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East Middle

Public Grades 6-8

592^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 23% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

East Middle is a public middle school located in Biscoe, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 419 students. The school is part of the Montgomery County Schools district, which is ranked 192 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

East Middle consistently ranks in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools, typically ranking between 400-600 out of 700-800 schools. The school's performance on state standardized tests (EOG) is generally below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, East Middle's proficiency rates in Mathematics and Reading were 10-20 percentage points lower than the state averages. The school's performance is particularly weak for White and Multi-racial student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20-30% of schools in North Carolina. East Middle has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 98% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

The nearby West Middle school, which is also part of the Montgomery County Schools district, performs slightly better than East Middle on academic measures, but still lags behind the state averages. In contrast, the Ellerbe Middle and West Pine Middle schools, which are in different districts, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates that are 10-20 percentage points higher than East Middle. This suggests that the challenges faced by East Middle may be more closely tied to the overall performance of the Montgomery County Schools district rather than just the individual school.

422

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,309

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

130 Merlin's Maze
Biscoe, NC 27209-9801

(910) 428-3278

District: Montgomery County Schools

Feeder schools for East Middle:

Elementary:	Candor Elementary
	Green Ridge Elementary
	Star Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.3%

White:

25.6%

African American:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (40% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg42%

North Carolina avg54%

592^nd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Montgomery County Schools

192^nd of 242Montgomery 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
2025	24.6	592 of 773	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.8	462 of 793	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	455 of 784	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	402 of 786	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	506 of 741	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	492 of 737	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	463 of 691	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.9	466 of 694	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.9	465 of 692	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.3	469 of 705	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	24.6	481 of 627	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.7	467 of 673	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.7	466 of 662	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.0	441 of 648	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.5	515 of 640	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.9	500 of 630	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.0	496 of 620	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.5	496 of 606	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.6	512 of 598	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	427 of 546	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.2	273 of 560	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	213 of 559	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	177 of 550	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	258 of 533	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.0	413 of 519	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.7	265 of 494	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	57.1	108 of 449	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	31.5	358 of 478	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	419 of 504	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	305 of 475	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	192 of 371	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	193 of 356	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	216 of 318	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	164 of 312	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.8	48 of 236	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	40.0	110 of 211	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.0	147 of 151	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	570 of 733	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	492 of 738	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	525 of 731	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.9	409 of 733	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	485 of 706	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	492 of 684	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	481 of 656	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	60.9	198 of 461	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.1	358 of 452	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	63.2	163 of 450	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	271 of 448	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	266 of 416	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	387 of 562	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.6	199 of 564	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	221 of 553	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	188 of 541	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.0	257 of 522	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	219 of 493	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	245 of 472	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	504 of 729	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	386 of 743	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	303 of 735	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	187 of 689	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	53.1	242 of 633	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	259 of 639	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	262 of 604	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	565 of 733	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.6	387 of 751	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	374 of 747	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	380 of 748	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	499 of 711	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	471 of 697	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	438 of 665	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	315 of 328	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	239 of 302	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	168 of 283	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	563 of 649	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	498 of 652	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	548 of 656	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	482 of 658	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	560 of 632	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	520 of 624	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	482 of 596	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)76th percentile+27 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)57th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)22nd percentile~ school

White (2025)13th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)4th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science48%-12 vs state

Reading39%-14 vs state

Mathematics38%-15 vs state

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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
East Middle	Public	6-8	130 Merlin's Maze	Biscoe	27209	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 428-3278	422	29	14.6	99.3%	108 (25.6%)	42 (10.0%)	242 (57.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.6%)	24.6	592^nd of 773 public middle schools	23.4%		42.8	462^nd of 793 public middle schools	41.7%	130	41.3	33.1	39.0	37.3	40.0	40.4	48.5	$9,309	$1,204	$8,105
West Middle	Public	6-8	129 NC Hwy 109S	Mount Gilead	27306	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 572-9378	343	20	17.1	99.1%	159 (46.4%)	94 (27.4%)	54 (15.7%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.2%)	37.4	490^th of 773 public middle schools	36.6%		33.9	540^th of 793 public middle schools	31.9%	50	51.3	38.7	44.1	41.2	34.0	52.3	62.2	$10,822	$825	$9,997
Elise Middle	Public	6-8	180 W Elm St	Robbins	27325	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 948-2421	192	18	10.4	97.4%	40 (20.8%)	26 (13.5%)	114 (59.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	38.2	484^th of 773 public middle schools	37.4%		44.9	438^th of 793 public middle schools	44.8%	46	62.1	53.0	32.7	51.7	42.4	30.9	49.1	$12,902	$1,764	$11,138
West Pine Middle	Public	6-8	144 Archie Road	West End	27376	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 673-1464	717	43	16.8	99.6%	524 (73.1%)	51 (7.1%)	76 (10.6%)	13 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.6%)	87.7	72^nd of 773 public middle schools	90.7%		88	78^th of 793 public middle schools	90.2%	6	77.5	72.5	67.2	77.5	67.2	74.9	82.6	$8,445	$445	$8,000
Ellerbe Middle	Public	6-8	128 W Ballard Street	Ellerbe	28338	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 582-7925	182	14	13.0	98.4%	64 (35.2%)	40 (22.0%)	52 (28.6%)	3 (1.6%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.9%)	41.3	461^st of 773 public middle schools	40.4%		46.4	426^th of 793 public middle schools	46.3%	35	36.0	40.0	56.0	30.0	41.8	44.0	72.6	$10,518	$2,016	$8,502

Frequently Asked Questions about East Middle

What is the racial makeup of East Middle?

Students at East Middle are 57% Hispanic, 26% White, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend East Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended East Middle.

What district is East Middle in?

Montgomery County Schools

Is East Middle a good school?

East Middle ranks in the bottom 23.4% of North Carolina middle schools.

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