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Elizabeth City Middle

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Elizabeth City Middle ranks 463 rd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

463^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 40% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Elizabeth City Middle is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, part of the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools district. With 472 students and a student-teacher ratio of around 14:1, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools over the past several years, holding a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade.

Academically, Elizabeth City Middle's performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state standardized tests, is significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 8th grade math proficiency rate was 27.9%, compared to 48.7% statewide and 27.7% for the district. However, the school performs better in 8th grade science, with a 62.6% proficiency rate, compared to 60.1% statewide and 54.5% for the district. Compared to nearby schools like River Road Middle, Elizabeth City Middle generally underperforms, but its performance is more comparable to schools in other nearby districts, such as Currituck County Middle and Perquimans County Middle.

The high poverty rate at Elizabeth City Middle, with consistently over 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to the school's lower academic performance compared to more affluent nearby schools. While the school's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are similar to or better than nearby schools, the consistent underperformance and stark disparities in academic achievement suggest the need for targeted interventions and a focus on educational equity to support the success of all students.

484

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,183

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1066 Northside Road
Elizabeth City, NC 27909-4067

(252) 335-2974

District: Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools

Students who attend Elizabeth City Middle usually attend:

High:

Pasquotank County High

Feeder schools for Elizabeth City Middle:

Elementary:	Central Elementary
	Northside Elementary
	P W Moore Elementary
	Sheep-Harney Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.8%

White:

32.6%

Hispanic:

15.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (47% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg45%

North Carolina avg54%

463^rd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools

148^th of 242Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public 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	40.7	463 of 773	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	533 of 793	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	437 of 784	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	631 of 786	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	631 of 741	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	589 of 737	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	577 of 691	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.8	515 of 694	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.2	502 of 692	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.3	514 of 705	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.3	492 of 627	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.8	515 of 673	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.1	484 of 662	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.2	488 of 648	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.4	493 of 640	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.3	537 of 630	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.4	473 of 620	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.6	464 of 606	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.7	431 of 598	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	171 of 546	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	230 of 560	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	197 of 559	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.3	405 of 550	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	437 of 533	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	365 of 519	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	448 of 494	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	30.6	321 of 449	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.3	214 of 478	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.0	340 of 504	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	350 of 475	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	106 of 371	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	46.5	157 of 356	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.0	34 of 318	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.7	69 of 312	77.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	447 of 733	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	505 of 738	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	424 of 731	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	594 of 733	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	609 of 706	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	538 of 684	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	573 of 656	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	27 of 458	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	64.3	166 of 452	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	273 of 448	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.0	171 of 416	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	283 of 562	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.0	181 of 564	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	207 of 553	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.1	372 of 541	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	273 of 522	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.6	133 of 493	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	46.4	251 of 472	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	350 of 729	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	394 of 743	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	318 of 735	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.3	563 of 689	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	538 of 633	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	512 of 639	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	503 of 604	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	450 of 733	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	516 of 751	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	437 of 747	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.5	625 of 748	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	626 of 711	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	580 of 697	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	559 of 665	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	28.2	39 of 48	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	40 of 45	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	44.8	168 of 302	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.6	274 of 283	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	237 of 248	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	233 of 237	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.9	221 of 221	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	224 of 478	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	211 of 473	55.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	479 of 649	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	542 of 652	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	439 of 656	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.9	566 of 658	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	598 of 632	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	567 of 624	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	555 of 596	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)94th percentile+54 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)44th percentile~ school

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-14 vs school

Military Connected (2019)19th percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science63%+3 vs state

Reading52%~ state avg

Mathematics37%-16 vs state

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Schools Near Elizabeth City Middle

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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
Elizabeth City Middle	Public	6-8	1066 Northside Road	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 335-2974	484	30	16.1	99.4%	158 (32.6%)	212 (43.8%)	74 (15.3%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.6%)	40.7	463^rd of 773 public middle schools	40.1%		34.7	533^rd of 793 public middle schools	32.8%	70	41.2	42.3	27.9	52.9	49.7	55.1	62.6	$9,183	$802	$8,381
Camden Middle	Public	6-8	248 Scotland Road	Camden	27921	Camden County	Camden County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 338-3349	461	29	15.8	25.8%	365 (79.2%)	27 (5.9%)	30 (6.5%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.9%)	77.5	154^th of 773 public middle schools	80.1%		80.2	130^th of 793 public middle schools	83.6%	24	78.3	55.9	63.2	64.9	55.9	67.3	88.9	$11,655	$440	$11,215
River Road Middle	Public	6-8	1701 River Road	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 333-1454	414	28	15.0	99.3%	97 (23.4%)	218 (52.7%)	54 (13.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	30.2	548^th of 773 public middle schools	29.1%		36.6	519^th of 793 public middle schools	34.6%	29	52.0	44.0	27.6	41.2	44.0	43.3	45.3	$9,187	$1,100	$8,087
Moyock Middle	Public	6-8	216 Survey Road	Moyock	27958	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 435-2566	635	32	19.7	29.6%	473 (74.5%)	32 (5.0%)	47 (7.4%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	69 (10.9%)	75.8	161^st of 773 public middle schools	79.2%		77.7	144^th of 793 public middle schools	81.8%	17	62.2	76.0	53.4	60.6	67.4	64.7	78.4	$8,412	$382	$8,030
Perquimans County Middle	Public	6-8	312 W Main Street	Winfall	27985	Perquimans County	Perquimans County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 426-7355	387	28	13.8	99.0%	264 (68.2%)	82 (21.2%)	22 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	56	317^th of 773 public middle schools	59.0%		59	292^nd of 793 public middle schools	63.2%	25	71.0	46.7	50.0	56.5	48.8	50.5	64.3	$11,076	$1,080	$9,996
Currituck County Middle	Public	6-8	4263 Caratoke Hwy	Barco	27917	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 453-2171	435	27	16.4	50.3%	299 (68.7%)	19 (4.4%)	74 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.7%)	56.5	309^th of 773 public middle schools	60.0%		55.6	327^th of 793 public middle schools	58.8%	18	51.9	55.5	70.0	47.5	53.8	55.0	64.3	$10,871	$394	$10,477

Frequently Asked Questions about Elizabeth City Middle

What high school do graduates of Elizabeth City Middle attend?

Students who attend Elizabeth City Middle usually go on to attend Pasquotank County High

What district is Elizabeth City Middle in?

Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Elizabeth City Middle?

Students at Elizabeth City Middle are 44% African American, 33% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Elizabeth City Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 484 students attended Elizabeth City Middle.

Is Elizabeth City Middle a good school?

Elizabeth City Middle ranks 463^rd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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