School?
Mitchell Middle School reports a student body of 80% White, 16% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Mitchell Middle School public or private?
Mitchell Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mitchell County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.