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Ashe County Middle

Public Grades 7-8
171st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools
Better than 78% of North Carolina middle schools
Summary

Ashe County Middle in Warrensville, NC, is a rural public school serving 401 students in grades 7–8 as part of Ashe County Schools, which ranks in the top fifth of North Carolina districts. The school currently earns 4 out of 5 stars on SchoolDigger and ranks 171st out of 778 middle schools statewide, placing it in the 78th percentile — a strong position, though a modest step down from its 84th-percentile ranking in 2024–25. Ashe County Middle beats state proficiency averages in every tested subject. In 2025–26, 76.5% of 7th graders were proficient in math versus 56.2% statewide, and 75.8% of 8th graders were proficient in science versus 68.6% statewide.

These results are especially impressive given that over 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school is particularly effective at serving its highest-need students: homeless students ranked 1st out of 59 schools statewide in 2025–26, gifted students ranked 3rd out of 465, and low-income students ranked in the 86th percentile. Chronic absenteeism has fallen sharply, from 41.2% in 2021–22 to 16.8% in 2024–25, now below the state average of 24.2%. The student-to-teacher ratio of about 12:1 is healthy and likely supports the individualized attention these students receive.

Reading is the school's relative weakness — 60.4% of 8th graders were proficient versus 56.1% statewide — and outcomes for English learners and special education students lag behind the school's overall profile. The only nearby comparison, Watauga Virtual Academy in Boone, is a fundamentally different virtual program with just 10 students in grades 6–8. Still, the contrasts are clear: Ashe County Middle ranks in the 78th percentile academically versus Watauga Virtual Academy's 56th, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 16.8% is dramatically lower than the virtual academy's 50.0%. On every comparable metric, Ashe County Middle's attendance and academics are superior.

401
Students ?
12.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
99.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 255 Northwest Lane
       Warrensville, NC  28693

(336) 649-8460

District: Ashe County Schools


Students who attend Ashe County Middle usually attend:

High:    Ashe County High

Feeder schools for Ashe County Middle:

Elementary:    Blue Ridge Elementary
    Mountain View Elementary
    Westwood Elementary
Racial breakdown:

White:
80.3%
Hispanic:
14.7%
Two or more races:
3.2%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 91st percentile in 2018 → 78th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (70% vs 58% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 22% of North Carolina middle schools
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped from its 91st-percentile peak (2018) to 78th (2026)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school70%
District avg70%
North Carolina avg58%
171st of 778
North Carolina public middle schools ?
Top 22%▲ up 8 pts since 2016
From top 29% (2016) to top 22% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
48th of 246Ashe 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202675.3171 of 77878.0%★★★★☆
202581.2127 of 77383.6%★★★★☆
202483.7104 of 79386.9%★★★★☆
202381.9121 of 78484.6%★★★★☆
202279.4144 of 78681.7%★★★★☆
202181.7119 of 74183.9%★★★★☆
201982.9100 of 73786.4%★★★★☆
201886.060 of 69191.3%★★★★★
201768.2210 of 69469.7%★★★★☆
201667.4204 of 69270.5%★★★★☆
201573.6168 of 70576.2%★★★★☆
201476.9131 of 62779.1%★★★★☆
201373.9149 of 67377.9%★★★★☆
201270.2195 of 66270.5%★★★★☆
201175.5137 of 64878.9%★★★★☆
201076.0128 of 64080.0%★★★★☆
200977.0120 of 63081.0%★★★★☆
200875.9124 of 62080.0%★★★★☆
200780.171 of 60688.3%★★★★☆
200682.360 of 59890.0%★★★★★

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202258.4105 of 44976.6%★★★★☆
202163.190 of 47881.2%★★★★☆
201965.898 of 50480.6%★★★★☆
201879.433 of 47593.1%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202539.5203 of 37145.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202678.4132 of 73181.9%★★★★☆
202583.595 of 73387.0%★★★★☆
202484.594 of 73887.3%★★★★☆
202380.4124 of 73183.0%★★★★☆
202278.2138 of 73381.2%★★★★☆
202183.583 of 70688.2%★★★★☆
201983.681 of 68488.2%★★★★☆
201888.743 of 65693.4%★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202678.23 of 46599.4%★★★★★
202572.271 of 45884.5%★★★★☆
202473.248 of 46189.6%★★★★☆
202368.8109 of 45275.9%★★★★☆
202248.9297 of 45034.0%★★☆☆☆
202167.5145 of 44867.6%★★★☆☆
201965.8125 of 41670.0%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202668.9129 of 56677.2%★★★★☆
202574.290 of 56284.0%★★★★☆
202475.282 of 56485.5%★★★★☆
202374.288 of 55384.1%★★★★☆
202262.9153 of 54171.7%★★★★☆
202162.8143 of 52272.6%★★★★☆
201991.817 of 49396.6%★★★★★
201887.223 of 47295.1%★★★★★

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202691.31 of 5998.3%★★★★★
202599.51 of 4497.7%★★★★★
202494.22 of 5096.0%★★★★★
202378.13 of 5094.0%★★★★★
202299.21 of 3797.3%★★★★★
202185.02 of 1283.3%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202677.9101 of 72586.1%★★★★☆
202586.956 of 72992.3%★★★★★
202489.246 of 74393.8%★★★★★
202388.640 of 73594.6%★★★★★
202289.036 of 68994.8%★★★★★
202194.412 of 63398.1%★★★★★
201992.419 of 63997.0%★★★★★
201896.27 of 60498.8%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202668.5209 of 73671.6%★★★★☆
202576.9142 of 73380.6%★★★★☆
202481.5110 of 75185.4%★★★★☆
202381.1127 of 74783.0%★★★★☆
202279.3137 of 74881.7%★★★★☆
202177.4141 of 71180.2%★★★★☆
201980.6108 of 69784.5%★★★★☆
201882.383 of 66587.5%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202650.6167 of 50066.6%★★★☆☆
202554.0130 of 47872.8%★★★★☆
202449.2175 of 47363.0%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202657.9266 of 64458.7%★★★☆☆
202566.5202 of 64968.9%★★★☆☆
202468.9182 of 65272.1%★★★★☆
202365.7207 of 65668.4%★★★☆☆
202263.9220 of 65866.6%★★★☆☆
202168.4174 of 63272.5%★★★★☆
201965.6204 of 62467.3%★★★☆☆
201873.4136 of 59677.2%★★★★☆
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)
Gifted and Talented (2026)99th percentile+21 vs school
Homeless (2026)98th percentile+20 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2026)82nd percentile+4 vs school
Hispanic (2026)77th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)77th percentile-5 vs school
Male (2026)72nd percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2026)67th percentile-11 vs school
White (2026)59th percentile-19 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile-38 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?
Science76%+7 vs state
Mathematics74%+19 vs state
Reading63%+7 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, May 5, 2012

Open Quote The basketball program is awesome. This has been the best 9 months of my life. There are some great language arts teachers but they are lacking Science teachers. I have improved in everything but Science. I have been able to look around that because I think they had the best basketball coach in North Carolina. Close Quote




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Ashe County Middle ranks 171st of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 401 students attended Ashe County Middle.

Students who attend Ashe County Middle usually go on to attend Ashe County High

Students at Ashe County Middle are 80% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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