Enrollment
194
Middle
DISTRICT 453 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBUS COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370096002979
Nakina Middle
9822 Seven Creeks Hwy, Nakina, NC 28455 · (910) 642-8301 · Columbus County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL194 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of North Carolina public middle schools
- BTest 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
16.3:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
189 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 54 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 29% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Columbus County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
65.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
38.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
49.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
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 Nakina Middle
Nakina Middle's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakina Middle this school | 194 | 97.4% | 53.8% |
| Avery Middle Newland | 181 | 98.3% | 35.8% |
| The Innovation Academy at South Campus Smithfield | 263 | 98.5% | 84.8% |
| Meadowview Magnet Middle Mount Airy | 318 | 99.1% | 51.5% |
| J Sam Gentry Middle Mount Airy | 320 | 99.1% | 53.2% |
| Rosewood Middle Goldsboro | 302 | 99.0% | 57.1% |
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 Nakina Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #197 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #333 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #65 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 194 | #457 of 478 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.4% | #322 of 472 |
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
194
-34 (-15%) vs 2020
-13% since 2010-11, when it was 224
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 194 | 11.9 | 16.3:1 | 97% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 207 | 12.3 | 16.9:1 | 99% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 214 | 12.5 | 17.1:1 | 99% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 228 | 12 | 19.0:1 | 99% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 180 | 11.2 | 16.1:1 | 98% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 198 | 12 | 16.5:1 | 98% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 224 | 13 | 17.2:1 | 61% (136) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nakina Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (180 to 194); teachers up 6% (11.2 to 11.9).
About Nakina Middle
Nakina Middle is a small middle school based in Nakina, North Carolina. It enrolled 194 students in grades 5 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in North Carolina average about 605 students each.
Nakina Middle is one school in a 12-school district, Columbus County Schools, which enrolls 5,440 students.
White students are the majority at Nakina Middle, with 60% of enrollment. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 60% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Nakina Middle in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.3:1. For comparison, middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1. The lunch program counts 97% of students at Nakina Middle as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 98% average for public schools in Columbus County.
Nakina Middle is graded B by allk12, scoring above 61% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Nakina Middle is 4.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (53.8% versus 49.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in North Carolina.
County data help place the school in context: in Columbus County, the median household income is $49,442, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Columbus County is home to 21 public schools and about 8,386 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Old Dock Elementary, is about 5.2 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, Nakina Middle is 4th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies Nakina Middle's location as Rural: Distant.
2024-25 enrollment was 194, a 15% decrease from 228 in 2020-21. The ratio was 19.0:1 in 2020-21 and 16.3:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Columbus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
50,140
Census ACS
Median income
$49,442
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
8,386 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbus County Schools
- West Columbus SchoolElementary · 814 students
- South Columbus HighHigh · 669 students
- Williams TownshipElementary · 659 students
- Tabor City SchoolElementary · 598 students
- East Columbus Junior-Senior HighHigh · 576 students
- West Columbus HighHigh · 459 students
Nearby schools
- Old Dock Elementary5.2 mi · 265
- Waccamaw8.5 mi · 415
- Williams Township9.1 mi · 659
- South Columbus High10.2 mi · 669
- Loris Elementary12.6 mi · 790
- Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary12.6 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Nakina MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Nakina Middle?
Nakina Middle enrolls approximately 194 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Nakina Middle serve?
Nakina Middle serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nakina Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nakina Middle is approximately 16.3:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Nakina Middle?
Nakina Middle reports a student body of 60% White, 28% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Nakina Middle?
Nakina Middle is overseen by Columbus County Schools in Columbus County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.