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Tabor City Middle

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Summary

Tabor City Middle is a public middle school in Tabor City, North Carolina, serving 179 students in grades 6-8. The school faces a mix of challenges and strengths, with a diverse student population, varying academic performance, and socioeconomic factors that impact learning.

Tabor City Middle has a relatively balanced racial composition, with 45.25% White, 44.69% African American, and 8.38% Hispanic students. However, the school's academic performance is mixed, outperforming the Columbus County Schools district and state averages in 6th-grade math and 8th-grade science, but underperforming in 7th and 8th-grade math, as well as 7th-grade reading. The school's gifted and talented students perform well, but its African American and low-income students struggle, highlighting equity concerns.

Compared to nearby schools like Nakina Middle and Central Middle, Tabor City Middle generally underperforms in academic measures, though it does have a stronger 8th-grade science performance. The school also faces challenges with declining performance over the years and an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges that likely impact student learning.

179

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 W Sixth Street
Tabor City, NC 28463-1817

(910) 653-3637

District: Columbus County Schools

Students who attend Tabor City Middle usually attend:

High:

South Columbus High

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.3%

African American:

44.7%

Hispanic:

8.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2013 → 38th in 2023

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (44% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Reading scores 12 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school44%

District avg42%

North Carolina avg53%

Not ranked this year

Tabor City Middle did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

177^th of 242Columbus County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	37.4	487 of 784	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	543 of 786	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.8	657 of 741	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	679 of 737	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	633 of 691	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	22.4	552 of 694	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.7	506 of 692	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.5	563 of 705	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.6	542 of 627	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.1	479 of 673	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.3	422 of 662	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.6	414 of 648	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.3	413 of 640	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.2	448 of 630	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.9	454 of 620	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.3	485 of 606	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.2	525 of 598	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	22.2	481 of 559	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	396 of 550	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	507 of 533	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	477 of 519	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	474 of 494	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	28.6	544 of 731	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	562 of 733	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	679 of 706	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	649 of 684	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	595 of 656	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	59.5	214 of 452	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	44.5	393 of 735	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	532 of 689	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	598 of 633	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	588 of 639	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	582 of 604	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	42.8	422 of 747	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	480 of 748	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	531 of 711	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	629 of 697	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	632 of 665	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	47.8	334 of 656	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	381 of 658	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.4	581 of 632	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	610 of 624	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	566 of 596	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2023)53rd percentile+15 vs school

White (2023)49th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)47th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2023)44th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2023)26th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2023)14th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2022-2023) ?

Science66%-5 vs state

Mathematics42%-7 vs state

Reading39%-12 vs state

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Students at Tabor City Middle are 45% White, 45% African American, 8% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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Columbus County Schools

How many students attend Tabor City Middle?

In the 2022-23 school year, 179 students attended Tabor City Middle.

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