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McGee's Crossroads Middle

Johnston County Schools · Johnston County

Address
13353 NC Highway 210, Benson, NC 27504
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370237002671
757
Students
42.0
Teachers (FTE)
18.0:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
60
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
16.6%
Chronically absent
36.4%
Economically disadvantaged

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McGee's Crossroads 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

Johnston County Public Schools

The area Johnston County Public Schools assigns to McGee's Crossroads 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 for McGee's Crossroads MiddleNeighbouring zoneThis school

Zone boundary published by Johnston County Public Schools as “Johnston County Public Schools Approved Attendance Areas 25-26_26-27”, last updated 2025-09-27.

How McGee's Crossroads Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 60 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools46th percentile
Higher than 46% · rank 1,267 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools63rd percentile
Higher than 63% · rank 146 of 456
Johnston County Public Schools24th percentile
Higher than 24% · rank 32 of 45

Chronic absence is lower here than at 70% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 7 points since 2014 (67 → 60). Met or exceeded expected growth in 8 of 10 years, exceeding it in 6. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202560CNot Met58
202465CExceeded57.2
202358CExceeded51.3
202262CExceeded53.4
201965CMet59.8
201859CMet56.4
201756CNot Met55
201664CExceeded57
201564CExceeded57
201467CExceeded61

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 Johnston County Public Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 51.25%Hispanic 30.25%Black 12.29%Two+ Races 5.28%Native Am. 0.66%Asian 0.26%
White: 51.25% (388) Hispanic: 30.25% (229) Black: 12.29% (93) Two+ Races: 5.28% (40) Native Am.: 0.66% (5) Asian: 0.26% (2)
White51.25%
Hispanic30.25%
Black12.29%
Two+ Races5.28%
Native Am.0.66%
Asian0.26%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 757
51.78%392 Female
48.22%365 Male

Student counts for McGee's Crossroads Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 757 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 83.4%Chronically absent 16.6%
Regular attendance: 83.4% (658) Chronically absent: 16.6% (131)
Regular attendance83.4%
Chronically absent16.6%

Student Population

Students Counted: 789
36.4%Economically disadvantaged
9.64%73 English learners

Student indicators for McGee's Crossroads Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 789 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 74.15%Beginning 25.85%
Experienced: 74.15% (28) Beginning: 25.85% (10)
Experienced74.15%
Beginning25.85%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 38.3 FTE
94.39%Fully licensed
5.64%Emergency or provisional
2.61%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for McGee's Crossroads 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 38.3 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)61.7%39.1%
Reading (grades 3–8)61.5%29.4%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)55.5%33.6%

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)44.5%21.9%25.1%8.4%
Reading (grades 3–8)38.5%32.1%22.2%7.2%
Science (grades 5 & 8)38.3%22.5%29.6%9.5%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-2.0869.6

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers38.3
Experienced teachers28.4 (74%)
Beginning teachers9.9 (26%)
Holding a standard license36.15 (94%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.16 (6%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (131 of 789)16.6%
Economically disadvantaged36.4%
English learners making progress (of 73)23.3%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student6.47
Library books per student6.93
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.17

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 McGee's Crossroads Middle report card PDF

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McGee's Crossroads 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.