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Enrollment
770
Middle
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONSLOW COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370345001438
Trexler Middle
112 East Foy Street, Richlands, NC 28574 · (910) 324-4414 · Onslow County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL770 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
389 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 | 271 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 252 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 247 | 32% |
Student demographics
53%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
50.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
51.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 →
Where Trexler Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Onslow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #224 of 463 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #204 of 461 | #4 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #212 of 463 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 770 | #118 of 478 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #390 of 456 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #325 of 456 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.5% | #379 of 472 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.1% | #114 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
770
+71 (+10%) vs 2020
+61% since 1990-91, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 770 | 42 | 18.3:1 | 51% (389) |
| 2023-24 | 759 | 43 | 17.6:1 | 48% (363) |
| 2022-23 | 825 | 48.4 | 17.1:1 | 45% (374) |
| 2020-21 | 699 | 42 | 16.6:1 | 30% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 754 | 43 | 17.5:1 | 41% (311) |
| 2015-16 | 727 | 42 | 17.3:1 | 40% (291) |
| 2010-11 | 832 | 48 | 17.3:1 | 40% (332) |
| 2000-01 | 506 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 39% (197) |
| 1990-91 | 477 | 33 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trexler Middle.
About Trexler Middle
Trexler Middle is a public medium-sized middle-grades school in Richlands, North Carolina. A total of 770 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in North Carolina is about 605 students, so this school is 27% larger than average.
The district, Onslow County Schools, has 27,397 students enrolled across 39 schools.
A majority of students at Trexler Middle, 65%, are White. Next come 15% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 8% multiracial. County-wide, about 67% of residents are White. Trexler Middle has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 42 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Trexler Middle was 18.3:1. The 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 51%. That is close to the 51% average for public schools in Onslow County.
Trexler Middle posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.8%, compared with a predicted 63.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Onslow County, median household income is about $68,148, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The public schools of Onslow County number 42 and enroll about 27,501.
Richlands High is the public school closest to Trexler Middle, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. On average proficiency, Trexler Middle is 8th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Trexler Middle went from 699 students to 770. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 16.6:1 to 18.3:1.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Trexler Middle, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Swansboro MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
Other schools in Richlands
- Richlands HighHigh · 1,027 students
- Richlands ElementaryElementary · 591 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
Nearby schools
- Richlands High0.5 mi · 1,027
- Heritage Elementary School0.9 mi · 565
- Richlands Elementary1.4 mi · 591
- Stateside Elementary4.6 mi · 579
- Clear View Elementary6.7 mi · 535
- Summersill Elementary7.3 mi · 482
Frequently asked questions
About Trexler MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Trexler Middle?
Trexler Middle enrolls approximately 770 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Trexler Middle serve?
Trexler Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Trexler Middle?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Trexler Middle.
What is the student diversity at Trexler Middle?
Student demographics at Trexler Middle are roughly 65% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Trexler Middle public or private?
Trexler Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Onslow County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.