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Enrollment
502
Middle
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YADKIN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370504003099
Starmount Middle
2626 Longtown Rd, Boonville, NC 27011 · (336) 551-1160 · Yadkin County
GRADES 06–09MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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
18.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
499 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 169 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 161 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 168 | 33% |
| Grade 9 | 4 | 1% |
Student demographics
53%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
46.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
48.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 46 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 Starmount Middle
Starmount Middle's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starmount Middle this school | 502 | 99.4% | 47.8% |
| Southwestern Randolph Middle School Asheboro | 467 | 99.4% | 58.7% |
| Forbush Middle East Bend | 598 | 99.2% | 55.6% |
| Enka Intermediate Candler | 585 | 99.5% | 52.4% |
| Enka Middle Candler | 588 | 99.5% | 42.7% |
| Central Wilkes Middle School Moravian Falls | 564 | 99.5% | 57.9% |
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 Starmount Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #268 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #237 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #263 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #300 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #415 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #324 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #133 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +50.8% | #6 of 143 |
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
502
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
+29% since 2010-11, when it was 388
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 502 | 26.8 | 18.7:1 | 99% (499) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 30 | 16.5:1 | 99% (490) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 30.6 | 17.4:1 | 62% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 29 | 17.6:1 | 60% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 22.9 | 14.6:1 | 63% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 335 | 22 | 15.2:1 | 58% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 388 | 23 | 16.9:1 | 51% (198) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Starmount Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 51% (333 to 502); teachers up 17% (22.9 to 26.8).
About Starmount Middle
Starmount Middle is a small middle school in Boonville, North Carolina, one of the schools in Yadkin County Schools. The school enrolls 502 students, from grades 6 through 9.
Yadkin County Schools operates 14 schools. Combined enrollment is 5,174 students.
By race and ethnicity, Starmount Middle is 61% White. The rest of enrollment is 30% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Yadkin County's population at about 83%. The chance that two students picked at random at Starmount Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
Its 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 18.7:1. The average ratio among middle schools in North Carolina is 15.9:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 99% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 16 points above the 83% average for public schools in Yadkin County.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, Starmount 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.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Starmount Middle is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 47.8% actual, 48.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in North Carolina.
Census Bureau estimates for Yadkin County show that median household income is about $62,932, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 14 public schools operate in Yadkin County, serving about 5,174 students.
The shortest distance from Starmount Middle to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Starmount High. The five-mile area around Starmount Middle holds 3 other public schools. The school's 47.8% average proficiency ranks 5th among 7 nearby schools.
Starmount Middle is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21, Starmount Middle enrolled 511; in 2024-25, 502. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.7:1) than in 2020-21 (17.6:1).
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Yadkin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,574
Census ACS
Median income
$62,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,174 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Yadkin County Schools
- Forbush HighHigh · 787 students
- Forbush MiddleMiddle · 598 students
- Starmount HighHigh · 556 students
- Yadkinville ElementaryElementary · 478 students
- West Yadkin ElementaryElementary · 422 students
- Boonville ElementaryCombined · 365 students
Other schools in Boonville
- Starmount HighHigh · 556 students
- Boonville ElementaryCombined · 365 students
Nearby schools
- Starmount High0.3 mi · 556
- West Yadkin Elementary4.5 mi · 422
- Boonville Elementary4.8 mi · 365
- Jonesville Elementary5.3 mi · 268
- Yadkin Early College5.9 mi · 200
- Appalachian State Univ Academy at Elkin6.3 mi · 78
Frequently asked questions
About Starmount MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Starmount Middle?
Starmount Middle enrolls approximately 502 students in grades 06-09.
Is Starmount Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Starmount Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Starmount Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Starmount Middle is approximately 18.7:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Starmount Middle?
Student demographics at Starmount Middle are roughly 61% White, 30% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Starmount Middle in?
Starmount Middle is part of Yadkin County Schools.
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