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Enrollment
1,052
Middle
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONSLOW COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370345001435
Swansboro Middle
1240 West Corbett Ave, Swansboro, NC 28584 · (910) 326-3601 · Onslow County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,052 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of North Carolina public middle schools
- A-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
18.8:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
453 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 396 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 324 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 332 | 32% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
62.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
62.8%
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 63 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
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Swansboro Middle
Swansboro Middle's state test result (63.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swansboro Middle this school | 1,052 | 43.1% | 63.2% |
| Dixon Middle Sneads Ferry | 997 | 34.3% | 58.5% |
| Rugby Middle Hendersonville | 849 | 39.6% | 69.2% |
| Parkwood Middle Monroe | 879 | 47.2% | 58.1% |
| Belmont Middle Belmont | 770 | 42.2% | 65.3% |
| Piedmont Middle Monroe | 980 | 40.8% | 63.8% |
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 Swansboro Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Onslow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #101 of 463 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #110 of 461 | #2 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #87 of 463 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,052 | #31 of 478 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #418 of 456 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.0% | #361 of 456 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.1% | #402 of 472 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.0% | #26 of 143 | 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
1,052
+225 (+27%) vs 2020
+152% since 1990-91, when it was 418
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 1,052 | 56 | 18.8:1 | 43% (453) |
| 2023-24 | 958 | 57 | 16.8:1 | 44% (418) |
| 2022-23 | 967 | 54.8 | 17.6:1 | 43% (413) |
| 2020-21 | 827 | 48 | 17.2:1 | 31% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 835 | 48 | 17.4:1 | 37% (313) |
| 2015-16 | 797 | 43 | 18.5:1 | 37% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 850 | 50 | 17.0:1 | 39% (334) |
| 2000-01 | 798 | 46 | 17.4:1 | 36% (287) |
| 1990-91 | 418 | 29 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Swansboro Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (835 to 1,052); teachers up 17% (48 to 56).
About Swansboro Middle
Swansboro Middle is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in Swansboro, North Carolina. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 1,052 students. The average for middle schools in North Carolina is about 605 students, so this school is 74% bigger than average.
Onslow County Schools has 27,397 students spread across 39 schools.
Swansboro Middle is 69% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 6% Black. The White share in Onslow County as a whole is similar, at about 67%. The school's diversity index is 49%, meaning two students picked at random have a 49% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Swansboro Middle is 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 18.8:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. About 43% of students, or 453, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Swansboro Middle a B+. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Swansboro Middle scores 63.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 65.7%.
Within Onslow County, the median household income is $68,148, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides Swansboro Middle, Onslow County has 41 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Queens Creek Elementary, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. Swansboro Middle comes in 4th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Swansboro Middle the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at Swansboro Middle climbed 27% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 827 to 1,052 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.2:1 in 2020-21, and 18.8:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Swansboro Middle. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Onslow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,906
Census ACS
Median income
$68,148
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
27,501 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Onslow County Schools
- Jacksonville HighHigh · 1,441 students
- White Oak HighHigh · 1,252 students
- Swansboro HighHigh · 1,232 students
- Dixon HighHigh · 1,085 students
- Northside HighHigh · 1,067 students
- Richlands HighHigh · 1,027 students
Other schools in Swansboro
- Swansboro HighHigh · 1,232 students
- Queens Creek ElementaryElementary · 706 students
- Swansboro ElementaryElementary · 592 students
Nearby schools
- Queens Creek Elementary0.2 mi · 706
- Swansboro High0.4 mi · 1,232
- Swansboro Elementary1.0 mi · 592
- Sand Ridge Elementary3.9 mi · 527
- White Oak Elementary5.3 mi · 784
- Silverdale Elementary5.8 mi · 648
Frequently asked questions
About Swansboro MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Swansboro Middle?
Swansboro Middle enrolls approximately 1,052 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Swansboro Middle serve?
Swansboro Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Swansboro Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Swansboro Middle is approximately 18.8:1 (56 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Swansboro Middle?
Swansboro Middle reports a student body of 69% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Swansboro Middle?
Swansboro Middle is overseen by Onslow County Schools in Onslow County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.