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Piedmont Middle

Union County Public Schools · Union County

Address
2816 Sikes Mill Rd, Monroe, NC 28110
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370462001800
980
Students
53.0
Teachers (FTE)
18.5:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
67
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
18.6%
Chronically absent
41.9%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Union County Public Schools's academic calendar (traditional) for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Piedmont Middle — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Union County Public Schools

The area Union County Public Schools assigns to Piedmont 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 Piedmont MiddleNeighbouring zoneThis school

Zone boundary published by Union County Public Schools as “Layers_WFL1”, last updated 2026-09-08.

How Piedmont Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 67 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools65th percentile
Higher than 65% · rank 809 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools80th percentile
Higher than 80% · rank 81 of 456
Union County Public Schools30th percentile
Higher than 30% · rank 29 of 43

Chronic absence is lower here than at 62% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 9 points since 2014 (76 → 67). Met or exceeded expected growth in 5 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202567CMet63.2
202467CExceeded62.4
202357CNot Met57.1
202263CNot Met61.7
201969CNot Met71.9
201870BNot Met71.4
201773BMet71
201668CNot Met71
201572BMet71
201476BExceeded73

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 Union County Public Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 65.61%Hispanic 22.65%Black 5.92%Two+ Races 2.96%Asian 2.86%
White: 65.61% (643) Hispanic: 22.65% (222) Black: 5.92% (58) Two+ Races: 2.96% (29) Asian: 2.86% (28)
White65.61%
Hispanic22.65%
Black5.92%
Two+ Races2.96%
Asian2.86%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 980
48.78%478 Female
51.22%502 Male

Student counts for Piedmont Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 980 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 81.4%Chronically absent 18.6%
Regular attendance: 81.4% (832) Chronically absent: 18.6% (190)
Regular attendance81.4%
Chronically absent18.6%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,022
41.9%Economically disadvantaged
7.86%77 English learners

Student indicators for Piedmont Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,022 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 80.62%Beginning 19.38%
Experienced: 80.62% (39) Beginning: 19.38% (9)
Experienced80.62%
Beginning19.38%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 47.9 FTE
89.78%Fully licensed
10.22%Emergency or provisional
6.26%3 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Piedmont 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 47.9 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)69.5%53.4%
Science (grades 5 & 8)68.5%46.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)56.1%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)30.5%16%30.2%23.2%
Reading (grades 3–8)43.9%24.6%23.7%7.8%
Science (grades 5 & 8)31.5%21.6%35.5%11.5%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth1.3783.4

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers47.93
Experienced teachers38.64 (81%)
Beginning teachers9.29 (19%)
Holding a standard license43.03 (90%)
Emergency or provisional licenses4.9 (10%)
National Board certified3

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (190 of 1,022)18.6%
Economically disadvantaged41.9%
English learners making progress (of 77)27.3%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.88
Library books per student12.68
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.29

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 Piedmont Middle report card PDF

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Piedmont 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.