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Enrollment
633
Middle
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONSLOW COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370345001426
Northwoods Park Middle
904 Sioux Dr, Jacksonville, NC 28540 · (910) 347-1202 · Onslow County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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.
- CBeats 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
16.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
334 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 217 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 208 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 208 | 33% |
Student demographics
70%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
53.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
51.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Northwoods Park Middle
Northwoods Park Middle's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwoods Park Middle this school | 633 | 52.8% | 53.9% |
| Selma Burke Middle Mooresville | 649 | 49.9% | 60.5% |
| Western Harnett Middle Lillington | 700 | 55.6% | 47.2% |
| Western Alamance Middle Elon | 837 | 55.0% | 44.4% |
| Hunters Creek Middle Jacksonville | 856 | 57.2% | 51.5% |
| Asheville Middle Asheville | 670 | 50.9% | 53.3% |
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 Northwoods Park Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Onslow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #196 of 463 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #215 of 461 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #177 of 463 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #196 of 478 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #270 of 456 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #66 of 456 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.8% | #374 of 472 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #132 of 143 | N/A |
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
633
+125 (+25%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 866
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 633 | 38 | 16.7:1 | 53% (334) |
| 2023-24 | 643 | 36 | 17.9:1 | 51% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 688 | 38.5 | 17.9:1 | 52% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 508 | 32 | 15.9:1 | 40% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 628 | 38 | 16.5:1 | 45% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 33 | 17.9:1 | 43% (254) |
| 2010-11 | 679 | 44 | 15.4:1 | 41% (278) |
| 2000-01 | 618 | 48 | 12.9:1 | 50% (310) |
| 1990-91 | 866 | 56 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwoods Park Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (628 to 633); teachers unchanged (38 to 38).
About Northwoods Park Middle
Northwoods Park Middle serves students in Jacksonville, North Carolina, as a mid-sized middle school. Enrollment totals 633 students across grades 6 through 8.
Northwoods Park Middle is run by Onslow County Schools, whose 39 schools enroll 27,397 students.
The student body at Northwoods Park Middle has no majority group. White students lead at 44%. The next largest groups are 25% Black, 18% Hispanic, and 12% multiracial. The school's White share is 23 points below the 67% share among Onslow County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northwoods Park Middle is 16.7:1, based on 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in North Carolina is 15.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Northwoods Park Middle counts 53% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 51% average for public schools in Onslow County.
Northwoods Park Middle earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 44% of North Carolina public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Northwoods Park Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.9%; the prediction is 62.7%.
The school is in Onslow County, where median household income comes to about $68,148, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Onslow County's 42 public schools enroll about 27,501 students and include Northwoods Park Middle.
The closest school to Northwoods Park Middle is Parkwood Elementary, located about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Northwoods Park Middle's average proficiency of 53.9% compares with 53.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment rose by 25% across 4 years, from 508 in 2020-21 to 633 in 2024-25.
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Onslow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,906
Census ACS
Median income
$68,148
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
27,501 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Onslow County Schools
- Jacksonville HighHigh · 1,441 students
- White Oak HighHigh · 1,252 students
- Swansboro HighHigh · 1,232 students
- Dixon HighHigh · 1,085 students
- Northside HighHigh · 1,067 students
- Swansboro MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
Other schools in Jacksonville
- Jacksonville HighHigh · 1,441 students
- White Oak HighHigh · 1,252 students
- Northside HighHigh · 1,067 students
- Jacksonville Commons MiddleMiddle · 918 students
- Hunters Creek MiddleMiddle · 856 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 803 students
Nearby schools
- Parkwood Elementary0.6 mi · 457
- Northwoods Elementary0.6 mi · 439
- Jacksonville High1.1 mi · 1,441
- New Bridge Middle1.6 mi · 482
- Onslow Virtual School1.8 mi · 421
- Clyde Erwin Elementary1.9 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About Northwoods Park MiddleHow large is Northwoods Park Middle?
Northwoods Park Middle enrolls approximately 633 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Northwoods Park Middle serve?
Northwoods Park Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Northwoods Park Middle?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Northwoods Park Middle.
What is the student diversity at Northwoods Park Middle?
Student demographics at Northwoods Park Middle are roughly 44% White, 18% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Northwoods Park Middle in?
Northwoods Park Middle is part of Onslow County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.