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North Stanly Middle

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North Stanly Middle ranks 323 rd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 58% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

North Stanly Middle is a public middle school in New London, North Carolina, serving 457 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Stanly County Schools district, which is ranked 92 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While North Stanly Middle's academic performance, as measured by EOG (End-of-Grade) test proficiency rates, is generally lower than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. For instance, the school ranks 264 out of 546 North Carolina middle schools for African American students, but only 427 out of 649 for White students and 405 out of 478 for students with disabilities. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 33.87% in 2021-2022 to 55.8% in 2023-2024, suggesting a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

When compared to other middle schools in the Stanly County Schools district, North Stanly Middle generally performs worse than West Stanly Middle School, which consistently ranks in the top 25% of North Carolina middle schools and outperforms the district and state averages in academic proficiency. In contrast, Albemarle Middle, which is closer in proximity to North Stanly Middle, has significantly lower academic performance across all subject areas and grade levels.

471

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,519

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

36605 Old Salisbury Rd
New London, NC 28127

(704) 961-3700

District: Stanly County Schools

Students who attend North Stanly Middle usually attend:

High:

North Stanly High

Feeder schools for North Stanly Middle:

Elementary:	Badin Elementary
	Millingport Elementary
	Richfield Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.9%

African American:

10.0%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 29th percentile in 2023 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 58th (2025) from a 29th-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the North Carolina median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg54%

323^rd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Stanly County Schools

92^nd of 242Stanly 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	55.3	323 of 773	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	530 of 793	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	557 of 784	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	550 of 786	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	467 of 741	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	398 of 737	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	407 of 691	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	70.2	191 of 694	72.5%	★★★★☆
2016	64.2	231 of 692	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.8	217 of 705	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.0	245 of 627	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.0	207 of 673	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.3	155 of 662	76.6%	★★★★☆
2011	77.8	112 of 648	82.7%	★★★★☆
2010	81.1	79 of 640	87.7%	★★★★☆
2009	87.0	26 of 630	95.9%	★★★★★
2008	74.3	138 of 620	77.7%	★★★★☆
2007	77.7	92 of 606	84.8%	★★★★☆
2006	83.1	50 of 598	91.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	264 of 546	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	265 of 560	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.1	500 of 559	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	438 of 550	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	370 of 533	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	189 of 519	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	340 of 494	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	12.1	98 of 109	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.5	61 of 95	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	19.4	424 of 449	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	427 of 478	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.2	137 of 504	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	48.8	195 of 475	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	317 of 733	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.0	518 of 738	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	537 of 731	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	499 of 733	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	427 of 706	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	358 of 684	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	435 of 656	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	205 of 458	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.5	440 of 461	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	350 of 452	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	420 of 450	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	396 of 448	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	317 of 416	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.1	87 of 127	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	21.8	487 of 564	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	456 of 553	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	434 of 541	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.8	217 of 522	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	107 of 493	78.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	281 of 729	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	495 of 743	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	526 of 735	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	419 of 689	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	385 of 633	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.0	260 of 639	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	261 of 604	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	316 of 733	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	490 of 751	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	545 of 747	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	543 of 748	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	477 of 711	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	425 of 697	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	369 of 665	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	167 of 328	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	266 of 306	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	302 of 302	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	196 of 283	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	173 of 221	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	405 of 478	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	335 of 473	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	427 of 649	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.2	594 of 652	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	615 of 656	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	612 of 658	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	562 of 632	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	525 of 624	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	503 of 596	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)55th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)52nd percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)49th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-43 vs school

Hispanic (2024)14th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2022)10th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science66%+6 vs state

Reading54%~ state avg

Mathematics53%~ state avg

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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
North Stanly Middle	Public	6-8	36605 Old Salisbury Rd	New London	28127	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-3700	471	28	16.6	99.4%	353 (74.9%)	47 (10.0%)	17 (3.6%)	16 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)	55.3	323^rd of 773 public middle schools	58.2%		35.1	530^th of 793 public middle schools	33.2%	207	49.7	56.7	54.2	50.6	50.4	61.1	66.4	$8,519	$666	$7,853
Albemarle Middle	Public	6-8	1811 Badin Road	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-3400	355	25	14.3	99.2%	93 (26.2%)	156 (43.9%)	60 (16.9%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.5%)	10.7	715^th of 773 public middle schools	7.5%		10.8	729^th of 793 public middle schools	8.1%	14	17.9	33.1	11.5	34.7	32.2	31.3	35.4	$10,875	$1,299	$9,576
South Stanly Middle	Public	6-8	12492 Cottonville Road	Norwood	28128	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-5700	402	24	16.9	99.3%	260 (64.7%)	61 (15.2%)	42 (10.4%)	17 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	42.9	450^th of 773 public middle schools	41.8%		43.6	453^rd of 793 public middle schools	42.9%	3	59.0	40.3	39.5	52.1	46.0	57.8	49.7	$9,546	$628	$8,918
West Stanly Middle School	Public	6-8	339 Running Creek Church Rd	Locust	28097	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-3600	662	38	17.3	99.5%	472 (71.3%)	35 (5.3%)	101 (15.3%)	14 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.9%)	74.5	168^th of 773 public middle schools	78.3%		71	199^th of 793 public middle schools	74.9%	31	70.4	64.7	61.7	60.2	62.7	70.9	64.3	$8,483	$608	$7,875
Mount Pleasant Middle	Public	6-8	466 Walker Road	Mount Pleasant	28124	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6530	660	39	16.9	47.9%	461 (69.8%)	49 (7.4%)	116 (17.6%)	12 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	67	231^st of 773 public middle schools	70.1%		57.9	307^th of 793 public middle schools	61.3%	76	62.2	61.9	57.8	58.7	56.3	57.0	72.2	$8,999	$443	$8,556
Erwin Middle	Public	6-8	170 St Luke's Church Rd	Salisbury	28146	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 279-7265	763	45	17.0	98.4%	517 (67.8%)	104 (13.6%)	93 (12.2%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.4%)	21.1	625^th of 773 public middle schools	19.1%		18.6	672^nd of 793 public middle schools	15.3%	47	48.5	36.4	19.3	45.5	39.4	36.1	34.7	$8,912	$644	$8,268
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
Concord Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1500 Gold Rush Drive	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6430	583	36	16.2	99.5%	108 (18.5%)	218 (37.4%)	219 (37.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.0%)	7.5	732^nd of 773 public middle schools	5.3%		11	725^th of 793 public middle schools	8.6%	7	18.0	17.3	15.3	33.3	21.4	30.4	36.0	$9,893	$515	$9,378

Frequently Asked Questions about North Stanly Middle

Is North Stanly Middle a good school?

North Stanly Middle ranks 323^rd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is North Stanly Middle in?

Stanly County Schools

What high school do graduates of North Stanly Middle attend?

Students who attend North Stanly Middle usually go on to attend North Stanly High

How many students attend North Stanly Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended North Stanly Middle.

What is the racial makeup of North Stanly Middle?

Students at North Stanly Middle are 75% White, 10% African American, 8% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

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