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Currituck County Middle

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Currituck County Middle ranks 344 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

344^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 56% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Currituck County Middle is a 6–8 public middle school in Barco, North Carolina, serving 435 students as part of Currituck County Schools, a well-regarded district rated in the 80th percentile statewide. The school itself occupies a middle tier among North Carolina middle schools — ranking 344th out of 778 (56th percentile, 3 stars) — below its district peer Moyock Middle (218th, 72nd percentile) and nearby Camden Middle (98th, 87th percentile), but comfortably ahead of Elizabeth City Middle and River Road Middle in the Elizabeth City–Pasquotank district.

Families will find a genuine academic highlight in 8th-grade math, where 78.5% of students are proficient — the top result among all nearby middle schools, surpassing both Moyock Middle (62.3%) and Camden Middle (76.1%), and far above the 53% statewide average. Eighth-grade science also exceeds the state average at 76.9%. The school also posts strong comparative results for low-income, African American, multiracial, and female students relative to similar schools across the state. With 50.3% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Currituck County Middle serves a more economically diverse population than Moyock or Camden, yet operates with a lower student-teacher ratio (16.4) than Moyock (19.7) and higher per-pupil funding.

The most pressing concern is attendance: chronic absenteeism runs at 32.9%, the highest of any middle school in the surrounding area — well above the district average of 25.5% and above schools where nearly all students face economic disadvantage. Academic performance also dips noticeably in 7th grade, with reading proficiency at 45.9% and math at 47.7%, both trailing state and district averages, and at times falling below Elizabeth City Middle in reading. English learners and gifted students show weaker relative results, suggesting the school's successes are not yet reaching every classroom. Given that 8th-grade math proves what Currituck County Middle can achieve, reducing absenteeism and replicating successful 8th-grade instructional strategies in 7th grade are the clearest paths toward more consistent, schoolwide growth.

435

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

50.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4263 Caratoke Hwy
Barco, NC 27917

(252) 453-2171

District: Currituck County Schools

Students who attend Currituck County Middle usually attend:

High:

Currituck County High

Feeder schools for Currituck County Middle:

Elementary:	Central Elementary
	Jarvisburg Elementary
	W T Griggs Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.7%

Hispanic:

17.0%

Two or more races:

9.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 36th percentile in 2019 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 56th (2026) from a 36th-percentile low (2019)

✓Above the North Carolina median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 24% North Carolina)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg63%

North Carolina avg58%

344^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

49^th of 246Currituck 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	55.6	344 of 778	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.5	309 of 773	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	327 of 793	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	381 of 784	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	317 of 786	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.5	453 of 741	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	474 of 737	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	408 of 691	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.5	315 of 694	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.3	229 of 692	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	75.3	152 of 705	78.4%	★★★★☆
2014	66.4	179 of 627	71.5%	★★★★☆
2013	70.4	162 of 673	75.9%	★★★★☆
2012	78.2	108 of 662	83.7%	★★★★☆
2011	82.2	63 of 648	90.3%	★★★★★
2010	83.0	57 of 640	91.1%	★★★★★
2009	85.9	35 of 630	94.4%	★★★★★
2008	78.2	104 of 620	83.2%	★★★★☆
2007	75.4	107 of 606	82.3%	★★★★☆
2006	78.6	80 of 598	86.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	73 of 546	86.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	44.5	195 of 449	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.4	439 of 478	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	363 of 504	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.3	161 of 475	66.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	300 of 363	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	239 of 731	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.9	255 of 733	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	305 of 738	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	352 of 731	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	318 of 733	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.7	425 of 706	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	472 of 684	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	425 of 656	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	404 of 465	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.2	347 of 458	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.3	286 of 461	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	275 of 452	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.3	249 of 450	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	373 of 448	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	300 of 416	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.4	45 of 127	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	343 of 566	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.2	332 of 562	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	371 of 564	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	290 of 553	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	242 of 541	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.9	155 of 522	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	52.5	206 of 472	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	269 of 725	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.0	217 of 729	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	50.7	343 of 743	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	413 of 735	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.3	230 of 689	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.8	276 of 633	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.0	500 of 639	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	385 of 604	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	394 of 736	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.9	350 of 733	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	324 of 751	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	369 of 747	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	281 of 748	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.3	439 of 711	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	439 of 697	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	374 of 665	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	37 of 67	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.9	47 of 64	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.5	35 of 58	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	117 of 333	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.3	63 of 328	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	92 of 306	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	55.4	114 of 302	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	9.8	244 of 248	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	194 of 237	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.6	109 of 221	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	327 of 500	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.4	187 of 478	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.7	290 of 473	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	423 of 644	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.5	431 of 649	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	437 of 652	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	506 of 656	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.2	410 of 658	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.8	550 of 632	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	551 of 624	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	522 of 596	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)87th percentile+27 vs school

Female (2026)67th percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)65th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)57th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2026)45th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)39th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)35th percentile-21 vs school

White (2026)34th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)17th percentile-38 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)13th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science77%+8 vs state

Mathematics62%+6 vs state

Reading52%-4 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
Currituck County Middle	Public	6-8	4263 Caratoke Hwy	Barco	27917	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 453-2171	435	27	16.4	50.3%	299 (68.7%)	19 (4.4%)	74 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.7%)	55.6	344^th of 778 public middle schools	55.8%		56.5	309^th of 773 public middle schools	60.0%	35	64.1	47.7	78.5	56.5	45.9	55.3	76.9	$10,871	$394	$10,477
Camden Middle	Public	6-8	248 Scotland Road	Camden	27921	Camden County	Camden County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 338-3349	461	29	15.8	25.8%	365 (79.2%)	27 (5.9%)	30 (6.5%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.9%)	83.9	98^th of 778 public middle schools	87.4%		77.5	154^th of 773 public middle schools	80.1%	56	74.8	78.0	76.1	64.7	67.9	73.2	86.6	$11,655	$440	$11,215
Moyock Middle	Public	6-8	216 Survey Road	Moyock	27958	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 435-2566	635	32	19.7	29.6%	473 (74.5%)	32 (5.0%)	47 (7.4%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	69 (10.9%)	68.3	218^th of 778 public middle schools	72.0%		75.8	161^st of 773 public middle schools	79.2%	57	64.0	54.7	62.3	63.1	63.7	59.9	86.3	$8,412	$382	$8,030
River Road Middle	Public	6-8	1701 River Road	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 333-1454	414	28	15.0	99.3%	97 (23.4%)	218 (52.7%)	54 (13.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	35.8	509^th of 778 public middle schools	34.6%		30.2	548^th of 773 public middle schools	29.1%	39	57.1	57.8	35.0	55.2	43.8	44.8	50.7	$9,187	$1,100	$8,087
Elizabeth City Middle	Public	6-8	1066 Northside Road	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 335-2974	484	30	16.1	99.4%	158 (32.6%)	212 (43.8%)	74 (15.3%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.6%)	35.8	510^th of 778 public middle schools	34.4%		40.7	463^rd of 773 public middle schools	40.1%	47	42.9	47.5	33.3	41.0	61.9	47.8	66.2	$9,183	$802	$8,381

Frequently Asked Questions about Currituck County Middle

What is the racial makeup of Currituck County Middle?

Students at Currituck County Middle are 69% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What district is Currituck County Middle in?

Currituck County Schools

How many students attend Currituck County Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Currituck County Middle.

Is Currituck County Middle a good school?

Currituck County Middle ranks 344^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Currituck County Middle attend?

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

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