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Town Creek Middle

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Town Creek Middle ranks 353 rd of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

353^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 55% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Town Creek Middle is a grades 6–8 school in Winnabow, NC, serving 540 students as part of Brunswick County Schools. Like surrounding middle schools in the district, it serves an extremely high-poverty population — roughly 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — yet the school has climbed from a 2-star, mid-40s-percentile ranking to a solid 3-star, 55th-percentile position, making it the current top-ranked middle school in its local comparison group, ahead of Leland Middle, Cedar Grove Middle, and South Brunswick Middle.

Several indicators point to real momentum. Chronic absenteeism has dropped steadily from 32.4% in 2020-2021 to 20.8% in 2024-2025 — now below both the district (24.5%) and state (24.2%) averages. Academically, the school's best showings are in 6th-grade math (68.2% proficient versus 59.2% statewide) and 7th-grade reading (59% versus 56.3% statewide). Math has been a particularly bright spot: 8th-grade proficiency jumped from 27.8% in 2022-2023 to 51.1% in 2025-2026, essentially closing a 17-point gap with the state average. These results are notable for any school, and especially for one with near-universal economic disadvantage.

The clearest area needing attention is 8th-grade science, where 63.1% proficiency trails the district and every nearby Brunswick County middle school. Support for special education students is also an ongoing challenge and likely the school's biggest opportunity for growth. That said, Town Creek compares very well against high-poverty peers elsewhere, such as Williston Middle, which sits in the 9th percentile statewide, while ranking statistically close to Holly Shelter Middle. With attendance improving and academic momentum trending upward, Town Creek appears better positioned now than it has been in years.

540

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6370 Lake Park Drive SE
Winnabow, NC 28479

(910) 756-5320

District: Brunswick County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.1%

Hispanic:

13.5%

African American:

12.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2021 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2021

✓Above the North Carolina median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg58%

353^rd of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 7 pts since 2021

From bottom 48% (2021) to top 45% (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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	353 of 778	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.8	331 of 773	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	422 of 793	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	452 of 784	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	418 of 786	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	386 of 741	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	264 of 553	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.2	79 of 546	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	128 of 560	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	148 of 559	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	14.9	518 of 550	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	41.7	281 of 533	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	49.8	154 of 449	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.9	432 of 478	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	306 of 731	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.7	358 of 733	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	359 of 738	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.2	473 of 731	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	457 of 733	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	351 of 706	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	328 of 465	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	63.9	169 of 458	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	324 of 461	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.9	313 of 452	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	271 of 450	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.3	240 of 448	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	185 of 566	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.2	315 of 562	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	380 of 564	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.8	536 of 553	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	399 of 541	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	343 of 522	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	396 of 725	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.4	325 of 729	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	472 of 743	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	500 of 735	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	546 of 689	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	366 of 736	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.9	292 of 733	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.6	430 of 751	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	411 of 747	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	355 of 748	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	390 of 711	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	256 of 333	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.7	177 of 328	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.1	282 of 302	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	415 of 500	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	390 of 478	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	441 of 473	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	405 of 644	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.4	458 of 649	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	506 of 652	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	532 of 656	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	447 of 658	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	429 of 632	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)66th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)58th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)52nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)50th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)37th percentile-18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)29th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)23rd percentile-32 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science63%-5 vs state

Mathematics58%~ state avg

Reading57%~ 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/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
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
Leland Middle	Public	6-8	927 Old Fayetteville Road NE	Leland	28451	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 371-3030	806	45	17.8	99.6%	364 (45.2%)	191 (23.7%)	173 (21.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (9.2%)	50.7	392^nd of 778 public middle schools	49.6%		36.9	494^th of 773 public middle schools	36.1%	102	54.2	51.7	55.7	47.4	56.3	58.2	70.7	$8,991	$1,326	$7,665
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
Charles P Murray Middle	Public	6-8	655 Halyburton Memorial Parkwy	Wilmington	28412	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 790-2363	907	52	17.5	34.3%	736 (81.1%)	35 (3.9%)	77 (8.5%)	19 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	36 (4.0%)	85.6	89^th of 778 public middle schools	88.6%		90.1	54^th of 773 public middle schools	93.0%	35	75.3	77.5	81.3	67.2	69.9	76.9	83.2	$8,277	$616	$7,661
Williston Middle	Public	6-8	401 S 10th St	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 815-6906	666	47	14.0	99.5%	80 (12.0%)	269 (40.4%)	274 (41.1%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.0%)	11.6	711^th of 778 public middle schools	8.6%		10.6	716^th of 773 public middle schools	7.4%	5	43.0	31.7	33.8	26.9	20.1	32.3	43.1	$12,800	$1,697	$11,103
Myrtle Grove Middle	Public	6-8	901 Piner Rd	Wilmington	28409	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2100	600	40	14.9	99.0%	336 (56.0%)	104 (17.3%)	114 (19.0%)	14 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.8%)	65	248^th of 778 public middle schools	68.1%		68.6	215^th of 773 public middle schools	72.2%	33	70.8	61.9	62.6	60.0	62.4	57.6	68.0	$10,046	$1,051	$8,995
Roland-Grise Middle	Public	6-8	4412 Lake Ave	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 350-2136	878	53	16.5	33.5%	602 (68.6%)	60 (6.8%)	164 (18.7%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.6%)	74.1	180^th of 778 public middle schools	76.9%		82.4	114^th of 773 public middle schools	85.3%	66	66.2	73.4	63.2	60.9	67.9	68.7	76.3	$8,894	$611	$8,283
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
M C S Noble Middle	Public	6-8	6520 Market St	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 350-2112	690	40	17.3	38.3%	473 (68.6%)	86 (12.5%)	92 (13.3%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.3%)	71.5	200^th of 778 public middle schools	74.3%		73.9	173^rd of 773 public middle schools	77.6%	27	70.7	76.9	57.8	64.4	66.7	60.9	70.7	$9,109	$612	$8,497
Emma B Trask Middle	Public	6-8	2900 N College Rd	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2142	611	41	14.8	99.5%	301 (49.3%)	100 (16.4%)	138 (22.6%)	19 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.2%)	62.4	274^th of 778 public middle schools	64.8%		61.2	274^th of 773 public middle schools	64.6%		70.4	62.7	60.6	52.2	59.1	58.5	71.0	$9,683	$828	$8,854

Frequently Asked Questions about Town Creek Middle

What is the racial makeup of Town Creek Middle?

Students at Town Creek Middle are 66% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Town Creek Middle in?

Brunswick County Schools

How many students attend Town Creek Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 540 students attended Town Creek Middle.

Is Town Creek Middle a good school?

Town Creek Middle ranks 353^rd of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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