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Western Rockingham Middle

Q: Is Western Rockingham Middle a good school?

Western Rockingham Middle ranks 445 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

445^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 43% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Western Rockingham Middle in Madison, NC, serves 521 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of Rockingham County Schools, a district that ranks in the lower third of North Carolina's school systems. The school sits at the 43rd percentile among all North Carolina middle schools—down from the low 60s just two years ago. Nearly all students (98.7%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, making Western one of the most economically disadvantaged schools in the region, yet it consistently outperforms its district on every test.

Within the county, Western Rockingham Middle beats district averages in every subject and grade level, posting far higher math and reading proficiency than Reidsville Middle and J E Holmes Middle, and results on par with Rockingham County Middle. Science has historically been the school's strongest subject—8th grade science proficiency topped the state average for three consecutive years, though the most recent year dipped about seven points below it. The school also earns strong marks for how well it serves groups that are often underserved across North Carolina. Its low-income students rank at the 64th percentile statewide, and special education students at the 72nd percentile, both better than the school's overall 43rd-percentile ranking.

Reading is the clearest academic weakness, with proficiency running 4 to 8 points below state averages at every grade level. Chronic absenteeism affects roughly 3 in 10 students—better than district peers like Reidsville Middle (45%) but far above higher-performing nearby schools such as Northern Guilford Middle (19.6%). The steepest decline has come among gifted and talented students, whose outcomes fell from the 79th percentile to the 28th percentile in just two years. Notably, Kernodle Middle, a Guilford County school with nearly identical poverty levels, ranks at the 76th percentile statewide—a reminder that Western's challenges are real but not predetermined.

521

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

915 NW Ayersville Rd
Madison, NC 27025-1912

(336) 548-2168

District: Rockingham County Schools

Students who attend Western Rockingham Middle usually attend:

High:

Dalton McMichael High

Feeder schools for Western Rockingham Middle:

Elementary:	Huntsville Elementary
	Stoneville Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.6%

Hispanic:

19.2%

African American:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg47%

North Carolina avg58%

445^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

171^st of 246Rockingham 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	43.9	445 of 778	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.9	386 of 773	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	306 of 793	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	297 of 784	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	338 of 786	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	378 of 741	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	338 of 737	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	226 of 691	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.7	253 of 694	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.8	359 of 692	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.1	368 of 705	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.7	356 of 627	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.9	361 of 673	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.9	428 of 662	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.9	428 of 648	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.5	394 of 640	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.1	409 of 630	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.7	378 of 620	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.7	344 of 606	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.8	337 of 598	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	371 of 553	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.1	270 of 546	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	317 of 560	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	288 of 559	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.9	131 of 550	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	100 of 533	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	192 of 519	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.9	56 of 494	88.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	57.0	110 of 449	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	53.5	152 of 478	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	172 of 504	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	251 of 475	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	127 of 371	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.8	41 of 356	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	46.9	129 of 318	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	54 of 312	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	54.4	56 of 236	76.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	409 of 731	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.2	361 of 733	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	281 of 738	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	254 of 731	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	298 of 733	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	375 of 706	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	342 of 684	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	252 of 656	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	336 of 465	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.4	307 of 458	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.9	98 of 461	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	56.7	247 of 452	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.6	236 of 450	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	384 of 448	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	377 of 416	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	63.3	46 of 127	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	223 of 566	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.2	249 of 562	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	180 of 564	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	144 of 553	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	120 of 541	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	51.4	228 of 522	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	112 of 493	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	96 of 472	79.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	261 of 725	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.4	224 of 729	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	183 of 743	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	166 of 735	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	59.7	227 of 689	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	185 of 633	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	54.5	265 of 639	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.9	69 of 604	88.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	451 of 736	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.4	374 of 733	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.0	320 of 751	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	313 of 747	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	332 of 748	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	350 of 711	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	313 of 697	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	195 of 665	70.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	167 of 333	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.6	196 of 328	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	166 of 306	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	142 of 302	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.5	226 of 283	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	234 of 248	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	134 of 237	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	140 of 500	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	38.6	260 of 478	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.5	88 of 473	81.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	493 of 644	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.0	426 of 649	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	386 of 652	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	370 of 656	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	434 of 658	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	456 of 632	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	414 of 624	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	312 of 596	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

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+19 vs school

Special Education (2026)72nd percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)61st percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)50th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile~ school

Male (2026)39th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)33rd percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)28th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)23rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science61%-7 vs state

Mathematics54%~ state avg

Reading50%-6 vs state

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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
Western Rockingham Middle	Public	6-8	915 NW Ayersville Rd	Madison	27025	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 548-2168	521	35	14.8	98.7%	321 (61.6%)	53 (10.2%)	100 (19.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.9%)	43.9	445^th of 778 public middle schools	42.8%		49.9	386^th of 773 public middle schools	50.1%	59	58.1	55.3	48.4	46.9	51.3	52.5	61.1	$8,960	$915	$8,044
Southeastern Stokes Middle School	Public	6-8	1044 N Main Street	Walnut Cove	27052	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 591-4371	413	28	14.8	98.3%	330 (79.9%)	31 (7.5%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.5%)	24.4	608^th of 778 public middle schools	21.9%		21	627^th of 773 public middle schools	18.9%	19	42.7	42.2	31.8	28.2	50.0	44.2	59.7	$10,154	$904	$9,250
Rockingham County Middle	Public	6-8	182 High School Road	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 616-0073	750	41	18.2	99.6%	557 (74.3%)	84 (11.2%)	69 (9.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.8%)	46.1	428^th of 778 public middle schools	45.0%		57.2	304^th of 773 public middle schools	60.7%	124	62.1	64.6	48.7	44.9	52.5	50.4	56.9	$8,169	$807	$7,362
J E Holmes Middle	Public	6-8	211 N Pierce St	Eden	27288	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 623-9791	612	37	16.5	99.5%	299 (48.9%)	152 (24.8%)	104 (17.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.7%)	25.6	602^nd of 778 public middle schools	22.6%		17.2	670^th of 773 public middle schools	13.3%	68	43.7	35.3	24.7	48.5	42.3	43.5	64.5	$8,956	$1,143	$7,813
Piney Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	3415 Piney Grove Church Road	Lawsonville	27022	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 593-4000	189	17	11.2	98.4%	165 (87.3%)	4 (2.1%)	13 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	52.4	375^th of 778 public middle schools	51.8%		70.6	193^rd of 773 public middle schools	75.0%	182	50.7	60.0	45.0	56.3	58.5	53.3	75.0	$10,513	$712	$9,800
Northern Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	616 Simpson-Calhoun Road	Greensboro	27455	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 605-3342	780	45	17.2	33.8%	438 (56.2%)	190 (24.4%)	88 (11.3%)	22 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.4%)	86.3	80^th of 778 public middle schools	89.7%		81.5	122^nd of 773 public middle schools	84.2%	42	83.3	78.3	66.5	74.1	72.3	79.2	81.8	$8,488	$495	$7,994
Northwest Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	5300 Northwest School Road	Greensboro	27409	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 605-3333	915	51	17.8	21.0%	633 (69.2%)	57 (6.2%)	96 (10.5%)	91 (9.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.0%)	91.3	48^th of 778 public middle schools	93.8%		91.8	47^th of 773 public middle schools	93.9%	1	82.4	77.9	78.9	76.1	74.6	81.8	92.6	$7,800	$622	$7,178
Reidsville Middle	Public	6-8	1903 S Park Dr	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 342-4726	543	35	15.7	99.4%	123 (22.7%)	223 (41.1%)	131 (24.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (11.2%)	14	691^st of 778 public middle schools	11.2%		12.2	705^th of 773 public middle schools	8.8%	14	37.8	26.0	33.9	31.6	35.1	40.6	45.9	$8,942	$1,430	$7,511
Walkertown Middle	Public	6-8	5240 Sullivantown Road	Walkertown	27051	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4154	617	42	14.5	99.4%	180 (29.2%)	214 (34.7%)	196 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	49.9	398^th of 778 public middle schools	48.8%		33.8	518^th of 773 public middle schools	33.0%	120	56.6	54.0	61.6	45.1	53.0	49.2	73.9	$8,991	$819	$8,172
Kernersville Middle	Public	6-8	110 Brown Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4255	754	46	16.5	98.9%	386 (51.2%)	100 (13.3%)	220 (29.2%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.9%)	53.5	364^th of 778 public middle schools	53.2%		53.8	344^th of 773 public middle schools	55.5%	20	65.2	55.8	43.9	60.5	46.7	55.7	73.1	$8,625	$645	$7,980

Frequently Asked Questions about Western Rockingham Middle

Is Western Rockingham Middle a good school?

Western Rockingham Middle ranks 445^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Western Rockingham Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 521 students attended Western Rockingham Middle.

What high school do graduates of Western Rockingham Middle attend?

Students who attend Western Rockingham Middle usually go on to attend Dalton McMichael High

What district is Western Rockingham Middle in?

Rockingham County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Western Rockingham Middle?

Students at Western Rockingham Middle are 62% White, 19% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% Two or more races.

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