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Enrollment
531
Middle
DISTRICT 620 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NASH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370327001345
Nash Central Middle
1638 South First Street, Nashville, NC 27856 · (252) 937-9065 · Nash County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B-Test 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
18.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
527 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 181 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 194 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 156 | 29% |
Student demographics
61%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
49.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
48.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 Nash Central Middle
Nash Central Middle's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nash Central Middle this school | 531 | 99.2% | 52.3% |
| Shelby Middle Shelby | 588 | 99.5% | 46.3% |
| Farmville Middle Farmville | 552 | 99.5% | 44.6% |
| Carver Middle Laurel Hill | 563 | 99.5% | 33.7% |
| Elizabeth City Middle Elizabeth City | 484 | 99.4% | 49.7% |
| Anson Middle Wadesboro | 414 | 99.3% | 31.6% |
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 Nash Central Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #217 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #244 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #226 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #279 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #372 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #240 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #189 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #113 of 300 |
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
531
-81 (-13%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 1,247
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 531 | 29.3 | 18.1:1 | 99% (527) |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 29.3 | 17.9:1 | 66% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 34 | 16.2:1 | 66% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 612 | 38 | 16.1:1 | 33% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 625 | 36 | 17.4:1 | 60% (378) |
| 2015-16 | 617 | 36 | 17.1:1 | 58% (358) |
| 2010-11 | 627 | 46 | 13.6:1 | 72% (451) |
| 2000-01 | 1,058 | 72 | 14.7:1 | 43% (455) |
| 1990-91 | 1,247 | 79 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nash Central Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (625 to 531); teachers down 19% (36 to 29.3).
About Nash Central Middle
Nash Central Middle operates as a mid-sized middle school in Nashville, North Carolina. Its enrollment is 531 students, spread over grades 6 through 8.
Nash Central Middle is run by Nash County Public Schools, whose 28 schools enroll 14,587 students.
The student body at Nash Central Middle is 52% Black. The school is also 31% White, 11% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 40%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 61%.
Nash Central Middle lists 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 18.1 students per teacher. Across middle schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 15.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 99% of the student body. Public schools in Nash County average a similar 98%.
On the allk12 Grade, Nash Central Middle lands at B, ahead of 57% of North Carolina public middle schools.
Nash Central Middle scores 52.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.5%.
In Nash County, home to about 96,216 people, the median household earns about $62,426 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Nash Central Middle shares Nash County with 26 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Nashville Elementary is closest at about 1.1 miles. Nash Central Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within five miles. The school's 52.3% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
Federal data place Nash Central Middle in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Nash Central Middle had a net loss of 81 students, or 13%. The school's ratio increased from 16.1:1 to 18.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 schools in Nashville
- Nashville ElementaryElementary · 593 students
- Cedar Grove ElementaryCombined
Nearby schools
- Nashville Elementary1.1 mi · 593
- Nash Central High3.3 mi · 703
- CITI High School3.5 mi · 87
- NRM Early College High School3.6 mi · 376
- Northern Nash High4.7 mi · 1,035
- Coopers Elementary4.9 mi · 591
Frequently asked questions
About Nash Central MiddleHow large is Nash Central Middle?
Nash Central Middle enrolls approximately 531 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Nash Central Middle serve?
Nash Central Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nash Central Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nash Central Middle is approximately 18.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nash Central Middle?
At Nash Central Middle, the student body is approximately 31% White, 11% Hispanic, 52% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Nash Central Middle public or private?
Nash Central Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Nash County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.