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South Davie Middle

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South Davie Middle ranks 496 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

496^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 36% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

South Davie Middle is a 6–8 middle school in Mocksville, North Carolina, serving 492 students as part of Davie County Schools. It is the lowest-rated middle school in its district by a wide margin, with a 2-star rating and a 36th-percentile state ranking, while William Ellis Middle and North Davie Middle are 4-star schools near the top quarter of the state. The school serves a high-need student body: 72.4% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, compared with 38.7% at William Ellis and 47.5% at North Davie.

On end-of-grade tests, South Davie Middle trails its district in every subject and grade level. Reading is the most persistent weakness: in the latest results, 6th-grade reading proficiency was 40%, 7th grade was 44.4%, and 8th grade was 38.6% — more than 17 points below the state average in 8th grade. Reading scores have sat below state averages for years, so this is a systemic challenge rather than a one-cohort problem. Math in 7th grade is a bright spot at 62.5% proficiency, above the state average, and 8th-grade science at 65% is the school's highest-scoring subject, though below state and district levels.

Progress has been made on attendance: chronic absenteeism fell from 39.1% in 2021–2022 to 20%, which is better than the state average of 24.2% but still above the district average of 18.5%. English learners are a relative strength, ranking in the 67th percentile statewide, and special education students have improved substantially. Compared with several nearby high-poverty schools such as Flat Rock Middle and North Rowan Middle, South Davie Middle is performing better. Within Davie County Schools, though, it is clearly the outlier. The biggest opportunity is literacy: improving reading outcomes would likely lift math, science, and the school's overall ranking.

492

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

72.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

197 South Davie Drive
Mocksville, NC 27028-2570

(336) 751-5941

District: Davie County Schools

Students who attend South Davie Middle usually attend:

High:	Davie County Early College High
	Davie County High

Feeder schools for South Davie Middle:

Elementary:	Cooleemee Elementary
	Mocksville Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.5%

Hispanic:

24.8%

African American:

12.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (50% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg62%

North Carolina avg58%

496^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 34 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

85^th of 246Davie 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	37.9	496 of 778	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.4	454 of 773	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	522 of 793	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	434 of 784	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	513 of 786	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	383 of 741	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.2	364 of 737	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	344 of 691	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.5	304 of 694	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.4	203 of 692	70.7%	★★★★☆
2015	62.4	251 of 705	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.1	165 of 627	73.7%	★★★★☆
2013	67.3	178 of 673	73.6%	★★★★☆
2012	76.2	134 of 662	79.8%	★★★★☆
2011	70.8	192 of 648	70.4%	★★★★☆
2010	65.8	230 of 640	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.5	305 of 630	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.0	238 of 620	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.1	299 of 606	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.9	290 of 598	51.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	474 of 553	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.0	382 of 546	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.7	502 of 560	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	464 of 559	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.0	306 of 550	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	269 of 533	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	375 of 519	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	386 of 494	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	31.1	313 of 449	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	404 of 478	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.4	167 of 504	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.4	313 of 475	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	119 of 363	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.9	83 of 371	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	32.3	250 of 356	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	167 of 318	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.8	62 of 236	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	47.0	89 of 211	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	451 of 731	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.0	421 of 733	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	488 of 738	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	427 of 731	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	540 of 733	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.4	383 of 706	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	416 of 684	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	370 of 656	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	375 of 465	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	68.4	112 of 458	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	225 of 461	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.5	123 of 452	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	46.7	314 of 450	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.7	77 of 448	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	20 of 416	95.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	291 of 566	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.4	329 of 562	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.2	474 of 564	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	305 of 553	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	300 of 541	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.7	192 of 522	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	200 of 493	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	113 of 472	76.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	430 of 725	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.9	349 of 729	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	485 of 743	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	396 of 735	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	470 of 689	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.9	245 of 633	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	203 of 639	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	229 of 604	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	487 of 736	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.0	441 of 733	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	508 of 751	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	431 of 747	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	445 of 748	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	368 of 711	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.1	283 of 697	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	326 of 665	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	223 of 333	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.7	176 of 328	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	198 of 306	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	181 of 248	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	128 of 237	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	164 of 221	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	317 of 500	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.0	252 of 478	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	424 of 473	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	498 of 644	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.4	457 of 649	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	481 of 652	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	519 of 656	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	580 of 658	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	441 of 632	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	421 of 624	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	418 of 596	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)67th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2026)49th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile~ school

Male (2026)34th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)23rd percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)19th percentile-17 vs school

African American (2026)14th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science65%-4 vs state

Mathematics55%~ state avg

Reading41%-15 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
South Davie Middle	Public	6-8	197 South Davie Drive	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 751-5941	492	39	12.7	72.4%	263 (53.5%)	62 (12.6%)	122 (24.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.9%)	37.9	496^th of 778 public middle schools	36.2%		42.4	454^th of 773 public middle schools	41.3%	42	51.4	62.5	51.7	40.0	44.4	38.6	65.0	$9,624	$664	$8,960
North Davie Middle	Public	6-8	497 Farmington Road	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 751-3415	444	32	14.0	47.5%	331 (74.5%)	13 (2.9%)	74 (16.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	75.3	173^rd of 778 public middle schools	77.8%		75.5	165^th of 773 public middle schools	78.7%	8	75.2	73.5	72.4	59.3	60.0	61.4	84.1	$9,895	$527	$9,368
William Ellis Middle	Public	6-8	144 William Ellis Drive	Advance	27006	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 751-2107	437	31	14.1	38.7%	331 (75.7%)	23 (5.3%)	56 (12.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	73.3	190^th of 778 public middle schools	75.6%		83.6	107^th of 773 public middle schools	86.2%	83	61.0	70.8	71.8	57.9	63.8	67.3	84.0	$9,860	$557	$9,303
West Rowan Middle	Public	6-8	5925 Statesville Blvd	Salisbury	28147	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 633-4775	707	39	18.2	98.9%	335 (47.4%)	157 (22.2%)	144 (20.4%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.8%)	21.3	644^th of 778 public middle schools	17.2%		18.2	656^th of 773 public middle schools	15.1%	12	35.8	29.2	39.8	35.7	36.3	47.6	62.4	$9,051	$678	$8,373
Tyro Middle	Public	6-8	2946 Michael Road	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 853-7795	528	31	17.3	98.5%	394 (74.6%)	31 (5.9%)	73 (13.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.5%)	37	503^rd of 778 public middle schools	35.3%		42.8	453^rd of 773 public middle schools	41.4%	50	45.3	56.3	46.2	40.6	52.3	47.1	61.5	$7,746	$737	$7,010
East Iredell Middle	Public	6-8	590 Chestnut Grove Road	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 872-4666	328	25	13.3	99.1%	77 (23.5%)	118 (36.0%)	106 (32.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	6.2	739^th of 778 public middle schools	5.0%		7	735^th of 773 public middle schools	4.9%	4	21.8	25.7	22.9	27.8	33.0	29.4	33.0	$8,932	$824	$8,108
North Rowan Middle	Public	6-8	512 Charles St	Spencer	28159	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 639-3018	649	43	15.2	99.5%	101 (15.6%)	283 (43.6%)	201 (31.0%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.2%)	5.5	747^th of 778 public middle schools	4.0%		7.1	733^rd of 773 public middle schools	5.2%	14	18.8	20.9	19.2	22.3	32.5	30.7	40.4	$11,802	$1,547	$10,255
Clemmons Middle School	Public	6-8	3785 Fraternity Church Road	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4217	1,092	60	18.1	98.4%	360 (33.0%)	318 (29.1%)	288 (26.4%)	61 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (5.9%)	62.4	273^rd of 778 public middle schools	64.9%		58.8	291^st of 773 public middle schools	62.4%	18	66.1	64.0	54.7	60.4	56.2	61.8	69.7	$7,723	$553	$7,171
Flat Rock Middle	Public	6-8	4648 Ebert Rd	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6762	674	50	13.5	99.6%	69 (10.2%)	292 (43.3%)	266 (39.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (6.1%)	9.6	724^th of 778 public middle schools	6.9%		5.9	744^th of 773 public middle schools	3.8%	20	44.1	22.3	16.8	39.5	32.4	22.1	25.1	$9,360	$1,337	$8,023
Forbush Middle	Public	6-8	1431 Falcon Rd	East Bend	27018	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 551-1135	598	35	16.9	99.2%	379 (63.4%)	11 (1.8%)	194 (32.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	41	470^th of 778 public middle schools	39.6%		54.7	332^nd of 773 public middle schools	57.1%	138	54.1	41.8	61.3	47.3	47.3	43.3	68.0	$8,543	$1,000	$7,543

Frequently Asked Questions about South Davie Middle

What district is South Davie Middle in?

Davie County Schools

What is the racial makeup of South Davie Middle?

Students at South Davie Middle are 53% White, 25% Hispanic, 13% African American, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend South Davie Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended South Davie Middle.

What high school do graduates of South Davie Middle attend?

Students who attend South Davie Middle usually go on to attend Davie County Early College High

Is South Davie Middle a good school?

South Davie Middle ranks 496^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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