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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Roland-Grise Middle administration to hear?
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Enrollment
878
Middle
DISTRICT 736 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370333001388
Roland-Grise Middle
4412 Lake Ave, Wilmington, NC 28403 · (910) 350-2136 · New Hanover County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL878 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% 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.
- BBeats 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
16.6:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
294 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 277 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 290 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 311 | 35% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
67.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
69.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
70.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% 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 Roland-Grise Middle
Roland-Grise Middle's state test result (70.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roland-Grise Middle this school | 878 | 33.5% | 70.4% |
| Dixon Middle Sneads Ferry | 997 | 34.3% | 58.5% |
| Rugby Middle Hendersonville | 849 | 39.6% | 69.2% |
| East Lincoln Middle Iron Station | 738 | 37.8% | 61.9% |
| Piedmont Middle Monroe | 980 | 40.8% | 63.8% |
| M C S Noble Middle Wilmington | 690 | 38.3% | 64.9% |
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 Roland-Grise Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In New Hanover County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #51 of 463 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #63 of 461 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #54 of 463 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 878 | #72 of 478 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #256 of 456 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.8% | #363 of 456 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.5% | #427 of 472 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.6% | #101 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
878
-22 (-2%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 845
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
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 | 878 | 53 | 16.6:1 | 33% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 848 | 52 | 16.3:1 | 33% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 860 | 51.6 | 16.7:1 | 32% (277) |
| 2020-21 | 900 | 56 | 16.1:1 | 24% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 839 | 48.8 | 17.2:1 | 24% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 797 | 48 | 16.6:1 | 30% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 862 | 50 | 17.2:1 | 28% (245) |
| 2000-01 | 1,068 | 63 | 16.9:1 | 17% (181) |
| 1990-91 | 845 | 47 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roland-Grise Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (839 to 878); teachers up 9% (48.8 to 53).
About Roland-Grise Middle
Roland-Grise Middle is a middle-grades school in Wilmington, North Carolina, reachable at (910) 350-2136. Federal data show 878 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Across middle schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 605.
New Hanover County Schools is the local district for Roland-Grise Middle. It runs 42 schools with 24,791 students.
More than half of enrollment at Roland-Grise Middle is White: 69%. The next largest groups are 19% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. The school's White share is 8 points below the 77% share among New Hanover County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 49%.
Staffing at Roland-Grise Middle comes to 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.6:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in North Carolina is 15.9:1. Roland-Grise Middle counts 33% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 67% average for public schools in New Hanover County.
Roland-Grise Middle holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 82% of North Carolina public middle schools.
The model predicts 68.6% for a school in North Carolina with Roland-Grise Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Roland-Grise Middle posts 70.4%.
In the surrounding county, New Hanover County, median household income comes to about $75,166, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 50 public schools and about 27,460 students.
Of the public schools around it, Roland-Grise Middle is closest to John T Hoggard High, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Roland-Grise Middle ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 900 to 878.
The discussion board for Roland-Grise Middle is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
New Hanover County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
235,229
Census ACS
Median income
$75,166
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
27,460 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Hanover County Schools
- Emsley A Laney HighHigh · 2,243 students
- John T Hoggard HighHigh · 2,082 students
- Eugene Ashley HighHigh · 1,893 students
- New Hanover HighHigh · 1,437 students
- Charles P Murray MiddleMiddle · 907 students
- Holly Shelter MiddleMiddle · 801 students
Other schools in Wilmington
- Emsley A Laney HighHigh · 2,243 students
- John T Hoggard HighHigh · 2,082 students
- Eugene Ashley HighHigh · 1,893 students
- New Hanover HighHigh · 1,437 students
- American Leadership Academy-CoastalCombined · 1,002 students
- Charles P Murray MiddleMiddle · 907 students
Nearby schools
- John T Hoggard High0.5 mi · 2,082
- Winter Park Model Elementary0.5 mi · 311
- Wilmington School of the Arts1.0 mi · 297
- Edwin A Alderman Elementary1.0 mi · 255
- Holly Tree Elementary1.1 mi · 383
- Isaac M Bear Early College High School1.1 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About Roland-Grise MiddleHow many students attend Roland-Grise Middle?
Roland-Grise Middle enrolls approximately 878 students in grades 06-08.
Is Roland-Grise Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Roland-Grise Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Roland-Grise Middle?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Roland-Grise Middle.
How diverse is Roland-Grise Middle?
Roland-Grise Middle reports a student body of 69% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Roland-Grise Middle?
Roland-Grise Middle is overseen by New Hanover County Schools in New Hanover County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.