Middle Schools in Onslow County Schools

Summary:

The Onslow County Schools district in North Carolina is home to 8 middle schools, serving students in grades 6-8. The data reveals a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools, with several standouts and opportunities for improvement across the district.

Swansboro Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, earning a 4-star rating and boasting the highest test scores across multiple subjects and grade levels. New Bridge Middle, a magnet school, also performs exceptionally well, ranking in the top 20% of middle schools in North Carolina and having the highest math and reading proficiency rates in the district. Meanwhile, Dixon Middle maintains a 3-star rating and test scores above the district and state averages.

The data also reveals a potential correlation between socioeconomic status, as measured by free/reduced lunch rates, and academic performance. Schools with the highest free/reduced lunch rates, such as Jacksonville Commons Middle and Southwest Middle, tend to have the lowest test scores. This highlights opportunities for improvement at the lower-performing schools, which could lead to better outcomes for students across the Onslow County Schools district.

District Detail

200 Broadhurst Road
Jacksonville, NC 28540-3551

(910) 455-2211

SchoolDigger Rank:
116^th of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 27,397

Primary Schools: 22
Middle Schools: 8
High Schools: 8
Alternative Schools: 1

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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
Northwoods Park Middle	Public	6-8	904 Sioux Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-1202	633	38	16.6	52.8%	279 (44.1%)	156 (24.6%)	116 (18.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (11.5%)	52.8	357^th of 773 public middle schools	53.8%		41.7	470^th of 793 public middle schools	40.7%	113	50.5	63.5	39.4	51.5	55.5	54.4	62.7	$8,566	$672	$7,894
Swansboro Middle	Public	6-8	1240 West Corbett Ave	Swansboro	28584	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 326-3601	1,052	56	18.7	43.1%	727 (69.1%)	63 (6.0%)	144 (13.7%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	106 (10.1%)	71.5	186^th of 773 public middle schools	75.9%		67	233^rd of 793 public middle schools	70.6%	47	64.3	69.7	56.6	52.9	68.1	70.6	65.3	$8,610	$925	$7,686
Trexler Middle	Public	6-8	112 East Foy Street	Richlands	28574	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 324-4414	770	42	18.3	50.5%	504 (65.5%)	76 (9.9%)	119 (15.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	63 (8.2%)	47.6	409^th of 773 public middle schools	47.1%		38.8	498^th of 793 public middle schools	37.2%	89	53.5	54.8	46.7	43.9	53.3	55.3	53.9	$7,777	$744	$7,033
Dixon Middle	Public	6-8	118 Ridgefield Ave	Sneads Ferry	28460	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-2738	997	54	18.4	34.3%	708 (71.0%)	52 (5.2%)	148 (14.8%)	8 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	73 (7.3%)	62.2	267^th of 773 public middle schools	65.5%		62.5	271^st of 793 public middle schools	65.8%	4	60.2	52.4	54.1	57.1	57.9	58.8	68.3	$7,866	$808	$7,058
Hunters Creek Middle	Public	6-8	4040 Hunters Trail	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 353-2147	856	51	16.7	57.2%	427 (49.9%)	165 (19.3%)	159 (18.6%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	90 (10.5%)	47.2	416^th of 773 public middle schools	46.2%		45.6	432^nd of 793 public middle schools	45.5%	16	48.7	46.2	47.9	45.3	54.2	57.6	59.2	$8,588	$869	$7,719
Southwest Middle	Public	6-8	3000 Furia Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 455-1105	510	34	15.0	62.0%	273 (53.5%)	75 (14.7%)	106 (20.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (9.2%)	31.2	534^th of 773 public middle schools	30.9%		26.7	596^th of 793 public middle schools	24.8%	62	40.7	40.3	25.8	42.5	49.7	52.2	48.9	$9,298	$1,210	$8,088
Jacksonville Commons Middle	Public	6-8	315 Commons Drive South	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 346-6888	918	54	17.0	62.6%	283 (30.8%)	301 (32.8%)	197 (21.5%)	26 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	108 (11.8%)	34.5	512^th of 773 public middle schools	33.8%		27.4	591^st of 793 public middle schools	25.5%	79	38.4	42.1	42.4	42.7	44.5	51.7	54.5	$7,843	$907	$6,936
New Bridge Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	401 New Bridge Street	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 346-5144	482	29	16.6	39.0%	275 (57.1%)	63 (13.1%)	98 (20.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.1%)	77.7	153^rd of 773 public middle schools	80.2%		75.8	165^th of 793 public middle schools	79.2%	12	63.2	66.9	68.9	66.3	64.2	68.2	70.9	$8,907	$1,119	$7,788

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology	6.57 mi	1	237^th
Duplin County Schools	18.43 mi	13	196^th
Pender County Schools	18.88 mi	19	115^th
Jones County Schools	18.95 mi	5	108^th
Lenoir County Public Schools	25.65 mi	17	165^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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