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Ellerbe Middle

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Ellerbe Middle ranks 461 st of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

461^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 40% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Ellerbe Middle is a public middle school in Ellerbe, North Carolina, serving 202 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Richmond County Schools district, which is ranked 179 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ellerbe Middle faces significant challenges, including extremely high poverty rates, with 98% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and consistently low academic performance compared to state and district averages. The school's 8th-grade math proficiency rate is 56%, compared to 48.3% for the district and 48.7% for the state. Additionally, the school's performance varies greatly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing relatively well, but White and Special Education students struggling.

Ellerbe Middle's performance has declined over the past 10 years, with its ranking dropping from 376 out of 694 schools to 461 out of 773 schools, and its rating remaining at 2 stars. This suggests the school is struggling to keep up with other middle schools in the region, including nearby schools like West Middle, Southern Middle, and Anson Middle.

182

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,518

Per pupil spending ?

98.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

128 W Ballard Street
Ellerbe, NC 28338

(910) 582-7925

District: Richmond County Schools

Students who attend Ellerbe Middle usually attend:

High:	Richmond Early College High
	Richmond Senior High

Feeder schools for Ellerbe Middle:

Elementary:

Mineral Springs Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.2%

Hispanic:

28.6%

African American:

22.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (48% vs 54% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 13 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg47%

North Carolina avg54%

461^st of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Richmond County Schools

179^th of 242Richmond 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	41.3	461 of 773	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	426 of 793	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	440 of 784	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.8	315 of 786	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.6	472 of 741	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	504 of 737	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	415 of 691	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.6	376 of 694	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.6	407 of 692	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.4	401 of 705	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.7	456 of 627	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.9	538 of 673	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.1	539 of 662	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.4	510 of 648	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.8	509 of 640	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.5	546 of 630	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.4	468 of 620	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.2	422 of 606	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.8	344 of 598	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	320 of 546	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.2	165 of 560	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	157 of 559	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	57.6	174 of 550	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	234 of 533	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	299 of 519	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.8	135 of 494	72.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	37.4	319 of 504	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	201 of 475	57.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	61.3	61 of 318	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	41.5	117 of 236	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.2	126 of 211	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	435 of 733	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	391 of 738	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	461 of 731	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.9	275 of 733	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.2	457 of 706	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	433 of 684	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	355 of 656	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	11 of 458	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	54.0	256 of 450	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.1	42 of 416	89.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	165 of 562	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	154 of 564	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	43.2	309 of 553	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.9	152 of 541	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	38.7	333 of 522	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	395 of 493	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	335 of 472	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	386 of 729	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.3	201 of 743	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	253 of 735	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	168 of 689	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	39.5	375 of 633	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	318 of 639	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	201 of 604	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	445 of 733	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	417 of 751	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	401 of 747	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	330 of 748	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.7	470 of 711	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	536 of 697	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	466 of 665	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	377 of 478	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.7	161 of 473	66.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	423 of 649	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	485 of 652	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	432 of 656	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	385 of 658	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	481 of 632	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	448 of 624	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.0	320 of 596	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)98th percentile+57 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)81st percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile~ school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)37th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science73%+12 vs state

Mathematics46%-7 vs state

Reading40%-13 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 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 4th 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
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
Rockingham Middle	Public	6-8	415 Wall Street	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 997-9827	606	38	15.9	99.5%	219 (36.1%)	250 (41.3%)	61 (10.1%)	8 (1.3%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.3%)	44.7	433^rd of 773 public middle schools	44.0%		48.7	408^th of 793 public middle schools	48.5%	25			70.3	57.7	42.6			46.7	48.1	40.9		45.3	$9,095	$1,262	$7,833
Cordova Middle	Public	6-8	194 Church St	Cordova	28330	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 997-9839	233	16	14.3	98.7%	85 (36.5%)	74 (31.8%)	48 (20.6%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (6.0%)	22.9	608^th of 773 public middle schools	21.3%		24.6	622^nd of 793 public middle schools	21.6%	14			38.6	26.0	29.6			36.1	42.5	33.8		59.2	$11,060	$1,914	$9,147
Hamlet Middle	Public	6-8	1406 McDonald Ave	Hamlet	28345	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 582-7903	399	27	14.8	99.2%	143 (35.8%)	167 (41.9%)	36 (9.0%)	5 (1.3%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.0%)	44.8	432^nd of 773 public middle schools	44.1%		46.6	424^th of 793 public middle schools	46.5%	8			66.9	44.0	65.2			49.1	30.0	39.4		61.4	$8,862	$1,556	$7,306
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
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
Anson Middle	Public	7-8	832 US Hwy 52 N	Wadesboro	28170	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 694-3945	414	28	14.9	99.3%	103 (24.9%)	236 (57.0%)	43 (10.4%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	13.8	693^rd of 773 public middle schools	10.3%		9.5	738^th of 793 public middle schools	6.9%	45				32.0	27.1				36.7	29.6		30.8	$9,167	$956	$8,210
Wadesboro Elementary	Public	4-6	321 Camden Road	Wadesboro	28170	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 694-9383	215	14	15.3	97.2%	29 (13.5%)	156 (72.6%)	17 (7.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)								(n/a)	25.0	18.8	43.7			33.8	30.0	38.9			23.8		$11,235	$2,965	$8,270
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
Southern Middle	Public	6-8	717 Johnson Street	Aberdeen	28315	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 693-1550	620	39	15.8	98.9%	301 (48.5%)	140 (22.6%)	100 (16.1%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.5%)	58.5	293^rd of 773 public middle schools	62.1%		64.9	250^th of 793 public middle schools	68.5%	43			50.0	55.1	40.9			61.0	61.8	63.2		61.7	$9,266	$896	$8,370

Frequently Asked Questions about Ellerbe Middle

How many students attend Ellerbe Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 182 students attended Ellerbe Middle.

Is Ellerbe Middle a good school?

Ellerbe Middle ranks 461^st of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Ellerbe Middle attend?

Students who attend Ellerbe Middle usually go on to attend Richmond Early College High

What is the racial makeup of Ellerbe Middle?

Students at Ellerbe Middle are 35% White, 29% Hispanic, 22% African American, 10% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian.

What district is Ellerbe Middle in?

Richmond County Schools

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