Enrollment
271
Middle
DISTRICT 253 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDGECOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370132000558
South Edgecombe Middle
230 Pinetops-Crisp Road, Pinetops, NC 27864 · (252) 827-5083 · Edgecombe County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of North Carolina public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
14.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
268 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 94 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 85 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 92 | 34% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
44.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
47.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 South Edgecombe Middle
South Edgecombe Middle's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Edgecombe Middle this school | 271 | 98.9% | 46.8% |
| Burgaw Middle Burgaw | 236 | 97.9% | 37.5% |
| Cordova Middle Cordova | 233 | 98.7% | 38.9% |
| Havelock Middle Havelock | 313 | 96.2% | 44.1% |
| Bladenboro Middle Bladenboro | 254 | 98.8% | 36.1% |
| West Middle Mount Gilead | 343 | 99.1% | 46.9% |
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 South Edgecombe Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Edgecombe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #279 of 463 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #248 of 461 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #280 of 463 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #431 of 478 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #74 of 456 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #119 of 456 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #246 of 472 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.3% | #30 of 300 | 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
271
-105 (-28%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 566
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 271 | 19.3 | 14.1:1 | 99% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 269 | 19.7 | 13.7:1 | 99% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 305 | 21 | 14.5:1 | 99% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 23 | 16.4:1 | 99% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 21.5 | 17.4:1 | 97% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 97% (361) |
| 2010-11 | 366 | 22 | 16.6:1 | 69% (253) |
| 2000-01 | 594 | 36 | 16.5:1 | 66% (392) |
| 1990-91 | 566 | 33 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Edgecombe Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (373 to 271); teachers down 10% (21.5 to 19.3).
About South Edgecombe Middle
Families in Pinetops, North Carolina, are served by South Edgecombe Middle, a small middle school. Total enrollment is 271 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. Middle schools in North Carolina have about 605 students on average; enrollment here is 55% lower.
Edgecombe County Public Schools serves 6,310 students across 19 schools.
White students make up 41% of enrollment at South Edgecombe Middle, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 34% Black, 18% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That is in line with Edgecombe County, where about 37% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 14.1:1 is based on 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1, 1.8 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 99%. The average for public schools in Edgecombe County is similar, at 99%.
South Edgecombe Middle holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 43% of North Carolina public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for South Edgecombe Middle is 48.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.8%.
Census data for Edgecombe County show median household income comes to about $51,265, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 19% of residents are in poverty. There are 27 public schools in the county, enrolling about 8,573, South Edgecombe Middle among them.
South Edgecombe Middle's nearest public school is G W Carver Elementary (about 1.0 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. South Edgecombe Middle is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 271, down from 376 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 16.4 in 2020-21 to 14.1 in 2024-25.
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Edgecombe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,736
Census ACS
Median income
$51,265
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
8,573 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Edgecombe County Public Schools
- SouthWest Edgecombe HighHigh · 798 students
- G W Carver ElementaryElementary · 550 students
- Martin Millennium AcademyElementary · 548 students
- G W Bulluck ElementaryElementary · 535 students
- Tarboro HighHigh · 496 students
- Stocks ElementaryElementary · 389 students
Other schools in Pinetops
- SouthWest Edgecombe HighHigh · 798 students
- G W Carver ElementaryElementary · 550 students
Nearby schools
- G W Carver Elementary1.0 mi · 550
- SouthWest Edgecombe High4.2 mi · 798
- Edgecombe Early College High8.1 mi · 171
- Gardners Elementary8.1 mi · 280
- G W Bulluck Elementary8.5 mi · 535
- North East Carolina Prep8.7 mi · 1,107
Frequently asked questions
About South Edgecombe MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at South Edgecombe Middle?
South Edgecombe Middle enrolls approximately 271 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does South Edgecombe Middle serve?
South Edgecombe Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at South Edgecombe Middle?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at South Edgecombe Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Edgecombe Middle?
At South Edgecombe Middle, the student body is approximately 41% White, 18% Hispanic, 34% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is South Edgecombe Middle in?
South Edgecombe Middle is part of Edgecombe County Public Schools.
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