William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy

William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy is one of the cozy junior highs in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, overseen by Halifax County Schools, with 243 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 60% below the state mean of about 605.

Across the 11 schools in Halifax County Schools (2,150 students total), William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy reports that 70% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder looks like 12% Native American, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% White. By comparison, Halifax County as a whole is about 52% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 48.7%; this one comes in at 23.9%, -24.8 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, Halifax County reports that median household income runs about $45,590, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy is one of 23 public schools in Halifax County (combined enrollment of about 6,803 students).

Nearest neighbor: Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy, around 0.0 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.9%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy's enrollment has declined 13% since 2018, when it stood at 278 (now 243). The Black share of enrollment decreased from 79% to 70% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.