Middle Schools in Polk County Schools

Summary:

Polk County Schools operates a single middle school, Polk County Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 and is located in Polk County, North Carolina. This middle school stands out as a strong-performing institution, consistently ranking in the top 30% of middle schools statewide and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three school years.

Polk County Middle School outperforms the Polk County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in several key academic areas, including 6th and 7th grade math proficiency, as well as 6th, 7th, and 8th grade reading proficiency. The school also boasts an impressive 8th grade science proficiency rate of 74.3%, significantly higher than the statewide average of 60.1%.

Despite serving a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with 99.36% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Polk County Middle School has managed to deliver strong academic results. The school's ability to consistently perform at a high level, even in the face of significant economic challenges, is a testament to the quality of education it provides.

District Detail

125 E Mills Street
Columbus, NC 28722

(828) 894-3051

SchoolDigger Rank:
41^st of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,110

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Polk County Middle School	Public	6-8	321 Wolverine Trail	Mill Spring	28756	Polk County	Polk County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 894-2215	454	41	11.1	99.3%	339 (74.7%)	19 (4.2%)	64 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.4%)	67	230^th of 773 public middle schools	70.2%		73.9	180^th of 793 public middle schools	77.3%	50	50.7	56.8	52.1	62.9	63.6	65.3	74.3	$11,233	$636	$10,597

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lake Lure Classical Academy	9.03 mi	1
Rutherford County Schools	9.28 mi	18	73^rd
Henderson County Schools	14.31 mi	23	86^th
The Mountain Community School	17.83 mi	1	50^th
Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	18.8 mi	1

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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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