Enrollment
243
Middle
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370177000576
Robbinsville Middle
301B Sweetwater Road, Robbinsville, NC 28771 · (828) 479-9840 · Graham County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL243 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of North Carolina public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
12.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
240 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 6 | 75 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 85 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 34% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Robbinsville Middle→Robbinsville High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Graham 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
31.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
19.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Robbinsville Middle
Robbinsville Middle's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robbinsville Middle this school | 243 | 98.8% | 33.5% |
| Beaufort Middle Beaufort | 260 | 98.8% | 62.0% |
| Bethel Middle Waynesville | 254 | 98.8% | 72.3% |
| Foothills Community School Marion | 200 | 98.5% | 72.1% |
| Cane River Middle Burnsville | 210 | 98.1% | 57.2% |
| Piney Grove Middle School Lawsonville | 189 | 98.4% | 63.4% |
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 Robbinsville Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #410 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #451 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #420 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 243 | #441 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #30 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.2% | #393 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #266 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
243
+70 (+40%) vs 2020
+20% since 2000-01, when it was 203
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 243 | 19 | 12.8:1 | 99% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 252 | 18.6 | 13.6:1 | 99% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 250 | 18 | 13.9:1 | 73% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 173 | 13 | 13.3:1 | 55% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 194 | 13 | 14.9:1 | 63% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 188 | 11 | 17.1:1 | 68% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 177 | 12 | 14.8:1 | 60% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 203 | 14 | 14.5:1 | 78% (158) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robbinsville Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (194 to 243); teachers up 46% (13 to 19).
About Robbinsville Middle
Families in Robbinsville, North Carolina, are served by Robbinsville Middle, a low-enrollment middle-grades school. The school counts 243 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 60% smaller than the 605 average for middle schools in North Carolina.
Graham County Schools runs 3 schools with a combined 1,096 students. Robbinsville Middle is one of them.
A majority of students at Robbinsville Middle, 74%, are White. The next largest groups are 12% Native American, 9% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. The school's White share is 11 points below the 85% share among Graham County residents. Robbinsville Middle has a diversity index of 43%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Robbinsville Middle, 19 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.8:1. For comparison, middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1. Roughly 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Graham County, the average is about the same, 99%.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, Robbinsville Middle receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Robbinsville Middle falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 33.5% actual against 48.7% predicted.
Graham County has about 8,072 residents, and median household income is about $49,684, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Graham County number 3 and enroll about 1,096.
The school nearest to Robbinsville Middle is Robbinsville High, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Robbinsville Middle ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Robbinsville Middle had 173 students in 2020-21 and 243 in 2024-25, a 40% rise.
The Robbinsville Middle community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Graham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,072
Census ACS
Median income
$49,684
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,096 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Graham County Schools
- Robbinsville ElementaryElementary · 521 students
- Robbinsville HighHigh · 332 students
Other schools in Robbinsville
- Robbinsville ElementaryElementary · 521 students
- Robbinsville HighHigh · 332 students
Nearby schools
- Robbinsville High0.1 mi · 332
- Robbinsville Elementary0.6 mi · 521
- Andrews Elementary9.2 mi · 330
- Andrews Middle9.3 mi · 167
- Andrews High9.4 mi · 229
- Nantahala School10.6 mi · 97
Frequently asked questions
About Robbinsville MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Robbinsville Middle?
Robbinsville Middle enrolls approximately 243 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Robbinsville Middle serve?
Robbinsville Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Robbinsville Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Robbinsville Middle is approximately 12.8:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Robbinsville Middle?
Robbinsville Middle reports a student body of 74% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Robbinsville Middle?
Robbinsville Middle is overseen by Graham County Schools in Graham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.