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Swansboro Middle

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Swansboro Middle ranks 254 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

254^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 67% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Swansboro Middle serves 1,052 students in grades 6 through 8 in Swansboro, NC, as part of Onslow County Schools. The school currently ranks in the 67th percentile of North Carolina middle schools with a 3-star rating, a slight pullback from last year’s 4-star showing but consistent with a solid upward trajectory since 2016. It outperforms the district average in nearly every subject and grade level, often by 8 to 16 percentage points, making it one of the stronger middle schools in a district that itself ranks in the 45th percentile statewide.

Swansboro Middle’s most distinctive strength is 8th grade science, where 79.9% of students are proficient — more than 11 points above the state average and among the best in Onslow County. The school also shows exceptional results for student subgroups that often struggle: special education students rank in the 83rd percentile statewide, and low-income students rank in the 70th percentile, reflecting sustained, effective support. Chronic absenteeism has dropped steeply from 41.1% a few years ago to 23.4% today, now below the state average. With a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.7, the school carries one of the higher teaching loads among nearby schools, yet still produces strong academic outcomes.

Compared with regional peers, Swansboro clearly outpaces schools like Dixon Middle and Jacksonville Commons Middle. However, New Bridge Middle, just a few miles away, finishes above Swansboro in almost every subject, including remarkably higher 8th grade math proficiency (71.7% vs. 53.5%). Schools in neighboring districts, such as Broad Creek Middle and Tucker Creek Middle, also outperform Swansboro in math, suggesting that district-level context plays a role. Swansboro’s key opportunities for improvement are 8th grade math and further reducing absenteeism to match the best regional schools.

1,052

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

43.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1240 West Corbett Ave
Swansboro, NC 28584-8462

(910) 326-3601

District: Onslow County Schools

Students who attend Swansboro Middle usually attend:

High:

Swansboro High

Feeder schools for Swansboro Middle:

Elementary:	Queens Creek Elementary
	Sand Ridge Elementary
	Swansboro Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.1%

Hispanic:

13.7%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the North Carolina median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg58%

254^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

136^th of 246Onslow 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	64.3	254 of 778	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.5	186 of 773	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	233 of 793	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	288 of 784	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	229 of 786	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	169 of 741	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	283 of 737	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	236 of 691	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.4	245 of 694	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.4	395 of 692	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.6	316 of 705	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.1	242 of 627	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.3	210 of 673	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.9	240 of 662	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.2	233 of 648	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.8	273 of 640	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.9	274 of 630	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.7	264 of 620	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.7	268 of 606	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.3	176 of 598	70.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	265 of 553	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.6	167 of 546	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	227 of 560	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	237 of 559	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	239 of 550	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.6	57 of 533	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	57.4	164 of 519	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	199 of 494	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	49.7	155 of 449	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	116 of 478	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	105 of 504	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	49.8	187 of 475	60.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	120 of 363	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.8	287 of 731	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.5	214 of 733	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	239 of 738	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	279 of 731	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	212 of 733	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	117 of 706	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	239 of 684	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	208 of 656	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.5	229 of 465	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.9	195 of 458	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	256 of 461	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.4	215 of 452	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	154 of 450	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.4	113 of 448	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	54.9	243 of 416	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	76.3	3 of 127	97.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	215 of 566	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.4	138 of 562	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	152 of 564	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	184 of 553	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.0	118 of 541	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.4	46 of 522	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	59.3	146 of 493	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	79 of 472	83.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	69.9	15 of 71	78.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	219 of 725	69.8%	★★★★☆
2025	66.3	177 of 729	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	54.9	302 of 743	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	399 of 735	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.6	212 of 689	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.5	98 of 633	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	186 of 639	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	134 of 604	77.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	220 of 736	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	74.3	161 of 733	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	214 of 751	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	274 of 747	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	242 of 748	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.5	202 of 711	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	54.2	320 of 697	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	239 of 665	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	24 of 67	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.2	14 of 64	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	20 of 58	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	31 of 54	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.3	23 of 58	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.2	10 of 57	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	16 of 48	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	11 of 45	75.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	129 of 333	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.0	77 of 328	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	60 of 306	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	101 of 302	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	101 of 283	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.5	42 of 248	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	46.7	122 of 237	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.9	73 of 221	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	83 of 500	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	63.2	88 of 478	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.9	113 of 473	76.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	333 of 644	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.0	282 of 649	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	347 of 652	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	409 of 656	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	338 of 658	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.2	266 of 632	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	379 of 624	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	326 of 596	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile+16 vs school

Homeless (2019)79th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)70th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)67th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile-5 vs school

Military Connected (2026)64th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)61st percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile-7 vs school

African American (2026)52nd percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)51st percentile-17 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science80%+11 vs state

Reading61%+6 vs state

Mathematics58%~ state avg

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by a student
Wednesday, May 29, 2019

horrible it sucks i would give it 0 stars but i had to put at least one star in order to rate this place Close Quote

by a student
Thursday, August 16, 2018

Good school nice teachers 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Swansboro Middle	Public	6-8	1240 West Corbett Ave	Swansboro	28584	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 326-3601	1,052	56	18.7	43.1%	727 (69.1%)	63 (6.0%)	144 (13.7%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	106 (10.1%)	64.3	254^th of 778 public middle schools	67.4%		71.5	186^th of 773 public middle schools	75.9%	68	62.9	58.7	53.5	59.5	60.3	64.2	79.9	$8,610	$925	$7,686
Hunters Creek Middle	Public	6-8	4040 Hunters Trail	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 353-2147	856	51	16.7	57.2%	427 (49.9%)	165 (19.3%)	159 (18.6%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	90 (10.5%)	38.6	494^th of 778 public middle schools	36.5%		47.2	416^th of 773 public middle schools	46.2%	78	49.3	41.4	41.7	51.8	49.5	51.7	69.4	$8,588	$869	$7,719
Broad Creek Middle	Public	6-8	2382 Hwy 24	Newport	28570	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 247-3135	722	43	16.7	30.1%	595 (82.4%)	6 (0.8%)	82 (11.4%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.2%)	89.5	59^th of 778 public middle schools	92.4%		89.5	60^th of 773 public middle schools	92.2%	1	86.2	94.2	74.2	71.4	78.1	77.5	81.6	$8,447	$680	$7,767
Jacksonville Commons Middle	Public	6-8	315 Commons Drive South	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 346-6888	918	54	17.0	62.6%	283 (30.8%)	301 (32.8%)	197 (21.5%)	26 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	108 (11.8%)	20.6	649^th of 778 public middle schools	16.6%		34.5	512^th of 773 public middle schools	33.8%	137	28.9	32.8	34.7	40.3	44.6	40.8	59.3	$7,843	$907	$6,936
New Bridge Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	401 New Bridge Street	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 346-5144	482	29	16.6	39.0%	275 (57.1%)	63 (13.1%)	98 (20.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.1%)	73.3	192^nd of 778 public middle schools	75.3%		77.7	153^rd of 773 public middle schools	80.2%	39	60.9	61.9	71.7	59.2	67.5	70.5	84.2	$8,907	$1,119	$7,788
Northwoods Park Middle	Public	6-8	904 Sioux Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-1202	633	38	16.6	52.8%	279 (44.1%)	156 (24.6%)	116 (18.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (11.5%)	59.2	312^th of 778 public middle schools	59.9%		52.8	357^th of 773 public middle schools	53.8%	45	56.5	64.0	48.5	57.4	59.1	59.7	76.2	$8,566	$672	$7,894
Newport Middle	Public	6-8	500 E Chatham St	Newport	28570	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 223-3482	346	25	13.7	—	230 (66.5%)	21 (6.1%)	53 (15.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.7%)	70.9	202^nd of 778 public middle schools	74.0%		49.6	388^th of 773 public middle schools	49.8%	186	61.2	74.2	53.4	62.1	70.8	61.2	80.2	$11,529	$749	$10,780
Southwest Middle	Public	6-8	3000 Furia Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 455-1105	510	34	15.0	62.0%	273 (53.5%)	75 (14.7%)	106 (20.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (9.2%)	23.4	621^st of 778 public middle schools	20.2%		31.2	534^th of 773 public middle schools	30.9%	87	29.5	41.4	29.6	39.9	51.6	46.7	54.6	$9,298	$1,210	$8,088
Havelock Middle	Public	6-8	102 Middle School Lane	Havelock	28532	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 444-5125	313	25	12.7	96.2%	125 (39.9%)	97 (31.0%)	42 (13.4%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.1%)	26.7	594^th of 778 public middle schools	23.7%		31.6	531^st of 773 public middle schools	31.3%	63	45.7	34.3	34.0	39.1	45.8	46.2	64.5	$9,661	$1,260	$8,400
Dixon Middle	Public	6-8	118 Ridgefield Ave	Sneads Ferry	28460	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-2738	997	54	18.4	34.3%	708 (71.0%)	52 (5.2%)	148 (14.8%)	8 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	73 (7.3%)	49.6	401^st of 778 public middle schools	48.5%		62.2	267^th of 773 public middle schools	65.5%	134	47.5	55.4	51.0	51.2	54.7	52.3	77.1	$7,866	$808	$7,058

Frequently Asked Questions about Swansboro Middle

What high school do graduates of Swansboro Middle attend?

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

What district is Swansboro Middle in?

Onslow County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Swansboro Middle?

Students at Swansboro Middle are 69% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 6% African American.

How many students attend Swansboro Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,052 students attended Swansboro Middle.

Is Swansboro Middle a good school?

Swansboro Middle ranks 254^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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