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Does Surf City Middle have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
752
Middle
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENDER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370357003479
Surf City Middle
12345-B Literacy Lane, Hampstead, NC 28443 · (910) 928-0087 · Pender County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL752 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of North Carolina public middle schools
- ATest 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
18.5:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
160 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 239 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 255 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 258 | 34% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
63.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
72.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
67.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Surf City Middle
Surf City Middle's state test result (67.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surf City Middle this school | 752 | 21.3% | 67.9% |
| Topsail Middle Hampstead | 837 | 20.1% | 72.3% |
| North Lincoln Middle Denver | 774 | 28.9% | 67.3% |
| Broad Creek Middle Newport | 722 | 30.1% | 76.1% |
| Moyock Middle Moyock | 635 | 29.6% | 67.0% |
| New Century Middle Cameron | 602 | 32.4% | 72.6% |
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 Surf City Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #68 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #37 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #79 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 752 | #133 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #398 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.7% | #437 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.3% | #454 of 472 |
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
752
+112 (+18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 752 | 40.7 | 18.5:1 | 21% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 750 | 35.8 | 20.9:1 | 24% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 705 | 32 | 22.0:1 | 23% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 640 | 31 | 20.6:1 | 20% (130) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Surf City Middle.
About Surf City Middle
Surf City Middle is a public mid-sized middle-grades school in Hampstead, North Carolina. In all, 752 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 24% bigger than the 605-student average for middle schools in North Carolina.
The 19 schools of Pender County Schools, including Surf City Middle, enroll 11,073 students.
The share of White students at Surf City Middle is 83%. The next largest groups are 8% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. The diversity index for Surf City Middle is 31%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Surf City Middle totals 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.5:1. The average for middle schools in North Carolina, 15.9:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Surf City Middle is about 21%. Among public schools in Pender County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Among North Carolina public middle schools, Surf City Middle outscored 66%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 72.3% at Surf City Middle; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 67.9%.
Pender County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $80,396 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Pender County number 19, with about 11,073 students.
The closest school to Surf City Middle is Surf City Elementary, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Surf City Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. Local comparison: Surf City Middle ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 67.9% versus a 69.7% average.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was 752 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 640. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 20.6:1 in 2020-21 to 18.5:1 in 2024-25.
The Surf City Middle discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Pender County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,550
Census ACS
Median income
$80,396
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
11,073 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pender County Schools
- Topsail HighHigh · 1,945 students
- Surf City ElementaryElementary · 857 students
- Topsail MiddleMiddle · 837 students
- Heide Trask HighHigh · 732 students
- Pender HighHigh · 648 students
- South Topsail ElementaryElementary · 618 students
Other schools in Hampstead
- Topsail HighHigh · 1,945 students
- Surf City ElementaryElementary · 857 students
- Topsail MiddleMiddle · 837 students
- South Topsail ElementaryElementary · 618 students
- Topsail Annandale Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- North Topsail ElementaryElementary · 529 students
Nearby schools
- Surf City Elementary0.0 mi · 857
- North Topsail Elementary5.6 mi · 529
- Coastal Elementary5.9 mi · 833
- Topsail Middle7.4 mi · 837
- Topsail Annandale Elementary School7.5 mi · 580
- Topsail High7.6 mi · 1,945
Frequently asked questions
About Surf City MiddleHow large is Surf City Middle?
Surf City Middle enrolls approximately 752 students in grades 06-08.
Is Surf City Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Surf City Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Surf City Middle have?
Surf City Middle employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Surf City Middle?
Student demographics at Surf City Middle are roughly 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Surf City Middle?
Surf City Middle is overseen by Pender County Schools in Pender County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.