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What's the most underrated thing about South Davie Middle that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
492
Middle
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370117002066
South Davie Middle
197 South Davie Drive, Mocksville, NC 27028 · (336) 751-5941 · Davie County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL492 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% 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.
- 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
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
356 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 166 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 178 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 148 | 30% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
39.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
54.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 South Davie Middle
South Davie Middle's state test result (50.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Davie Middle this school | 492 | 72.4% | 50.1% |
| Southwest Middle Jacksonville | 510 | 62.0% | 43.0% |
| Highland Middle Sanford | 762 | 63.9% | 46.9% |
| Gravelly Hill Middle Efland | 415 | 56.4% | 52.4% |
| Flat Rock Middle East Flat Rock | 748 | 71.0% | 40.2% |
| Western Harnett Middle Lillington | 700 | 55.6% | 47.2% |
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 South Davie Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #244 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #178 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #343 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 492 | #307 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #28 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #215 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.4% | #347 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #160 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
492
-37 (-7%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 548
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 492 | 38.5 | 12.8:1 | 72% (356) |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 38.2 | 13.4:1 | 68% (345) |
| 2022-23 | 547 | 36.2 | 15.1:1 | 67% (368) |
| 2020-21 | 529 | 38 | 13.9:1 | 56% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 553 | 40 | 13.8:1 | 65% (357) |
| 2015-16 | 564 | 43 | 13.1:1 | 65% (368) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 41 | 13.2:1 | 60% (327) |
| 2000-01 | 673 | 47 | 14.3:1 | 32% (216) |
| 1990-91 | 548 | 39 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Davie Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (553 to 492); teachers down 4% (40 to 38.5).
About South Davie Middle
South Davie Middle is a public middle-grades school run by Davie County Schools in Mocksville, North Carolina. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 492 students.
A total of 13 schools make up Davie County Schools, with 6,116 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at South Davie Middle, about 53 are White. The school is also 25% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 8% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 83%. The diversity index for South Davie Middle is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Davie Middle is 12.8:1, based on 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1. Lunch program data show 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 54% for public schools in Davie County.
Among North Carolina public middle schools, South Davie Middle outscored 40%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For South Davie Middle, the prediction is 56.8% and the result is 50.1%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Davie County show that median household income comes to about $75,057, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 13, with about 6,116 students.
The closest school to South Davie Middle is Davie County Virtual School, located about 1.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. Its average proficiency rate of 50.1% is below the 57.2% average for nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, South Davie Middle is coded Town: Fringe, for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 492, from 529 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.9:1 in 2020-21, and 12.8:1 in 2024-25.
South Davie Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Davie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,122
Census ACS
Median income
$75,057
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
6,116 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Davie County Schools
- Davie County HighHigh · 1,819 students
- Mocksville ElementaryElementary · 543 students
- Shady Grove ElementaryElementary · 492 students
- Pinebrook ElementaryElementary · 472 students
- Cooleemee ElementaryElementary · 462 students
- North Davie MiddleMiddle · 444 students
Other schools in Mocksville
- Davie County HighHigh · 1,819 students
- Mocksville ElementaryElementary · 543 students
- Pinebrook ElementaryElementary · 472 students
- North Davie MiddleMiddle · 444 students
- Cornatzer ElementaryElementary · 408 students
- William R Davie ElementaryElementary · 371 students
Nearby schools
- Davie County Virtual School1.2 mi · 26
- Davie County Early College High1.3 mi · 131
- Mocksville Elementary1.5 mi · 543
- Central Davie Academy1.7 mi · 19
- Cornatzer Elementary4.2 mi · 408
- Cooleemee Elementary5.0 mi · 462
Frequently asked questions
About South Davie MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at South Davie Middle?
South Davie Middle enrolls approximately 492 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does South Davie Middle serve?
South Davie Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Davie Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Davie Middle is approximately 12.8:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at South Davie Middle?
Student demographics at South Davie Middle are roughly 53% White, 25% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is South Davie Middle public or private?
South Davie Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Davie County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.