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Central Middle

Whiteville City Schools · Columbus County

Address
310 S Martin L King Jr Ave, Whiteville, NC 28472
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370492001967
451
Students
27.2
Teachers (FTE)
16.6:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
56
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
22.4%
Chronically absent
68.9%
Economically disadvantaged

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Central Middle's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Central MiddleElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. North Whiteville AcademyHigh · Grades 6-12under 0.1 mi
  2. Whiteville HighHigh · Grades 9-120.5 mi
  3. Edgewood ElementaryElementary · Grades 3-50.8 mi
  4. Whiteville PrimaryElementary · Grades PK-20.9 mi
  5. Columbus Career and College AcademyHigh · Grades 9-13 · Columbus County Schools4.1 mi
  6. Chadbourn ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Columbus County Schools6.3 mi
  7. Classical Charter Schools of WhitevilleElementary · Grades K-8 · Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville · Charter6.4 mi
  8. Hallsboro-Artesia ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-6 · Columbus County Schools7.6 mi
  9. Williams TownshipElementary · Grades PK-8 · Columbus County Schools9.0 mi
  10. Thomas AcademyHigh · Grades 6-12 · Thomas Academy · Charter10.6 mi

How Central Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 56 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools34th percentile
Higher than 34% · rank 1,563 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools51st percentile
Higher than 51% · rank 209 of 456
Whiteville City Schools0th percentile
Higher than 0% · rank 4 of 4

Chronic absence is lower here than at 49% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 1 points since 2014 (57 → 56). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202556CMet49.7
202458CMet55.1
202363CExceeded55.9
202260CMet55.9
201968CNot Met68.6
201869CMet65.6
201767CExceeded62
201660CMet54
201563CExceeded57
201457CMet53

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Whiteville City Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Black 42.79%White 35.7%Hispanic 14.19%Two+ Races 6.43%Native Am. 0.89%
Black: 42.79% (193) White: 35.7% (161) Hispanic: 14.19% (64) Two+ Races: 6.43% (29) Native Am.: 0.89% (4)
Black42.79%
White35.7%
Hispanic14.19%
Two+ Races6.43%
Native Am.0.89%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 451
47.01%212 Female
52.99%239 Male

Student counts for Central Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 451 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 77.6%Chronically absent 22.4%
Regular attendance: 77.6% (374) Chronically absent: 22.4% (108)
Regular attendance77.6%
Chronically absent22.4%

Student Population

Students Counted: 482
68.9%Economically disadvantaged
7.1%32 English learners

Student indicators for Central Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 482 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 79.82%Beginning 20.18%
Experienced: 79.82% (21) Beginning: 20.18% (5)
Experienced79.82%
Beginning20.18%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 26.5 FTE
93.2%Fully licensed
6.8%Emergency or provisional
11.34%3 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Central Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 26.5 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)55.4%36.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)46.6%22%
Science (grades 5 & 8)42.7%22.4%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)44.6%18.7%25.1%11.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)53.4%24.6%18.9%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)57.3%20.3%18.2%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth0.5981.4

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers26.46
Experienced teachers21.12 (80%)
Beginning teachers5.34 (20%)
Holding a standard license24.66 (93%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.8 (7%)
National Board certified3

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (108 of 482)22.4%
Economically disadvantaged68.9%
English learners making progress (of 32)9.4%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.79
Library books per student48.25
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.32

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Central Middle report card PDF

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Central Middle's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.