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Macon Middle School

Macon County Schools · Macon County

Address
1345 Wells Grove Rd, Franklin, NC 28734
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Grades served
7-8
NCES school ID
370276001141
576
Students
41.4
Teachers (FTE)
13.9:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
58
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
22.8%
Chronically absent
48%
Economically disadvantaged

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Macon County Schools's calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Macon Middle School — 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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Macon Middle SchoolElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Mountain View IntermediateMiddle · Grades 5-60.2 mi
  2. Macon Early College High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-131.3 mi
  3. Franklin HighHigh · Grades 9-121.6 mi
  4. East Franklin ElementaryElementary · Grades K-42.0 mi
  5. Macon Virtual AcademyOther · Grades K-122.5 mi
  6. Bartram AcademyHigh · Grades 9-123.9 mi
  7. South Macon ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-44.1 mi
  8. Cartoogechaye ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-44.5 mi
  9. Iotla Valley ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-45.5 mi
  10. Highlands SchoolOther · Grades K-1212.2 mi

How Macon Middle School compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 58 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools40th percentile
Higher than 40% · rank 1,424 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools58th percentile
Higher than 58% · rank 182 of 456
Macon County Schools36th percentile
Higher than 36% · rank 6 of 11

Chronic absence is lower here than at 48% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

025507510014151617181922232425

Score down 3 points since 2014 (61 → 58). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 5. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202558CExceeded50.6
202457CMet50
202357CMet53
202257CMet51.5
201973BExceeded68
201873BExceeded65.8
201770BExceeded64
201665CExceeded59
201561CMet56
201461CMet56

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 Macon County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 69.79%Hispanic 25.87%Two+ Races 2.26%Black 1.04%Native Am. 0.69%Asian 0.35%
White: 69.79% (402) Hispanic: 25.87% (149) Two+ Races: 2.26% (13) Black: 1.04% (6) Native Am.: 0.69% (4) Asian: 0.35% (2)
White69.79%
Hispanic25.87%
Two+ Races2.26%
Black1.04%
Native Am.0.69%
Asian0.35%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 576
46.01%265 Female
53.99%311 Male

Student counts for Macon Middle School, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 576 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 77.2%Chronically absent 22.8%
Regular attendance: 77.2% (463) Chronically absent: 22.8% (137)
Regular attendance77.2%
Chronically absent22.8%

Student Population

Students Counted: 600
48%Economically disadvantaged
7.99%46 English learners

Student indicators for Macon Middle School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 600 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 78.71%Beginning 21.29%
Experienced: 78.71% (30) Beginning: 21.29% (8)
Experienced78.71%
Beginning21.29%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 38.1 FTE
92.9%Fully licensed
7.1%Emergency or provisional
5.26%2 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Macon Middle School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 38.1 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)63.1%40%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)48.1%29.1%
Reading (grades 3–8)47%25.5%

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)51.9%19%22.8%6.2%
Reading (grades 3–8)53%21.5%20.6%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)36.9%23.1%28.5%11.5%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth2.1485.3

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers38.05
Experienced teachers29.95 (79%)
Beginning teachers8.1 (21%)
Holding a standard license35.35 (93%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.7 (7%)
National Board certified2

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (137 of 600)22.8%
Economically disadvantaged48%
English learners making progress (of 46)17.4%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.81
Library books per student13.15
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.46

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 Macon Middle School report card PDF

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Macon Middle School'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.