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Chowan Middle

Edenton-Chowan Schools · Chowan County

Address
2845 Virginia Road, Tyner, NC 27980
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370084000327
357
Students
28.4
Teachers (FTE)
12.6:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
50
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
36.7%
Chronically absent
60.6%
Economically disadvantaged

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Edenton-Chowan Schools's school calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Chowan Middle — 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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Chowan MiddleElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. D F Walker ElementaryElementary · Grades 3-54.7 mi
  2. White Oak ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-24.8 mi
  3. Colerain ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Bertie County Schools6.9 mi
  4. Perquimans County MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Perquimans County Schools10.3 mi
  5. Hertford GrammarElementary · Grades 3-5 · Perquimans County Schools10.4 mi
  6. Perquimans County HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Perquimans County Schools10.7 mi
  7. Perquimans CentralElementary · Grades PK-2 · Perquimans County Schools10.9 mi
  8. John A Holmes HighHigh · Grades 9-1211.8 mi
  9. Gatesville ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Gates County Schools13.5 mi
  10. T S Cooper ElementaryElementary · Grades K-5 · Gates County Schools13.5 mi

How Chowan Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 50 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools19th percentile
Higher than 19% · rank 1,958 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools34th percentile
Higher than 34% · rank 289 of 456
Edenton-Chowan Schools0th percentile
Higher than 0% · rank 4 of 4

Chronic absence is lower here than at 13% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

025507510014151617181922232425

Score down 1 points since 2014 (51 → 50). Met or exceeded expected growth in 7 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202550DMet44.3
202453DMet48.2
202345DNot Met42.6
202258CMet52.6
201962CMet57.2
201857CNot Met54.7
201757CExceeded49
201653DMet46
201561CExceeded52
201451DNot Met47

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 Edenton-Chowan Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Black 43.14%White 37.82%Hispanic 14.01%Two+ Races 4.48%Asian 0.56%
Black: 43.14% (154) White: 37.82% (135) Hispanic: 14.01% (50) Two+ Races: 4.48% (16) Asian: 0.56% (2)
Black43.14%
White37.82%
Hispanic14.01%
Two+ Races4.48%
Asian0.56%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 357
46.5%166 Female
53.5%191 Male

Student counts for Chowan Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 357 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 63.3%Chronically absent 36.7%
Regular attendance: 63.3% (238) Chronically absent: 36.7% (138)
Regular attendance63.3%
Chronically absent36.7%

Student Population

Students Counted: 376
60.6%Economically disadvantaged
7%25 English learners

Student indicators for Chowan Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 376 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 59.92%Beginning 40.08%
Experienced: 59.92% (16) Beginning: 40.08% (11)
Experienced59.92%
Beginning40.08%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 26.2 FTE
91.6%Fully licensed
8.4%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Chowan 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 26.2 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)51.3%30.4%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)42.9%23.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)42.4%19.5%

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)57.1%19.3%19.6%--
Reading (grades 3–8)57.6%22.9%14.7%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)48.7%20.9%20.9%9.6%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-1.7371.3

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers26.2
Experienced teachers15.7 (60%)
Beginning teachers10.5 (40%)
Holding a standard license24 (92%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.2 (8%)
National Board certified0

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (138 of 376)36.7%
Economically disadvantaged60.6%
English learners making progress (of 25)8%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.9
Library books per student8.99
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.44

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolYes
Recurring low-performingYes
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
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 Chowan Middle report card PDF

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Chowan 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.