Summary:
The city of Tyner, North Carolina has only one middle school, Chowan Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools over the past three school years, indicating a need for improvement in academic outcomes.
Chowan Middle School faces significant challenges, with its students performing below the state average on standardized tests in math, reading, and science. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's math proficiency rates ranged from 33.6% to 48.6%, compared to the state averages of 53.5% to 57.2%. Similarly, the school's reading proficiency rates were 40% to 42.9%, compared to the state averages of 51.9% to 54.2%. The school's 8th grade science proficiency rate was 51.8%, compared to the state average of 60.1%.
The school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 99.22% in the 2023-2024 school year, suggests that it serves a predominantly low-income population, which can present additional challenges in terms of educational resources and support. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $11,067 in the 2018-2019 school year, which is higher than the state average, the school's academic performance remains a concern, raising questions about the effective allocation of resources and the need to explore ways to improve educational outcomes for the students of Edenton-Chowan Schools.
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