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Enrollment
602
Middle
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOORE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370309002329
New Century Middle
1577 Union Church Road, Cameron, NC 28326 · (910) 947-1301 · Moore County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL602 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% 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.
- 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
15.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
195 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 196 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 206 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 200 | 33% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
68.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
71.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
72.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 New Century Middle
New Century Middle's state test result (72.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Century Middle this school | 602 | 32.4% | 72.6% |
| Moyock Middle Moyock | 635 | 29.6% | 67.0% |
| Broad Creek Middle Newport | 722 | 30.1% | 76.1% |
| First Flight Middle School Kill Devil Hills | 604 | 32.8% | 69.6% |
| East Lincoln Middle Iron Station | 738 | 37.8% | 61.9% |
| North Lincoln Middle Denver | 774 | 28.9% | 67.3% |
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 New Century Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #36 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #45 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #49 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 602 | #227 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #159 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.6% | #411 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.4% | #431 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.9% | #84 of 143 |
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
602
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 816
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 602 | 39.2 | 15.4:1 | 32% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 628 | 40.3 | 15.6:1 | 32% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 625 | 37.5 | 16.7:1 | 32% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 584 | 38 | 15.4:1 | 27% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 37.7 | 14.9:1 | 29% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 35 | 16.8:1 | 30% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 32% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 816 | 47 | 17.4:1 | 34% (280) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Century Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (563 to 602); teachers up 4% (37.7 to 39.2).
About New Century Middle
New Century Middle is one of the public schools in Cameron, North Carolina. It is a mid-sized middle-grades school. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 602 students.
Moore County Schools runs 23 schools with a combined 13,085 students. New Century Middle is one of them.
The largest group at New Century Middle is White students, at 77%. Smaller groups are 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. Moore County residents are about 77% White, a similar share. The diversity index for New Century Middle is 40%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at New Century Middle comes to 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.4:1. That is in line with the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. New Century Middle counts 32% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Moore County averages 64%, higher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, New Century Middle lands at A, ahead of 87% of North Carolina public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, New Century Middle is 3.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
The county, Moore County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $86,080, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 27, with about 14,708 students.
Measured in a straight line, Union Pines High is about 0.7 miles from New Century Middle. Other public schools within five miles: 4. The school's 72.6% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 7 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, New Century Middle is Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, New Century Middle had a net gain of 18 students, or 3%.
The discussion board for New Century Middle is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Moore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,876
Census ACS
Median income
$86,080
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
14,708 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Moore County Schools
- Pinecrest HighHigh · 2,290 students
- Union Pines HighHigh · 1,462 students
- West Pine MiddleMiddle · 717 students
- McDeeds Creek ElementaryElementary · 707 students
- Aberdeen ElementaryElementary · 675 students
- Southern MiddleMiddle · 620 students
Other schools in Cameron
- Union Pines HighHigh · 1,462 students
- Johnsonville ElementaryElementary · 489 students
- Cameron ElementaryElementary · 215 students
Nearby schools
- Union Pines High0.7 mi · 1,462
- Carthage Elementary3.7 mi · 350
- Sandhills Farm Life Elementary4.0 mi · 379
- The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney4.2 mi · 77
- Cameron Elementary5.0 mi · 215
- Crain's Creek Middle5.4 mi · 481
Frequently asked questions
About New Century MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at New Century Middle?
New Century Middle enrolls approximately 602 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does New Century Middle serve?
New Century Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at New Century Middle?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at New Century Middle.
What is the student diversity at New Century Middle?
Student demographics at New Century Middle are roughly 77% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is New Century Middle public or private?
New Century Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Moore County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.