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Albemarle Middle

Q: Is Albemarle Middle a good school?

Albemarle Middle ranks in the bottom 7.5% of North Carolina middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Albemarle Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 355 students attended Albemarle Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Albemarle Middle?

Students at Albemarle Middle are 44% African American, 26% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Albemarle Middle attend?

Students who attend Albemarle Middle usually go on to attend Albemarle High

Public Grades 6-8

715^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 8% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Albemarle Middle is a public middle school located in Albemarle, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 380 students. The school is part of the Stanly County Schools district, which is ranked 92 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Albemarle Middle consistently underperforms compared to the Stanly County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Albemarle Middle's proficiency rates in Math and Reading were significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.21% to 99.27% over the past three school years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Albemarle Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of middle schools in North Carolina, with its ranking ranging from 715 out of 773 schools in 2024-2025 to 454 out of 694 schools in 2016-2017.

When comparing Albemarle Middle to other middle schools in the Stanly County Schools district, such as West Stanly Middle and South Stanly Middle, the academic performance gap is quite significant. These nearby schools consistently outperform Albemarle Middle on standardized tests, with proficiency rates that are 20-40 percentage points higher in some cases. Despite Albemarle Middle's higher per-student spending of $10,875 in the 2018-2019 school year compared to the nearby schools, the school's underperformance suggests that funding and resources may not be the primary driver of the school's challenges.

355

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,875

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1811 Badin Road
Albemarle, NC 28001

(704) 961-3400

District: Stanly County Schools

Students who attend Albemarle Middle usually attend:

High:

Albemarle High

Feeder schools for Albemarle Middle:

Elementary:	Central Elementary
	East Albemarle Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.9%

White:

26.2%

Hispanic:

16.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (28% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg54%

715^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Stanly County Schools

92^nd of 242Stanly 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
2025	10.7	715 of 773	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	729 of 793	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	717 of 784	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	624 of 786	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	568 of 741	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	537 of 737	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	558 of 691	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.9	454 of 694	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.7	469 of 692	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.5	424 of 705	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.9	422 of 627	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.6	446 of 673	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.4	351 of 662	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.0	366 of 648	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.8	391 of 640	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.8	388 of 630	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.2	374 of 620	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.6	473 of 606	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.6	398 of 598	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	514 of 546	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	511 of 560	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	528 of 559	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	480 of 550	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	389 of 533	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	336 of 519	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.7	427 of 494	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	23.5	387 of 449	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	261 of 478	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	337 of 504	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	261 of 475	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	25.5	302 of 356	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	312 of 318	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	695 of 733	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	710 of 738	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	689 of 731	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	590 of 733	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	570 of 706	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	517 of 684	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	550 of 656	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	42.0	348 of 450	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.5	252 of 448	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.2	108 of 416	74.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	509 of 562	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	507 of 564	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	448 of 553	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.9	280 of 541	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	235 of 522	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	152 of 493	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	216 of 472	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	671 of 729	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	668 of 743	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	694 of 735	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	524 of 689	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	474 of 633	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	388 of 639	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	451 of 604	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	680 of 733	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	689 of 751	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	685 of 747	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	596 of 748	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	521 of 711	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	508 of 697	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	557 of 665	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	13.1	292 of 306	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	291 of 302	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	179 of 283	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	119 of 248	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.0	181 of 237	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	478 of 478	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	452 of 473	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	611 of 649	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	630 of 652	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	629 of 656	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	547 of 658	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	582 of 632	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	528 of 624	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	539 of 596	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)23rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)15th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

African American (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)5th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science35%-25 vs state

Reading33%-20 vs state

Mathematics21%-32 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, April 15, 2021

The most horrible school my kid has ever went to. Racism, fights, bullying and staff is rude. Kids are not the priority here, I'm not sure what is. This was in 2019-2020.
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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Albemarle Middle	Public	6-8	1811 Badin Road	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-3400	355	25	14.3	99.2%	93 (26.2%)	156 (43.9%)	60 (16.9%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.5%)	10.7	715^th of 773 public middle schools	7.5%		10.8	729^th of 793 public middle schools	8.1%	14	17.9	33.1	11.5	34.7	32.2	31.3	35.4	$10,875	$1,299	$9,576
North Stanly Middle	Public	6-8	36605 Old Salisbury Rd	New London	28127	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-3700	471	28	16.6	99.4%	353 (74.9%)	47 (10.0%)	17 (3.6%)	16 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)	55.3	323^rd of 773 public middle schools	58.2%		35.1	530^th of 793 public middle schools	33.2%	207	49.7	56.7	54.2	50.6	50.4	61.1	66.4	$8,519	$666	$7,853
South Stanly Middle	Public	6-8	12492 Cottonville Road	Norwood	28128	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-5700	402	24	16.9	99.3%	260 (64.7%)	61 (15.2%)	42 (10.4%)	17 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	42.9	450^th of 773 public middle schools	41.8%		43.6	453^rd of 793 public middle schools	42.9%	3	59.0	40.3	39.5	52.1	46.0	57.8	49.7	$9,546	$628	$8,918
West Middle	Public	6-8	129 NC Hwy 109S	Mount Gilead	27306	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 572-9378	343	20	17.1	99.1%	159 (46.4%)	94 (27.4%)	54 (15.7%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.2%)	37.4	490^th of 773 public middle schools	36.6%		33.9	540^th of 793 public middle schools	31.9%	50	51.3	38.7	44.1	41.2	34.0	52.3	62.2	$10,822	$825	$9,997
West Stanly Middle School	Public	6-8	339 Running Creek Church Rd	Locust	28097	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-3600	662	38	17.3	99.5%	472 (71.3%)	35 (5.3%)	101 (15.3%)	14 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.9%)	74.5	168^th of 773 public middle schools	78.3%		71	199^th of 793 public middle schools	74.9%	31	70.4	64.7	61.7	60.2	62.7	70.9	64.3	$8,483	$608	$7,875
Mount Pleasant Middle	Public	6-8	466 Walker Road	Mount Pleasant	28124	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6530	660	39	16.9	47.9%	461 (69.8%)	49 (7.4%)	116 (17.6%)	12 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	67	231^st of 773 public middle schools	70.1%		57.9	307^th of 793 public middle schools	61.3%	76	62.2	61.9	57.8	58.7	56.3	57.0	72.2	$8,999	$443	$8,556

Frequently Asked Questions about Albemarle Middle

What district is Albemarle Middle in?

Stanly County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Albemarle Middle?

Students at Albemarle Middle are 44% African American, 26% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Albemarle Middle a good school?

Albemarle Middle ranks in the bottom 7.5% of North Carolina middle schools.

How many students attend Albemarle Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 355 students attended Albemarle Middle.

What high school do graduates of Albemarle Middle attend?

Students who attend Albemarle Middle usually go on to attend Albemarle High

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