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Jacksonville Commons Middle

Public Grades 6-8

649^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 17% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Jacksonville Commons Middle is a large public school in Jacksonville, NC, serving 918 students in grades 6–8 as part of Onslow County Schools. In the 2025–2026 school year, the school ranked 649th out of 778 North Carolina middle schools, landing in the 17th percentile with a 1-star rating — the lowest point in its recent history and well below its district, which itself sits in the middle of the pack statewide.

The school serves a high-need population: about 62.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and 28.0% were chronically absent in 2024–2025, both above district and state rates. Academically, Jacksonville Commons trails district and state averages in every tested subject. Math is the most pressing concern: only 28.9% of 6th graders, 32.8% of 7th graders, and 34.7% of 8th graders are proficient, leaving gaps of 18 to 30 points versus the state. Reading proficiency ranges from 40.3% to 44.6% across grades, also running 12 to 15 points behind state averages. The one relative bright spot is 8th grade science at 59.3% proficient, which actually improved over the prior year.

Comparisons to nearby schools are striking. Within about five miles, New Bridge Middle ranks in the 75th percentile, Northwoods Park Middle in the 60th, and Hunters Creek Middle in the 37th — all outperforming Jacksonville Commons despite serving similar or only somewhat wealthier student populations. Hunters Creek, for instance, has a comparable free/reduced-price lunch rate (57.2%) but posts meaningfully higher proficiency in 8th grade math (41.7% vs. 34.7%) and reading (51.7% vs. 40.8%). The 2025–2026 decline at Jacksonville Commons was unusually broad, spanning nearly all grade levels, subjects, and student subgroups, including military-connected students. While chronic absenteeism has improved from 40.2% to 28.0% over four years, test scores have not followed, suggesting that better attendance alone hasn't driven recovery. The encouraging takeaway? Several nearby schools in the same district are achieving stronger results with similar demographics, offering clear models for improvement.

918

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

62.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

315 Commons Drive South
Jacksonville, NC 28546

(910) 346-6888

District: Onslow County Schools

Students who attend Jacksonville Commons Middle usually attend:

High:

Northside High

Feeder schools for Jacksonville Commons Middle:

Elementary:	Bell Fork Elementary
	Carolina Forest Elementary
	Jacksonville Commons Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

32.8%

White:

30.8%

Hispanic:

21.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (40% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg58%

649^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 17% (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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	649 of 778	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.5	512 of 773	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	591 of 793	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	506 of 784	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	405 of 786	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.7	312 of 741	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	462 of 737	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	389 of 691	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.7	431 of 694	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.8	457 of 692	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.8	474 of 705	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.8	434 of 627	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.6	399 of 673	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.0	356 of 662	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.8	336 of 648	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.4	340 of 640	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.0	315 of 630	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.1	270 of 620	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.9	355 of 606	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.4	293 of 598	51.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	458 of 553	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.8	340 of 546	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	396 of 560	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	380 of 559	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	218 of 550	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	180 of 533	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	244 of 519	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	128 of 494	74.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	42.0	73 of 110	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	52 of 95	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	40.0	235 of 449	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	284 of 478	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	286 of 504	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.3	162 of 475	65.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	308 of 363	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	57.4	90 of 371	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	41.0	196 of 356	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	104 of 318	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	146 of 312	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	91 of 236	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	54 of 211	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	51.6	40 of 151	73.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	568 of 731	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.7	518 of 733	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	543 of 738	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	497 of 731	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	366 of 733	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	272 of 706	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.8	407 of 684	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	388 of 656	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	379 of 465	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.4	314 of 458	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	303 of 461	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	401 of 452	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.6	340 of 450	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	69.2	125 of 448	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	53.8	248 of 416	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	415 of 566	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	58.0	201 of 562	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.1	377 of 564	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	259 of 553	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	151 of 541	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	57 of 522	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	111 of 493	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	62.9	140 of 472	70.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	54.3	13 of 37	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.6	39 of 71	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	645 of 725	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.3	485 of 729	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	587 of 743	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	457 of 735	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	306 of 689	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	238 of 633	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	320 of 639	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	195 of 604	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	650 of 736	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.6	469 of 733	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	587 of 751	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	491 of 747	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	417 of 748	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	323 of 711	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.7	472 of 697	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	382 of 665	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	57 of 67	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.3	40 of 64	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.5	49 of 58	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	44 of 54	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.7	34 of 58	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.6	21 of 57	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.9	34 of 48	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	23 of 45	48.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	295 of 333	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.6	221 of 328	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	222 of 306	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	197 of 302	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	134 of 283	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	76 of 248	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	123 of 237	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	131 of 221	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	360 of 500	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.5	361 of 478	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.2	231 of 473	51.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	576 of 644	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	517 of 649	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	569 of 652	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	512 of 656	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.1	397 of 658	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.3	294 of 632	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.7	510 of 624	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	397 of 596	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2022)65th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)48th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)34th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)28th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)18th percentile~ school

African American (2026)17th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)15th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2026)15th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)11th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science59%-9 vs state

Reading42%-14 vs state

Mathematics32%-24 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, December 9, 2016

I find that the atmosphere is just very punitive on the teacher level. There is the belief that children don't seem to understand the implication of non-verbal behavior and passive-aggressive actions. My children understand and can identify that some teachers, fundamentally are unhappy with teaching. There are a few gems. The greatest hope for this school is that Mr. Ehmann just became the principal. He is a fair, honest, and upstanding man. Some of the teachers are downright hostile. I wish that cameras were allowed in the classroom, so parents, and the administration could log in and really see what goes on behind the closed doors. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, September 8, 2011

The school is hostile...there are many fights between students and sometimes even the teachers get hurt. Not a school I would pick for my child 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
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
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
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
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
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
Trexler Middle	Public	6-8	112 East Foy Street	Richlands	28574	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 324-4414	770	42	18.3	50.5%	504 (65.5%)	76 (9.9%)	119 (15.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	63 (8.2%)	41.1	469^th of 778 public middle schools	39.7%		47.6	409^th of 773 public middle schools	47.1%	60	45.3	44.0	52.9	50.2	43.2	58.8	69.7	$7,777	$744	$7,033
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
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 Jacksonville Commons Middle

Is Jacksonville Commons Middle a good school?

Jacksonville Commons Middle ranks in the bottom 16.6% of North Carolina middle schools.

How many students attend Jacksonville Commons Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 918 students attended Jacksonville Commons Middle.

What district is Jacksonville Commons Middle in?

Onslow County Schools

What high school do graduates of Jacksonville Commons Middle attend?

Students who attend Jacksonville Commons Middle usually go on to attend Northside High

What is the racial makeup of Jacksonville Commons Middle?

Students at Jacksonville Commons Middle are 33% African American, 31% White, 21% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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