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What's something Shallotte Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
627
Middle
DISTRICT 613 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRUNSWICK COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370042000126
Shallotte Middle
225 Village Road, Shallotte, NC 28459 · (910) 756-6130 · Brunswick County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL627 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% 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.
- ABeats 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
16.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
624 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 203 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 179 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 245 | 39% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
58.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
60.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Shallotte Middle
Shallotte Middle's state test result (60.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shallotte Middle this school | 627 | 99.5% | 60.0% |
| Stanley Middle Stanley | 602 | 99.5% | 58.3% |
| Valley Springs Middle Arden | 654 | 99.5% | 58.7% |
| Central Wilkes Middle School Moravian Falls | 564 | 99.5% | 57.9% |
| William Lenoir Middle Lenoir | 512 | 98.8% | 54.8% |
| Enka Middle Candler | 588 | 99.5% | 42.7% |
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 Shallotte Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #129 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #126 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #121 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 627 | #205 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #245 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #256 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #79 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #284 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
627
-9 (-1%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 1,081
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 627 | 38.2 | 16.4:1 | 100% (624) |
| 2023-24 | 608 | 38.9 | 15.7:1 | 100% (605) |
| 2022-23 | 674 | 43 | 15.7:1 | 100% (671) |
| 2020-21 | 636 | 39 | 16.3:1 | 100% (633) |
| 2017-18 | 642 | 41 | 15.7:1 | 63% (402) |
| 2015-16 | 645 | 41 | 15.7:1 | 60% (388) |
| 2010-11 | 621 | 40 | 15.5:1 | 58% (358) |
| 2000-01 | 988 | 63 | 15.7:1 | 41% (406) |
| 1990-91 | 1,081 | 51 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shallotte Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (642 to 627); teachers down 7% (41 to 38.2).
About Shallotte Middle
Shallotte Middle sits in Shallotte, North Carolina, and is classified as a middle-grades school. The school's 627 students are in grades 6 through 8.
Federal data list 20 schools in Brunswick County Schools, with 13,561 students enrolled.
Shallotte Middle is 57% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 24% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Brunswick County, the White share is about 82%. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Shallotte Middle and a ratio of 16.4:1. For comparison, middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 100% of students. For comparison, public schools in Brunswick County average 99%.
Shallotte Middle is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 83% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Shallotte Middle is 48.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.0%.
Census estimates describe Brunswick County this way: the median household income is $77,024, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Shallotte Middle, Brunswick County has 21 other public schools.
West Brunswick High is the public school closest to Shallotte Middle, about 1.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 55.2%; Shallotte Middle's is 60.0%, ranking 3rd of 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 636 in 2020-21, 627 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Brunswick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
152,568
Census ACS
Median income
$77,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
15,069 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brunswick County Schools
- North Brunswick HighHigh · 1,620 students
- West Brunswick HighHigh · 1,466 students
- South Brunswick HighHigh · 1,154 students
- Belville ElementaryElementary · 812 students
- Leland MiddleMiddle · 806 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 738 students
Other schools in Shallotte
- West Brunswick HighHigh · 1,466 students
- Union ElementaryElementary · 654 students
Nearby schools
- West Brunswick High1.6 mi · 1,466
- Union Elementary4.1 mi · 654
- Cedar Grove Middle6.7 mi · 507
- Supply Elementary8.5 mi · 580
- Virginia Williamson Elem8.9 mi · 610
- Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary9.2 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Shallotte MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Shallotte Middle?
Shallotte Middle enrolls approximately 627 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Shallotte Middle serve?
Shallotte Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shallotte Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shallotte Middle is approximately 16.4:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shallotte Middle?
At Shallotte Middle, the student body is approximately 57% White, 24% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Shallotte Middle?
Shallotte Middle is overseen by Brunswick County Schools in Brunswick County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.