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N L Dillard Middle

Public Grades 6-8

683^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 12% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

N L Dillard Middle is a public middle school located in Yanceyville, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 437 students. The school is part of the Caswell County Schools district, which is ranked 197 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

N L Dillard Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools, with a ranking between 565 and 721 out of 741-793 schools over the past 5-6 years. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. While Hispanic students and those who are multi-racial or in special education perform relatively better, African American, white, low socioeconomic status, and gifted and talented students all perform poorly, with rankings in the bottom half or bottom third of North Carolina middle schools. The school's proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science are consistently well below the state and district averages, often by 20-30 percentage points.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Western Alamance Middle and Reidsville Middle, N L Dillard Middle significantly underperforms. Both Western Alamance Middle and Reidsville Middle have higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings than N L Dillard Middle. This suggests that N L Dillard Middle faces persistent challenges in improving student outcomes, despite being part of a district that is also struggling.

432

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,442

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

255 Hatchett Road
Yanceyville, NC 27379

(336) 694-4941

District: Caswell County Schools

Students who attend N L Dillard Middle usually attend:

High:

Bartlett Yancey High

Feeder schools for N L Dillard Middle:

Elementary:	North Elementary
	Oakwood Elementary
	South Elementary
	Stoney Creek Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.7%

African American:

37.5%

Hispanic:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (32% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

North Carolina avg54%

683^rd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

197^th of 242Caswell 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
2025	15.1	683 of 773	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	721 of 793	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	586 of 784	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	597 of 786	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	565 of 741	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	632 of 737	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	576 of 691	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.8	573 of 694	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.3	572 of 692	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.8	512 of 705	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.8	402 of 627	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.6	477 of 673	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.3	445 of 662	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.3	436 of 648	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.2	405 of 640	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.0	359 of 630	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.5	312 of 620	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.9	313 of 606	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.0	379 of 598	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	502 of 546	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	530 of 560	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	433 of 559	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	358 of 550	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	349 of 533	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.4	478 of 519	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	432 of 494	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	28.8	335 of 449	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.1	265 of 478	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	429 of 504	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	404 of 475	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	657 of 733	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	691 of 738	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	511 of 731	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	535 of 733	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	550 of 706	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	615 of 684	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	542 of 656	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	433 of 458	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	457 of 461	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.9	349 of 452	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	421 of 450	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	443 of 448	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	392 of 416	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	104 of 127	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	356 of 562	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	328 of 564	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	267 of 553	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	203 of 541	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.9	392 of 522	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	455 of 493	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	456 of 472	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	666 of 729	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	693 of 743	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	536 of 735	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	554 of 689	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	447 of 633	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	580 of 639	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	521 of 604	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	650 of 733	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	686 of 751	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	625 of 747	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	608 of 748	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	540 of 711	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	599 of 697	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	586 of 665	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	57.3	113 of 306	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	13.4	289 of 302	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	53.1	96 of 237	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	261 of 478	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	407 of 473	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	605 of 649	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	641 of 652	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	554 of 656	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	583 of 658	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	561 of 632	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	585 of 624	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	547 of 596	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)63rd percentile+54 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+25 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science53%-8 vs state

Reading32%-21 vs state

Mathematics26%-27 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
N L Dillard Middle	Public	6-8	255 Hatchett Road	Yanceyville	27379	Caswell County	Caswell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 694-4941	432	26	16.6	99.3%	193 (44.7%)	162 (37.5%)	50 (11.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	15.1	683^rd of 773 public middle schools	11.6%		12.3	721^st of 793 public middle schools	9.1%	38	26.5	26.3	24.1	26.7	32.0	38.0	52.6	$10,442	$978	$9,464
Reidsville Middle	Public	6-8	1903 S Park Dr	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 342-4726	543	35	15.7	99.4%	123 (22.7%)	223 (41.1%)	131 (24.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (11.2%)	12.2	705^th of 773 public middle schools	8.8%		23	634^th of 793 public middle schools	20.1%	71	35.3	23.8	26.2	28.8	34.1	32.2	35.6	$8,942	$1,430	$7,511
Western Alamance Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Eldon Drive	Elon	27244	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 538-6010	837	47	17.8	55.0%	400 (47.8%)	166 (19.8%)	193 (23.1%)	11 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	59 (7.0%)	31.5	532^nd of 773 public middle schools	31.2%		48.6	410^th of 793 public middle schools	48.3%	122	56.0	35.0	38.9	40.7	39.6	45.3	49.5	$8,194	$561	$7,633

Frequently Asked Questions about N L Dillard Middle

How many students attend N L Dillard Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended N L Dillard Middle.

What is the racial makeup of N L Dillard Middle?

Students at N L Dillard Middle are 45% White, 38% African American, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is N L Dillard Middle in?

Caswell County Schools

Is N L Dillard Middle a good school?

N L Dillard Middle ranks in the bottom 11.6% of North Carolina middle schools.

What high school do graduates of N L Dillard Middle attend?

Students who attend N L Dillard Middle usually go on to attend Bartlett Yancey High

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