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Enrollment
620
Middle
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOORE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370309002533
Southern Middle
717 Johnson Street, Aberdeen, NC 28315 · (910) 693-1550 · Moore County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL620 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of North Carolina public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
15.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
613 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 191 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 225 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 204 | 33% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
61.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
48.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 62 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
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 Southern Middle
Southern Middle's state test result (56.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Middle this school | 620 | 98.9% | 56.1% |
| J E Holmes Middle Eden | 612 | 99.5% | 34.8% |
| W C Friday Middle School Dallas | 618 | 99.5% | 39.9% |
| Mount Holly Middle Mount Holly | 570 | 99.5% | 54.4% |
| West Rowan Middle Salisbury | 707 | 98.9% | 36.0% |
| Myrtle Grove Middle Wilmington | 600 | 99.0% | 62.9% |
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 Southern Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #170 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #238 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #95 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 620 | #207 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #195 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #123 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #249 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #222 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
620
-118 (-16%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 804
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 620 | 39.2 | 15.8:1 | 99% (613) |
| 2023-24 | 607 | 40.3 | 15.1:1 | 100% (604) |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 38.1 | 15.1:1 | 53% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 738 | 47 | 15.7:1 | 51% (375) |
| 2017-18 | 668 | 44.1 | 15.2:1 | 60% (403) |
| 2015-16 | 684 | 45 | 15.2:1 | 59% (401) |
| 2010-11 | 713 | 47 | 15.2:1 | 55% (395) |
| 2000-01 | 804 | 44 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southern Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (668 to 620); teachers down 11% (44.1 to 39.2).
About Southern Middle
Southern Middle, a medium-sized middle school, is located in Aberdeen, North Carolina. School enrollment was 620 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8.
The district, Moore County Schools, has 13,085 students enrolled across 23 schools.
White students are the largest group at Southern Middle, with 49% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 23% Black, 16% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. Moore County's residents are about 77% White, 29 points above the school's share. Southern Middle has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1 at Southern Middle, with 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is about 15.9:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 99%. For comparison, public schools in Moore County average 64%.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, Southern Middle receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.6%.
In the county around the school, Moore County, median household income is about $86,080, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 27 public schools operate in Moore County, serving about 14,708 students.
Nearest public school: Southern Pines Elementary, about 1.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: 7. Ranked by average proficiency, Southern Middle places 5th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, Southern Middle is Suburb: Small.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 738 to 620.
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Moore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,876
Census ACS
Median income
$86,080
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
14,708 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Moore County Schools
- Pinecrest HighHigh · 2,290 students
- Union Pines HighHigh · 1,462 students
- West Pine MiddleMiddle · 717 students
- McDeeds Creek ElementaryElementary · 707 students
- Aberdeen ElementaryElementary · 675 students
- North Moore HighHigh · 605 students
Other schools in Aberdeen
- Aberdeen ElementaryElementary · 675 students
- The Academy of Moore CountyElementary · 479 students
Other Southern Middle schools
8 other US public schools in 4 states are named Southern Middle. Southern Middle is the 5th largest of the 9.
- Southern MiddleRoxboro, NC · 456 students
- Southern Middle SchoolSomerset, KY · 871 students
- Southern Middle SchoolLexington, KY · 759 students
- Southern MiddleLothian, MD · 726 students
- Southern Middle SchoolReading, PA · 661 students
Nearby schools
- Southern Pines Elementary1.8 mi · 600
- Aberdeen Elementary2.1 mi · 675
- Pinecrest High2.1 mi · 2,290
- Moore Montessori Community School2.3 mi · 259
- Pinehurst Elementary3.8 mi · 584
- The Academy of Moore County4.1 mi · 479
Frequently asked questions
About Southern MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Southern Middle?
Southern Middle enrolls approximately 620 students in grades 06-08.
Is Southern Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Southern Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Southern Middle have?
Southern Middle employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Southern Middle?
Student demographics at Southern Middle are roughly 49% White, 16% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Southern Middle in?
Southern Middle is part of Moore County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.