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Elm City Middle

Wilson County Schools · Wilson County

Address
215 E Church St, Elm City, NC 27822
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370502001996
399
Students
25.7
Teachers (FTE)
15.5:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
70
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
18.5%
Chronically absent
49.9%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Elm City 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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Attendance zone

Wilson County Schools

The area Wilson County Schools assigns to Elm City Middle. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Wilson County Schools as “rest”, last updated 2026-09-12.

How Elm City Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 70 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools72nd percentile
Higher than 72% · rank 640 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools86th percentile
Higher than 86% · rank 56 of 456
Wilson County Schools71st percentile
Higher than 71% · rank 7 of 24

Chronic absence is lower here than at 63% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 6 points since 2014 (64 → 70). Met or exceeded expected growth in 4 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202570BExceeded66.4
202465CMet63
202365CMet62.1
202262CNot Met61.2
201960CNot Met61
201862CNot Met62.2
201749DNot Met47
201655CNot Met52
201555CNot Met53
201464CMet59

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 Wilson County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 49.37%Black 28.82%Hispanic 14.04%Two+ Races 5.01%Asian 1.75%Native Am. 0.5%Pacific Isl. 0.5%
White: 49.37% (197) Black: 28.82% (115) Hispanic: 14.04% (56) Two+ Races: 5.01% (20) Asian: 1.75% (7) Native Am.: 0.5% (2) Pacific Isl.: 0.5% (2)
White49.37%
Black28.82%
Hispanic14.04%
Two+ Races5.01%
Asian1.75%
Native Am.0.5%
Pacific Isl.0.5%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 399
49.12%196 Female
50.88%203 Male

Student counts for Elm City Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 399 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 81.5%Chronically absent 18.5%
Regular attendance: 81.5% (349) Chronically absent: 18.5% (79)
Regular attendance81.5%
Chronically absent18.5%

Student Population

Students Counted: 428
49.9%Economically disadvantaged
3.76%15 English learners

Student indicators for Elm City Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 428 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 80.96%Beginning 19.04%
Experienced: 80.96% (19) Beginning: 19.04% (4)
Experienced80.96%
Beginning19.04%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 23.1 FTE
88.77%Fully licensed
11.23%Emergency or provisional
4.34%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Elm City 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 23.1 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)74.2%57.3%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)66.2%41.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)63%31.5%

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)33.8%24.2%29.5%12.4%
Reading (grades 3–8)37%31.5%22.4%9.1%
Science (grades 5 & 8)25.8%16.9%40.3%16.9%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth2.2485.6

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers23.06
Experienced teachers18.67 (81%)
Beginning teachers4.39 (19%)
Holding a standard license20.47 (89%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.59 (11%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (79 of 428)18.5%
Economically disadvantaged49.9%
English learners making progress (of 15)20%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student28.29
Library books per student12.88
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.31

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
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 Elm City Middle report card PDF

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Elm City 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.