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East Alexander Middle

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East Alexander Middle ranks 388 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

388^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 50% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

East Alexander Middle is a grades 6–8 school in Hiddenite, NC, enrolling 510 students in Alexander County Schools. For 2025-26, it ranks 388th of 778 North Carolina middle schools — at the 50th percentile with 3 stars — and serves a student population where nearly 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

The most useful comparison for parents is to West Alexander Middle, its same-district peer about 11 miles away. West Alexander serves an almost identical student body in terms of poverty, has the same 16.3 student-teacher ratio, and spends nearly the same per student — yet it ranks 203rd statewide (74th percentile) and has earned 4 stars three years running, while East Alexander has earned 2–3 stars. The gap is most visible in 8th grade math and science: East Alexander scored 50.6% and 65.9% proficient, respectively, versus 76.3% and 82.2% at West Alexander. The 7th grade cohort is a bright spot, beating state averages in both reading and math for two consecutive years.

Chronic absenteeism is one of the clearest differences between the two schools. East Alexander's rate is 26.3% — well above the district's 17.4% and West Alexander's 17.0%. The school also shows uneven results by student group: low-income students rank at the 73rd percentile statewide, and gifted students rank at the 78th percentile, but special education students rank at the 9th percentile, a steep decline from the prior year. For parents, the takeaway is that East Alexander has genuine pockets of strength, but closing the attendance gap and stabilizing support for special education students could help lift this mid-tier school into the upper quartile.

510

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

1285 White Plains Road
Hiddenite, NC 28636-9802

(828) 632-7565

District: Alexander County Schools

Students who attend East Alexander Middle usually attend:

High:

Alexander Central High

Feeder schools for East Alexander Middle:

Elementary:	Hiddenite Elementary
	Stony Point Elementary
	Sugar Loaf Elementary
	Taylorsville Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.5%

Hispanic:

16.3%

African American:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 46th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg62%

North Carolina avg58%

388^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

128^th of 246Alexander 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
2026	51.1	388 of 778	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	356 of 773	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	441 of 793	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	468 of 784	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	450 of 786	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.8	248 of 741	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	350 of 737	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	369 of 691	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.7	397 of 694	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.8	373 of 692	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.0	313 of 705	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	42.1	363 of 627	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.8	365 of 673	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.1	339 of 662	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.6	389 of 648	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.9	366 of 640	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.1	323 of 630	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.7	279 of 620	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.5	370 of 606	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.7	381 of 598	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	317 of 553	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	85.5	52 of 560	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	46.2	273 of 559	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	117 of 550	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	45.8	245 of 533	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	226 of 519	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	248 of 494	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	33.8	285 of 449	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.1	95 of 478	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	86 of 504	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	101 of 475	78.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	375 of 731	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.2	376 of 733	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	480 of 738	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	553 of 731	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	518 of 733	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.3	319 of 706	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	319 of 684	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	374 of 656	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	100 of 465	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	65.5	147 of 458	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.4	380 of 461	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	371 of 452	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.9	328 of 450	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	61.8	195 of 448	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	262 of 416	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	303 of 566	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.1	238 of 562	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	290 of 564	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	407 of 553	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	358 of 541	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.3	168 of 522	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	158 of 493	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	317 of 472	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	196 of 725	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	63.0	209 of 729	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	43.0	410 of 743	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	453 of 735	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	394 of 689	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	76.9	80 of 633	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	179 of 639	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	53.0	271 of 604	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	372 of 736	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.9	300 of 733	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	359 of 751	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	365 of 747	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	351 of 748	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.4	198 of 711	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	50.4	353 of 697	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	364 of 665	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	97.1	5 of 306	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	41.7	164 of 283	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	109 of 248	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	154 of 237	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	455 of 500	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	41.3	228 of 478	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.3	360 of 473	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	458 of 644	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.9	467 of 649	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	560 of 652	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	576 of 656	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	562 of 658	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.7	333 of 632	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	464 of 624	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	452 of 596	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2024)98th percentile+54 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)78th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile+23 vs school

Male (2026)49th percentile~ school

Female (2026)49th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)43rd percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science66%-3 vs state

Reading55%~ state avg

Mathematics55%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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/reduced lunch	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
East Alexander Middle	Public	6-8	1285 White Plains Road	Hiddenite	28636	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 632-7565	510	31	16.3		375 (73.5%)	27 (5.3%)	83 (16.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	51.1	388^th of 778 public middle schools	50.1%		53.2	356^th of 773 public middle schools	53.9%	32	52.6	60.6	50.6	44.1	63.3	58.0	65.9	$8,161	$691	$7,470
West Alexander Middle	Public	6-8	85 Bulldog Lane	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 495-4611	467	29	16.3		382 (81.8%)	10 (2.1%)	39 (8.4%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.7%)	70.8	203^rd of 778 public middle schools	73.9%		79.5	141^st of 773 public middle schools	81.8%	62	59.6	70.0	76.3	51.6	60.0	69.6	82.2	$8,079	$717	$7,362
Central Wilkes Middle School	Public	6-8	3541 South NC Hwy 16	Moravian Falls	28654	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 903-4180	564	39	14.6		296 (52.5%)	36 (6.4%)	153 (27.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (13.1%)	61.3	283^rd of 778 public middle schools	63.6%		59.2	288^th of 773 public middle schools	62.7%	5	75.1	48.5	60.9	61.7	52.6	58.7	71.5	$9,136	$1,152	$7,984
River Bend Middle	Public	7-8	4670 Oxford School Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-2754	450	27	16.6		211 (46.9%)	29 (6.4%)	85 (18.9%)	74 (16.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (10.9%)	47.7	417^th of 778 public middle schools	46.4%		43.2	448^th of 773 public middle schools	42.0%	31		53.8	59.4		41.0	49.8	73.1	$8,304	$825	$7,479
West Iredell Middle	Public	6-8	303 Watermelon Rd	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 873-2887	521	28	18.6		280 (53.7%)	63 (12.1%)	122 (23.4%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	29.7	560^th of 778 public middle schools	28.0%		24.9	589^th of 773 public middle schools	23.8%	29	41.0	42.1	43.5	38.8	46.4	42.4	69.4	$8,394	$737	$7,657
Harry M Arndt Middle	Public	7-8	3350 34th Street Drive NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 256-9545	601	36	16.7		275 (45.8%)	44 (7.3%)	204 (33.9%)	28 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.3%)	53.2	368^th of 778 public middle schools	52.7%		49.2	392^nd of 773 public middle schools	49.3%	24		56.2	53.1		56.7	51.1	72.4	$7,986	$496	$7,490
North Iredell Middle	Public	6-8	2467 Jennings Rd	Olin	28660	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 876-4802	556	31	17.9		409 (73.6%)	24 (4.3%)	98 (17.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	40.3	476^th of 778 public middle schools	38.8%		36.2	501^st of 773 public middle schools	35.2%	25	60.7	57.6	38.4	45.5	62.7	49.3	49.8	$8,318	$681	$7,637
Newton-Conover Middle	Public	6-8	873 Northern Dr NW	Conover	28613	Catawba County	Newton Conover City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 464-4221	559	37	14.9		206 (36.9%)	71 (12.7%)	180 (32.2%)	47 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.7%)	53.2	370^th of 778 public middle schools	52.4%		52.7	360^th of 773 public middle schools	53.4%	10	60.5	61.2	60.2	45.2	57.4	54.7	64.7	$7,899	$565	$7,334
Northview Middle	Public	6-8	302 28th Avenue NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 327-6300	481	28	17.3		191 (39.7%)	86 (17.9%)	110 (22.9%)	24 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (14.1%)	42	463^rd of 778 public middle schools	40.5%		40.4	468^th of 773 public middle schools	39.5%	5	59.1	43.8	49.4	53.2	47.9	52.1	60.2	$8,178	$747	$7,431
Oakwood Middle IB School	Public	6-8	321 Clegg Street	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 873-7354	516	33	15.4		329 (63.8%)	45 (8.7%)	106 (20.5%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	87.6	73^rd of 778 public middle schools	90.6%		88	71^st of 773 public middle schools	90.8%	2	75.0	81.3	70.3	70.1	79.9	79.4	85.7	$7,885	$316	$7,568

Frequently Asked Questions about East Alexander Middle

What district is East Alexander Middle in?

Alexander County Schools

What high school do graduates of East Alexander Middle attend?

Students who attend East Alexander Middle usually go on to attend Alexander Central High

Is East Alexander Middle a good school?

East Alexander Middle ranks 388^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend East Alexander Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended East Alexander Middle.

What is the racial makeup of East Alexander Middle?

Students at East Alexander Middle are 74% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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