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Cedar Grove Middle

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Cedar Grove Middle ranks 436 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

436^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 44% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Cedar Grove Middle is a public school in Supply, North Carolina, serving 507 students in grades 6–8 as part of Brunswick County Schools. About 99.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, so the school serves a very high-poverty population. In the 2025–2026 SchoolDigger rankings, Cedar Grove placed 436th out of 778 North Carolina middle schools (44th percentile). Its ranking has bounced around recently — hitting a 53rd percentile peak in 2022–2023, falling to 36th in 2024–2025, and recovering to 44th this year.

Academically, Cedar Grove presents an unusual pattern: sixth graders meet or beat state averages in both math and reading, but scores drop sharply when students reach 7th grade. In 2025–2026, 7th grade math proficiency was just 38.0%, compared with 53.3% for the district and 56.2% statewide. This is not a one-year fluke — the gap between Cedar Grove's 7th grade math scores and the state has widened every year since 2022–2023. At Shallotte Middle, located just 6.7 miles away and serving nearly the same student population (99.5% low-income), 7th grade math proficiency was 60.4% — more than 22 points higher.

Chronic absenteeism is a key challenge: 34.7% of Cedar Grove students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, well above the district rate of 24.5% and far higher than Town Creek Middle's 20.8%. There are genuine strengths to build on — the school's low-income students perform relatively well (59th percentile subgroup ranking), and Special Education outcomes improved sharply this year. The clearest path forward is to reduce chronic absenteeism, understand the 7th grade slide in math, and ensure advanced students receive enough challenge.

507

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

750 Grove Trail SW
Supply, NC 28462

(910) 756-6120

District: Brunswick County Schools

Students who attend Cedar Grove Middle usually attend:

High:	Brunswick County Early College
	South Brunswick High

Feeder schools for Cedar Grove Middle:

Elementary:	Supply Elementary
	Virginia Williamson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.5%

Hispanic:

17.0%

African American:

14.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 53rd percentile in 2023 → 44th in 2026

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 24% North Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped from its 53rd-percentile peak (2023) to 44th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg58%

436^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

86^th of 246Brunswick 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	44.9	436 of 778	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.1	493 of 773	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	399 of 793	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	366 of 784	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	409 of 786	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	477 of 741	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	486 of 737	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	500 of 691	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.7	491 of 694	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.0	486 of 692	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.2	395 of 705	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.2	370 of 627	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.3	370 of 673	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.5	417 of 662	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.6	419 of 648	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	242 of 553	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.1	245 of 546	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	287 of 560	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.2	130 of 559	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	48.6	235 of 550	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.1	367 of 533	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	378 of 519	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	454 of 494	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	34.7	278 of 449	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	421 of 478	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	431 of 504	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	432 of 475	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	259 of 363	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	324 of 371	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.1	154 of 356	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	52 of 312	83.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	396 of 731	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.0	454 of 733	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	322 of 738	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	359 of 731	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	387 of 733	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	409 of 706	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	455 of 684	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	511 of 656	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	360 of 465	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	53.6	280 of 458	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	255 of 461	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	273 of 452	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	322 of 450	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	360 of 448	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	341 of 416	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	377 of 566	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.7	471 of 562	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.9	285 of 564	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	272 of 553	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	295 of 541	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	376 of 522	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	338 of 493	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	358 of 472	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	296 of 725	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.7	422 of 729	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.6	221 of 743	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.2	254 of 735	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	278 of 689	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.9	333 of 633	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	297 of 639	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.8	436 of 604	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	447 of 736	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.3	493 of 733	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	422 of 751	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	353 of 747	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	410 of 748	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	508 of 711	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	483 of 697	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	486 of 665	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	236 of 333	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.1	206 of 328	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.8	125 of 306	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	133 of 283	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.4	219 of 248	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	220 of 500	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.9	353 of 478	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	326 of 473	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	461 of 644	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	536 of 649	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	468 of 652	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	490 of 656	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	502 of 658	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	522 of 632	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	532 of 624	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	542 of 596	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2026)56th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2026)56th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile~ school

Male (2026)39th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)29th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)29th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)23rd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science68%~ state avg

Reading52%-3 vs state

Mathematics49%-7 vs state

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Cedar Grove Middle	Public	6-8	750 Grove Trail SW	Supply	28462	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-6120	507	33	15.2	99.4%	312 (61.5%)	74 (14.6%)	86 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)	44.9	436^th of 778 public middle schools	44.0%		37.1	493^rd of 773 public middle schools	36.2%	57	65.1	38.0	43.3	54.8	49.7	52.5	67.5	$11,326	$1,081	$10,245
Shallotte Middle	Public	6-8	225 Village Road	Shallotte	28459	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-6130	627	38	16.4	99.5%	358 (57.1%)	74 (11.8%)	151 (24.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.4%)	64.1	257^th of 778 public middle schools	67.0%		65.6	247^th of 773 public middle schools	68.0%	10	60.5	60.4	64.1	53.9	65.1	64.1	71.8	$9,879	$1,104	$8,775
South Brunswick Middle	Public	6-8	100 Cougar Drive BSL	Southport	28461	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-6870	585	36	16.2	99.5%	432 (73.8%)	44 (7.5%)	50 (8.5%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.4%)	42.4	459^th of 778 public middle schools	41.0%		57.2	303^rd of 773 public middle schools	60.8%	156	57.6	55.5	35.1	44.1	51.6	51.2	70.8	$9,300	$1,106	$8,194
Town Creek Middle	Public	6-8	6370 Lake Park Drive SE	Winnabow	28479	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5320	540	34	15.7	99.4%	357 (66.1%)	66 (12.2%)	73 (13.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.2%)	54.8	353^rd of 778 public middle schools	54.6%		54.8	331^st of 773 public middle schools	57.2%	22	68.2	54.7	51.1	55.4	59.0	55.3	63.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar Grove Middle

How many students attend Cedar Grove Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 507 students attended Cedar Grove Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Grove Middle?

Students at Cedar Grove Middle are 62% White, 17% Hispanic, 15% African American, 6% Two or more races.

Is Cedar Grove Middle a good school?

Cedar Grove Middle ranks 436^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Cedar Grove Middle in?

Brunswick County Schools

What high school do graduates of Cedar Grove Middle attend?

Students who attend Cedar Grove Middle usually go on to attend Brunswick County Early College

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