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Elkin Middle

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Elkin Middle ranks 297 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

297^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 62% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Elkin Middle is a public middle school in Elkin, North Carolina, serving 176 students in grades 7-8. It is part of the Elkin City Schools district, which is ranked 62 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elkin Middle consistently outperforms the state average in academic proficiency, particularly in 8th-grade science where its proficiency rate was 73.6% compared to the state average of 60.1%. The school also excels in serving its gifted and talented student population, ranking 10th out of 452 North Carolina middle schools in this area. Additionally, Elkin Middle has demonstrated strong performance in supporting its students with disabilities, ranking 54th out of 478 middle schools in the state for disabled student performance.

While Elkin Middle maintains a high level of academic excellence, there are some disparities in the performance of different student subgroups. The school's performance for Hispanic students and English Language Learners has been relatively lower compared to other subgroups. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as East Wilkes Middle School, Elkin Middle generally outperforms its peers, particularly in subjects like science and mathematics. Despite these challenges, Elkin Middle's consistent 4-star rating and its ability to provide a high-quality education to students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds make it a standout institution within the region.

193

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,240

Per pupil spending ?

49.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Elk Spur St
Elkin, NC 28621

(336) 835-3175

District: Elkin City Schools

Students who attend Elkin Middle usually attend:

High:

Elkin High

Feeder schools for Elkin Middle:

Elementary:

Elkin Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.4%

Hispanic:

22.8%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg54%

297^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

62^nd of 242Elkin City 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	58.0	297 of 773	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	211 of 793	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	162 of 784	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	88 of 786	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	130 of 741	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	96 of 737	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	145 of 691	79.0%	★★★★☆
2017	78.8	124 of 694	82.1%	★★★★☆
2016	73.4	160 of 692	76.9%	★★★★☆
2015	74.7	157 of 705	77.7%	★★★★☆
2014	73.6	147 of 627	76.6%	★★★★☆
2013	80.7	103 of 673	84.7%	★★★★☆
2012	83.4	55 of 662	91.7%	★★★★★
2011	71.5	180 of 648	72.2%	★★★★☆
2010	61.4	283 of 640	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.0	199 of 630	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	82.0	75 of 620	87.9%	★★★★☆
2007	73.7	126 of 606	79.2%	★★★★☆
2006	77.1	90 of 598	84.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	70.7	54 of 478	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	83 of 504	83.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	205 of 371	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	377 of 733	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.0	155 of 738	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	82 of 731	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	90 of 733	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	136 of 706	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.9	48 of 684	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	73.1	159 of 656	75.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	77.7	10 of 452	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	66.7	120 of 450	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	59 of 448	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	16 of 416	96.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	420 of 562	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	365 of 564	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.4	170 of 553	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.2	54 of 541	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	58.8	163 of 522	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.3	68 of 493	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	45 of 472	90.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	339 of 729	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	262 of 743	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.4	119 of 735	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	33 of 689	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	84.8	42 of 633	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	84.7	45 of 639	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	81.5	54 of 604	91.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	229 of 733	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	276 of 751	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	236 of 747	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	86.8	76 of 748	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	116 of 711	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	137 of 697	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	117 of 665	82.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	275 of 649	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.2	155 of 652	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	211 of 656	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.2	122 of 658	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	141 of 632	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	152 of 624	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.9	218 of 596	63.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2023)98th percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2021)89th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science74%+14 vs state

Reading52%~ state avg

Mathematics52%~ state avg

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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
Elkin Middle	Public	7-8	300 Elk Spur St	Elkin	28621	Surry County	Elkin City Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 835-3175	193	14	13.6	49.7%	132 (68.4%)	4 (2.1%)	44 (22.8%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	58	297^th of 773 public middle schools	61.6%		69.8	211^th of 793 public middle schools	73.4%	86		56.3	47.1		52.1	52.9	73.6	$9,240	$218	$9,022
East Wilkes Middle School	Public	6-8	2202 Macedonia Church Road	Ronda	28670	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 651-4300	346	25	13.6	99.1%	285 (82.4%)	2 (0.6%)	39 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	67.5	226^th of 773 public middle schools	70.8%		53.3	356^th of 793 public middle schools	55.1%	130	63.5	65.5	47.7	58.3	60.2	63.1	68.5	$9,876	$1,000	$8,876
Starmount Middle	Public	6-9	2626 Longtown Rd	Boonville	27011	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 551-1160	502	27	18.7	99.4%	307 (61.2%)	8 (1.6%)	149 (29.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.4%)	40.3	469^th of 773 public middle schools	39.3%		44.9	437^th of 793 public middle schools	44.9%	32	58.9	44.7	43.8	44.8	43.3	50.9	49.7	$9,584	$874	$8,710
Central Middle	Public	6-8	883 Zephyr Rd	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 386-4018	502	31	16.2	99.4%	282 (56.2%)	3 (0.6%)	199 (39.6%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	48.6	396^th of 773 public middle schools	48.8%		52.1	374^th of 793 public middle schools	52.8%	22	58.0	53.2	53.4	45.3	44.2	54.0	57.1	$8,754	$900	$7,854
North Wilkes Middle School	Public	6-8	2776 Yellow Banks Road	North Wilkesboro	28659	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 903-6224	484	28	17.0	99.4%	381 (78.7%)	4 (0.8%)	76 (15.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	56.3	311^th of 773 public middle schools	59.8%		57.3	311^th of 793 public middle schools	60.8%		63.5	56.6	56.4	50.0	53.3	55.0	55.4	$8,886	$1,017	$7,868
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%)	54.7	332^nd of 773 public middle schools	57.1%		55.7	326^th of 793 public middle schools	58.9%	6	62.5	50.3	59.8	52.6	43.7	54.4	62.3	$8,543	$1,000	$7,543
North Iredell Middle	Public	6-8	2467 Jennings Rd	Olin	28660	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 876-4802	556	31	17.9	99.5%	409 (73.6%)	24 (4.3%)	98 (17.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	36.2	501^st of 773 public middle schools	35.2%		50.9	387^th of 793 public middle schools	51.2%	114	54.6	40.5	34.9	53.3	39.5	53.4	47.1	$8,318	$681	$7,637
Meadowview Magnet Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1282 McKinney Road	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 789-0276	318	24	13.0	99.1%	197 (61.9%)	11 (3.5%)	85 (26.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.5%)	45.6	428^th of 773 public middle schools	44.6%		64.5	255^th of 793 public middle schools	67.8%	173	45.9	43.0	57.3	50.5	50.5	51.0	57.3	$10,579	$1,000	$9,579

Frequently Asked Questions about Elkin Middle

What is the racial makeup of Elkin Middle?

Students at Elkin Middle are 68% White, 23% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Elkin Middle a good school?

Elkin Middle ranks 297^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Elkin Middle in?

Elkin City Schools

How many students attend Elkin Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 193 students attended Elkin Middle.

What high school do graduates of Elkin Middle attend?

Students who attend Elkin Middle usually go on to attend Elkin High

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