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Weddington Middle

Union County Public Schools · Union County

Address
5903 Deal Road, Matthews, NC 28104
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370462002413
1,324
Students
65.0
Teachers (FTE)
20.4:1
Student–teacher ratio
A
Performance grade
91
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
7.3%
Chronically absent
7.9%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Weddington 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

Union County Public Schools

The area Union County Public Schools assigns to Weddington 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 Union County Public Schools as “Layers_WFL1”, last updated 2026-09-08.

How Weddington Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 91 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools97th percentile
Higher than 97% · rank 53 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools99th percentile
Higher than 99% · rank 2 of 456
Union County Public Schools88th percentile
Higher than 88% · rank 4 of 43

Chronic absence is lower here than at 94% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 1 points since 2014 (92 → 91). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 8. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202591AExceeded90.2
202493AExceeded91.2
202393AExceeded91.4
202288AMet89.4
201995AExceeded94.3
201896AExceeded94.9
201794AExceeded94
201687AMet91
201593A+NGExceeded93
201492AExceeded90

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 58.16%Asian 23.26%Hispanic 7.63%Black 6.42%Two+ Races 4.38%Native Am. 0.15%
White: 58.16% (770) Asian: 23.26% (308) Hispanic: 7.63% (101) Black: 6.42% (85) Two+ Races: 4.38% (58) Native Am.: 0.15% (2)
White58.16%
Asian23.26%
Hispanic7.63%
Black6.42%
Two+ Races4.38%
Native Am.0.15%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,324
45.77%606 Female
54.23%718 Male

Student counts for Weddington Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,324 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 92.7%Chronically absent 7.3%
Regular attendance: 92.7% (1,249) Chronically absent: 7.3% (99)
Regular attendance92.7%
Chronically absent7.3%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,348
7.9%Economically disadvantaged
1.81%24 English learners

Student indicators for Weddington Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,348 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 93.72%Beginning 6.28%
Experienced: 93.72% (54) Beginning: 6.28% (4)
Experienced93.72%
Beginning6.28%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 57.3 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
8.73%5 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Weddington 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 57.3 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)94.7%88.2%
Science (grades 5 & 8)89.9%75.1%
Reading (grades 3–8)85.4%64.3%

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)5.3%6.5%32%56.2%
Reading (grades 3–8)14.6%21.1%36.2%28.1%
Science (grades 5 & 8)10.1%14.8%36.1%39%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth795

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers57.29
Experienced teachers53.69 (94%)
Beginning teachers3.6 (6%)
Holding a standard license57.29 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified5

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (99 of 1,348)7.3%
Economically disadvantaged7.9%
English learners making progress (of 24)29.2%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.95
Library books per student9.01
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom0.96

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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Weddington 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.