Summary:
The Edenton-Chowan Schools district in North Carolina is home to a single middle school, Chowan Middle, which serves students in grades 6-8. The data reveals that Chowan Middle has consistently performed below the state average in academic proficiency, ranking in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools over the past few years.
Chowan Middle's performance rating is 2 out of 5 stars on the SchoolDigger scale, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's students perform below the state average in both mathematics and reading across all grade levels, with proficiency rates ranging from 33.6% to 48.6% in mathematics and 40% to 42.9% in reading, compared to the state averages of 48.7% to 57.2% in mathematics and 51.9% to 54.2% in reading. However, the school's 8th-grade students have shown stronger performance in science, with a proficiency rate of 51.8% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 60.1%.
The data also reveals that Chowan Middle serves a predominantly low-income population, with 99.22% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's student-teacher ratio of 14.5 is slightly lower than the state average, and its spending per student was $11,067 in the 2018-2019 school year. While the school faces significant challenges in academic achievement, the detailed performance data could be used to identify specific areas of weakness and develop targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.
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