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William Ellis Middle

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William Ellis Middle ranks 190 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

190^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 76% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

William Ellis Middle is a grades 6–8 middle school in Advance, NC, serving 437 students as part of Davie County Schools. The school currently ranks 190th out of 778 North Carolina middle schools, placing it in the 76th percentile with a 4-star rating — a solid, above-average performance, though down from a peak of 63rd statewide in 2022–2023.

Academically, William Ellis consistently beats state averages across most subjects and grades. Its standout subject is 8th grade science, where 84.0% of students scored proficient in 2025–2026, well above the statewide rate of 68.6% and the district's 76.5%. Attendance is another clear strength: chronic absenteeism was just 13.5% in 2024–2025, far better than the Davie County district rate of 18.5% and the state's 24.2%. Compared with nearby schools, William Ellis holds up well against South Davie Middle and North Davie Middle, outpacing them in most recent reading and math results while serving a student population with a lower economic disadvantage rate (38.7% free/reduced lunch) than most neighboring middle schools. Lewisville Middle posts slightly higher math and reading scores in several grades, but William Ellis has a substantial attendance advantage there.

The bigger question for this school is less about its current standing and more about its trajectory. Its statewide rank has slipped from the 92nd percentile in 2022–2023 to the 76th percentile today, and that decline has touched several student groups. While multiracial students rank in the 98th percentile statewide and female students also perform well, relative results for Hispanic students, special education students, low-income students, and male students have all dipped compared with their 2023–2024 levels. Because the school is relatively small, some year-to-year movement is natural, but the pattern is broad enough to be worth monitoring in the years ahead.

437

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

38.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

144 William Ellis Drive
Advance, NC 27006

(336) 751-2107

District: Davie County Schools

Students who attend William Ellis Middle usually attend:

High:	Davie County Early College High
	Davie County High

Feeder schools for William Ellis Middle:

Elementary:	Cornatzer Elementary
	Shady Grove Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.7%

Hispanic:

12.8%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 76th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (68% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of North Carolina middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg62%

North Carolina avg58%

190^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 24%▬ steady since 2016

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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	73.3	190 of 778	75.6%	★★★★☆
2025	83.6	107 of 773	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	83 of 793	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	90.4	63 of 784	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	79.5	143 of 786	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	154 of 741	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	116 of 737	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	147 of 691	78.7%	★★★★☆
2017	72.2	170 of 694	75.5%	★★★★☆
2016	71.9	169 of 692	75.6%	★★★★☆
2015	78.5	130 of 705	81.6%	★★★★☆
2014	83.3	81 of 627	87.1%	★★★★☆
2013	88.4	57 of 673	91.5%	★★★★★
2012	83.8	53 of 662	92.0%	★★★★★
2011	81.8	70 of 648	89.2%	★★★★☆
2010	77.9	113 of 640	82.3%	★★★★☆
2009	74.2	160 of 630	74.6%	★★★★☆
2008	77.6	112 of 620	81.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	169 of 553	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	59.4	100 of 449	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	51.5	170 of 478	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.4	76 of 504	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.6	105 of 475	77.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.1	120 of 731	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	85.0	87 of 733	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	90.6	52 of 738	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	40 of 731	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.5	83 of 733	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	133 of 706	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	169 of 684	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	166 of 656	74.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	150 of 465	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.1	289 of 458	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.3	145 of 461	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.9	95 of 452	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	60 of 450	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	103 of 448	77.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	351 of 566	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.3	181 of 562	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	118 of 564	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	48 of 553	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	61.5	170 of 541	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.3	106 of 522	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	70 of 493	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	154 of 472	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	214 of 725	70.5%	★★★★☆
2025	76.9	106 of 729	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	60 of 743	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	36 of 735	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	65.5	169 of 689	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	135 of 633	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	148 of 639	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	228 of 604	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	249 of 736	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.8	118 of 733	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	102 of 751	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	80 of 747	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	171 of 748	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	151 of 711	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	89 of 697	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	127 of 665	80.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	95.6	6 of 333	98.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	194 of 500	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.0	104 of 478	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	71 of 473	85.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	245 of 644	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.6	135 of 649	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	119 of 652	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	100 of 656	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	186 of 658	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	207 of 632	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.9	179 of 624	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	57.0	252 of 596	57.7%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)98th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2026)84th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)78th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)69th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)68th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science84%+15 vs state

Mathematics68%+12 vs state

Reading63%+7 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, February 24, 2022

The only reason I gave a Star is because I found support from a few faculty/staff. We moved to davie county 3 years ago. My child has never come home with so many appalling stories of racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia. The constant bullying of minorities (as well as anyone who is at all “different”) and lack of disciplinary response by administrators is atrocious. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
North Davidson Middle	Public	6-8	333 Critcher Drive	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 731-2331	706	40	17.7	45.0%	528 (74.8%)	33 (4.7%)	88 (12.5%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.5%)	65.2	244^th of 778 public middle schools	68.6%		77.2	156^th of 773 public middle schools	79.8%	88	62.6	63.8	62.5	55.1	57.6	63.8	79.5	$7,864	$405	$7,459
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
Lexington Middle School	Public	6-8	100 West Hemstead Street	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Lexington City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-1567	595	40	15.0	99.5%	80 (13.4%)	180 (30.3%)	258 (43.4%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	66 (11.1%)	43.3	451^st of 778 public middle schools	42.0%		32.7	522^nd of 773 public middle schools	32.5%	71	61.7	45.5	52.8	46.3	45.5	53.0	66.5	$9,220	$1,254	$7,966
Meadowlark Middle	Public	6-8	301 Meadowlark Drive	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4228	857	50	17.0	99.5%	486 (56.7%)	128 (14.9%)	122 (14.2%)	75 (8.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.0%)	76.5	162^nd of 778 public middle schools	79.2%		78.7	144^th of 773 public middle schools	81.4%	18	70.8	67.4	68.2	68.3	61.9	67.0	81.3	$8,035	$504	$7,532
Konnoak Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	410 Haverhill Street	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4165	363	35	10.2	99.2%	24 (6.6%)	101 (27.8%)	226 (62.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	4.2	756^th of 778 public middle schools	2.8%		4.9	750^th of 773 public middle schools	3.0%	6	23.5	23.4	15.9	21.2	19.9	23.5	41.9	$10,992	$1,886	$9,106

Frequently Asked Questions about William Ellis Middle

How many students attend William Ellis Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended William Ellis Middle.

What high school do graduates of William Ellis Middle attend?

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

What district is William Ellis Middle in?

Davie County Schools

What is the racial makeup of William Ellis Middle?

Students at William Ellis Middle are 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American.

Is William Ellis Middle a good school?

William Ellis Middle ranks 190^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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