Enrollment
133
Middle
DISTRICT 166 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELDON CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370489002116
Weldon Middle
4489 Highway 301, Halifax, NC 27839 · (252) 536-2571 · Halifax County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL133 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of North Carolina public middle schools
- DTest 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
13.0:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
130 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 50 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 41 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 32% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Weldon City Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
32.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
32.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Weldon Middle
Weldon Middle's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weldon Middle this school | 133 | 97.7% | 33.8% |
| Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy Enfield | 177 | 98.3% | 28.7% |
| Phillips Middle Battleboro | 118 | 97.5% | 35.8% |
| Wadesboro Elementary Wadesboro | 215 | 97.2% | 30.1% |
| William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy Roanoke Rapids | 243 | 98.8% | 23.9% |
| Conway Middle Conway | 259 | 98.8% | 38.0% |
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 Weldon Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #404 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #382 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #413 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 133 | #469 of 478 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.7% | #312 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.4% | #4 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
133
-65 (-33%) vs 2020
-48% since 2000-01, when it was 254
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 133 | 10.3 | 13.0:1 | 98% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 130 | 16.3 | 8.0:1 | 98% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 176 | 15 | 11.7:1 | 98% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 198 | 16 | 12.4:1 | 98% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 209 | 18 | 11.6:1 | 98% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 212 | 19 | 11.2:1 | 99% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 232 | 25 | 9.3:1 | 91% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 254 | 20 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Weldon Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (209 to 133); teachers down 43% (18 to 10.3).
About Weldon Middle
At 4489 Highway 301 in Halifax, North Carolina, Weldon Middle operates as a small middle school. Enrolled students number 133 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 78% lower than the average for middle schools in North Carolina, which is about 605.
Weldon Middle reports to Weldon City Schools, which has 4 schools and 664 students.
Black students are the large majority at Weldon Middle, with 95% of enrollment. Other groups make up 2% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 52% of Halifax County residents are Black. By the diversity index, Weldon Middle comes in at 10%.
The school employs the equivalent of 10.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.0:1. Among middle schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 15.9:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 98%. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Halifax County.
allk12 grades Weldon Middle a D. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Weldon Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.8%; the prediction is 49.0%.
Census estimates describe Halifax County this way: median household income is about $45,590, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 18% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 23 public schools in Halifax County, with a combined enrollment of about 6,803.
Of nearby public schools, Weldon STEM High School Career Academies is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 45.1%, higher than Weldon Middle's 33.8%.
In the federal locale system, Weldon Middle is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 133 was 33% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 198.
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Halifax County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,675
Census ACS
Median income
$45,590
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,803 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Weldon City Schools
- Weldon Elementary Global AcademyElementary · 272 students
- Weldon STEM High School Career AcademiesHigh · 145 students
- Roanoke Valley Early CollegeHigh · 114 students
Other schools in Halifax
- KIPP Halifax College PreparatoryElementary · 528 students
- Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep AcademHigh · 204 students
- Weldon STEM High School Career AcademiesHigh · 145 students
Nearby schools
- Weldon STEM High School Career Academies0.0 mi · 145
- Weldon Elementary Global Academy3.7 mi · 272
- Northampton Early College4.4 mi · 148
- Halifax County Early College High4.4 mi · 126
- Roanoke Valley Early College4.4 mi · 114
- KIPP Halifax College Preparatory5.0 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About Weldon MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Weldon Middle?
Weldon Middle enrolls approximately 133 students in grades 06-08.
Is Weldon Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Weldon Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Weldon Middle have?
Weldon Middle employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
How diverse is Weldon Middle?
Weldon Middle reports a student body of 1% White, 2% Hispanic, 95% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Weldon Middle?
Weldon Middle is overseen by Weldon City Schools in Halifax County.
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