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Beaufort Middle

Q: Is Beaufort Middle a good school?

Beaufort Middle ranks 228 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

228^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 71% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Beaufort Middle is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Beaufort, North Carolina, with 256 students and a student-teacher ratio of around 12:1. The school is part of the Carteret County Public Schools district, which is ranked 33 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Beaufort Middle generally performs better than the state average on standardized tests, particularly in mathematics and science. For example, in 2024-2025, 71.8% of 6th graders, 60.5% of 7th graders, and 51.6% of 8th graders were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state averages of 57.2%, 53.5%, and 48.7%, respectively. Similarly, 70.7% of 8th graders were proficient or better in science, compared to the state average of 60.1%. The school also has a strong program for gifted and talented students, ranking 33 out of 450 North Carolina middle schools in this category in 2021-2022.

However, Beaufort Middle's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 216 in 2018-2019 to 228 in 2024-2025. Compared to nearby schools, Broad Creek Middle consistently outperforms Beaufort Middle, while Newport Middle is ranked lower. Beaufort Middle also faces challenges related to its high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 50% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

260

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,973

Per pupil spending ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Carraway Dr
Beaufort, NC 28516-1590

(252) 728-4520

District: Carteret County Public Schools

Students who attend Beaufort Middle usually attend:

High:

East Carteret High

Feeder schools for Beaufort Middle:

Elementary:

Beaufort Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.5%

Two or more races:

13.5%

African American:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (61% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the North Carolina median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Carteret County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg66%

North Carolina avg54%

228^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Carteret County Public Schools

33^rd of 242Carteret County Public 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
2025	67.3	228 of 773	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	266 of 793	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	256 of 784	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	271 of 786	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.0	237 of 741	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	216 of 737	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	213 of 691	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.1	248 of 694	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.5	279 of 692	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.9	285 of 705	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.4	250 of 627	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.1	274 of 673	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.1	218 of 662	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.0	208 of 648	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.0	219 of 640	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.2	168 of 630	73.3%	★★★★☆
2008	66.4	216 of 620	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.2	221 of 606	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.2	248 of 598	58.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	203 of 546	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	171 of 560	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.1	121 of 559	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	145 of 550	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	54.7	171 of 533	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.1	83 of 519	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	117 of 494	76.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	36.4	261 of 449	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	352 of 478	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.3	81 of 504	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	62.2	97 of 475	79.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	215 of 733	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.0	290 of 738	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	224 of 731	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	268 of 733	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.4	271 of 706	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	244 of 684	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	256 of 656	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	162 of 458	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	19.5	441 of 461	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	74.9	33 of 450	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	65.9	159 of 448	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	209 of 416	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	230 of 729	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	214 of 743	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	194 of 735	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	170 of 689	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	52.0	255 of 633	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.8	57 of 639	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	63.5	182 of 604	69.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	221 of 733	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	226 of 751	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	271 of 747	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	253 of 748	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	200 of 711	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	182 of 697	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	167 of 665	74.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	171 of 328	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	221 of 306	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.9	106 of 302	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	102 of 478	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	45.0	213 of 473	55.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	279 of 649	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	360 of 652	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	344 of 656	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	336 of 658	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	299 of 632	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	260 of 624	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	207 of 596	65.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Male (2025)70th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)65th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)63rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)48th percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science71%+11 vs state

Mathematics61%+8 vs state

Reading58%+5 vs state

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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
Beaufort Middle	Public	6-8	100 Carraway Dr	Beaufort	28516	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 728-4520	260	22	12.0	98.8%	178 (68.5%)	26 (10.0%)	20 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (13.5%)	67.3	228^th of 773 public middle schools	70.5%		62.9	266^th of 793 public middle schools	66.5%	38	71.8	60.5	51.6	54.1	54.3	64.8	70.7	$10,973	$814	$10,160
Morehead City Middle	Public	6-8	400 Barbour Rd	Morehead City	28557	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 726-1126	506	34	15.0	99.4%	361 (71.3%)	24 (4.7%)	83 (16.4%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.1%)	74.5	169^th of 773 public middle schools	78.1%		74.2	177^th of 793 public middle schools	77.7%	8	65.6	75.1	57.1	66.2	63.0	56.1	72.2	$9,647	$477	$9,170
Newport Middle	Public	6-8	500 E Chatham St	Newport	28570	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 223-3482	346	25	13.7	98.8%	230 (66.5%)	21 (6.1%)	53 (15.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.7%)	49.6	388^th of 773 public middle schools	49.8%		53	360^th of 793 public middle schools	54.6%	28	53.7	61.8	40.6	55.3	56.4	43.0	53.5	$11,529	$749	$10,780
Broad Creek Middle	Public	6-8	2382 Hwy 24	Newport	28570	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 247-3135	722	43	16.7	30.1%	595 (82.4%)	6 (0.8%)	82 (11.4%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.2%)	89.5	60^th of 773 public middle schools	92.2%		88.9	73^rd of 793 public middle schools	90.8%	13	86.0	80.7	75.8	69.5	70.5	72.1	80.3	$8,447	$680	$7,767
Havelock Middle	Public	6-8	102 Middle School Lane	Havelock	28532	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 444-5125	313	25	12.7	96.2%	125 (39.9%)	97 (31.0%)	42 (13.4%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.1%)	31.6	531^st of 773 public middle schools	31.3%		27.9	585^th of 793 public middle schools	26.2%	54	49.5	35.0	45.1	45.3	39.0	39.6	51.6	$9,661	$1,260	$8,400

Frequently Asked Questions about Beaufort Middle

Is Beaufort Middle a good school?

Beaufort Middle ranks 228^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Beaufort Middle attend?

Students who attend Beaufort Middle usually go on to attend East Carteret High

What is the racial makeup of Beaufort Middle?

Students at Beaufort Middle are 68% White, 13% Two or more races, 10% African American, 8% Hispanic.

What district is Beaufort Middle in?

Carteret County Public Schools

How many students attend Beaufort Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 260 students attended Beaufort Middle.

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