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John Chavis Middle School

Q: Is John Chavis Middle School a good school?

John Chavis Middle School ranks 444 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

444^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 43% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

John Chavis Middle School serves about 412 students in grades 6–8 in Cherryville, NC, as part of Gaston County Schools. The school has a state ranking that places it near the middle of North Carolina middle schools, and it serves a student body where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Chronic absenteeism is higher than the district and state averages, though the student-teacher ratio is a favorable 14.9:1.

Within its own district, John Chavis stands out. In 2025–2026, it performed well above nearby Gaston County middle schools like W C Friday Middle School, Southwest Middle, York Chester Middle, and Bessemer City Middle on most End-of-Grade tests. Its strongest subject is 8th grade science, where 73.7% of students scored proficient—well above the state average and competitive with top regional schools like Burns Middle and West Lincoln Middle. John Chavis also shows a clear grade-level pattern: 6th graders tend to lag behind district and state averages, but by 7th and 8th grade, math and reading scores meet or beat the district average. This suggests the school may be especially effective at helping students grow after the transition to middle school.

The main challenges include a recent dip in overall state ranking and attendance concerns. The school’s chronic absenteeism rate of 27.0% is higher than at nearby higher-performing schools, though several lower-performing schools in the area have even higher absence rates. Because poverty levels are nearly identical across all regional middle schools, differences in results likely come down to school practices rather than family income. Improving 6th grade outcomes, stabilizing attendance, and building on the strong science and upper-grade results could help John Chavis return to its previous 3-star standing and become one of the stronger middle schools in the area. Compared with middle schools from neighboring districts such as Lincolnton Middle and Shelby Middle, John Chavis also compares favorably on many measures, making it a relative bright spot within its region.

412

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

103 South Chavis Drive
Cherryville, NC 28021

(704) 836-9606

District: Gaston County Schools

Students who attend John Chavis Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cherryville High

Feeder schools for John Chavis Middle School:

Elementary:	Cherryville Elementary
	W B Beam Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

Hispanic:

13.6%

African American:

9.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 45th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg52%

North Carolina avg58%

444^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

145^th of 246Gaston 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	44.0	444 of 778	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.9	427 of 773	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	366 of 793	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	361 of 784	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	410 of 786	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.4	368 of 741	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	396 of 737	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	355 of 691	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.8	301 of 694	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.5	382 of 692	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.9	352 of 705	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.6	300 of 627	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.2	295 of 673	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.7	332 of 662	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.5	323 of 648	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.3	249 of 640	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.3	299 of 630	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.8	358 of 620	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.2	350 of 606	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.1	229 of 598	61.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	183 of 553	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.7	123 of 546	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	45.6	277 of 560	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	150 of 559	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	43.0	288 of 550	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	326 of 533	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	210 of 519	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	286 of 494	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	34.6	279 of 449	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	288 of 478	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	354 of 504	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	329 of 475	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	97 of 363	73.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	431 of 731	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.5	384 of 733	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	371 of 738	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.3	278 of 731	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	371 of 733	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.8	303 of 706	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	401 of 684	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	363 of 656	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	151 of 465	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.7	75 of 458	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	67 of 461	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	52.8	269 of 452	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	317 of 450	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.1	267 of 448	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.2	38 of 416	90.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	266 of 566	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.4	330 of 562	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.5	117 of 564	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	175 of 553	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	204 of 541	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.9	84 of 522	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	46.8	263 of 493	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	301 of 725	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.9	300 of 729	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	260 of 743	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	256 of 735	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	286 of 689	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	265 of 633	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	255 of 639	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	226 of 604	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	425 of 736	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.2	421 of 733	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.8	323 of 751	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	410 of 747	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	430 of 748	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	406 of 711	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	361 of 697	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	350 of 665	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	228 of 500	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.8	191 of 478	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.5	49 of 473	89.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	516 of 644	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.0	488 of 649	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	438 of 652	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	475 of 656	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	536 of 658	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	446 of 632	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	511 of 624	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	474 of 596	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)73rd percentile+30 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)68th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2026)67th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2026)54th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)41st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science74%+5 vs state

Mathematics51%-5 vs state

Reading48%-7 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 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John Chavis Middle School	Public	6-8	103 South Chavis Drive	Cherryville	28021	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9606	412	27	14.9	99.3%	296 (71.8%)	38 (9.2%)	56 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	44	444^th of 778 public middle schools	42.9%		45.9	427^th of 773 public middle schools	44.8%	17		46.0	54.3	53.4		43.2	51.2	50.4		73.7	$9,634	$956	$8,678
West Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	260 Shoal Rd	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 276-1760	563	39	14.4	98.8%	473 (84.0%)	6 (1.1%)	48 (8.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	57.8	324^th of 778 public middle schools	58.4%		52.8	359^th of 773 public middle schools	53.6%	35		57.4	53.8	56.7		56.5	56.5	58.8		77.8	$8,615	$996	$7,618
Bessemer City Middle	Public	6-8	525 Ed Wilson Road	Bessemer City	28016	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9602	497	29	17.1	99.4%	205 (41.2%)	136 (27.4%)	118 (23.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	15.6	678^th of 778 public middle schools	12.9%		19.6	641^st of 773 public middle schools	17.1%	37		37.6	23.1	34.2		38.3	28.4	40.6		55.5	$9,249	$1,434	$7,815
Kings Mountain Intermediate	Public	5-6	227 Kings Mountain Boulevard	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8366	601	32	19.0	99.3%	352 (58.6%)	144 (24.0%)	56 (9.3%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.7%)								(n/a)	63.0	69.5			52.0	58.5			71.2		$8,233	$1,444	$6,788
Kings Mountain Middle	Public	7-8	1000 Phifer Road	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8340	631	37	16.9	99.5%	348 (55.2%)	162 (25.7%)	58 (9.2%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.9%)	52.6	373^rd of 778 public middle schools	52.1%		54.9	329^th of 773 public middle schools	57.4%	44			53.5	53.8			58.0	60.8		62.1	$8,838	$691	$8,147
Burns Middle	Public	6-8	215 Shady Grove Road	Lawndale	28090	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8223	744	43	17.1	99.6%	512 (68.8%)	116 (15.6%)	73 (9.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.1%)	60.5	294^th of 778 public middle schools	62.2%		53.5	349^th of 773 public middle schools	54.9%	55		73.4	62.2	46.3		59.5	52.8	58.8		75.4	$9,061	$807	$8,254
W C Friday Middle School	Public	6-8	1221 Ratchford Drive	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 922-5297	618	34	18.0	99.5%	292 (47.2%)	147 (23.8%)	120 (19.4%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (8.1%)	28.7	573^rd of 778 public middle schools	26.3%		26.2	579^th of 773 public middle schools	25.1%	6		51.7	36.8	40.5		50.0	35.8	48.7		56.9	$8,144	$730	$7,414
Lincolnton Middle	Public	6-8	2361 Startown Road	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 735-1120	563	41	13.8	99.5%	250 (44.4%)	79 (14.0%)	166 (29.5%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.3%)	35.3	512^th of 778 public middle schools	34.2%		29.8	551^st of 773 public middle schools	28.7%	39		47.4	46.2	49.7		44.8	44.5	42.9		68.3	$8,847	$1,187	$7,659
Shelby Middle	Public	6-8	1480 South Dekalb Street	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8328	588	35	16.6	99.5%	178 (30.3%)	293 (49.8%)	74 (12.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.5%)	32	538^th of 778 public middle schools	30.8%		37.6	488^th of 773 public middle schools	36.9%	50		48.5	38.4	58.9		42.5	40.7	52.4		48.6	$11,218	$923	$10,295
York Chester Middle	Public	6-8	601 S Clay Street	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9609	398	25	15.9	99.2%	72 (18.1%)	188 (47.2%)	121 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	9.3	726^th of 778 public middle schools	6.7%		25.9	582^nd of 773 public middle schools	24.7%	144		26.4	17.8	33.3		29.8	25.6	33.6		49.6	$12,146	$3,225	$8,921

Frequently Asked Questions about John Chavis Middle School

What is the racial makeup of John Chavis Middle School?

Students at John Chavis Middle School are 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of John Chavis Middle School attend?

Students who attend John Chavis Middle School usually go on to attend Cherryville High

What district is John Chavis Middle School in?

Gaston County Schools

Is John Chavis Middle School a good school?

John Chavis Middle School ranks 444^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John Chavis Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended John Chavis Middle School.

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