Is Central Middle a good school?

Central Middle ranks 367 th of 784 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Central Middle?

In the 2022-23 school year, 490 students attended Central Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Central Middle?

Students at Central Middle are 60% White, 38% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Central Middle attend?

Students who attend Central Middle usually go on to attend Surry Central High

Central Middle

Public 6-8

883 Zephyr Rd
Dobson, NC 27017-7707

(336) 386-4018

District: Surry County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
367^th of 784 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,754

Students who attend Central Middle usually attend:

High:	Surry Central High
	Surry Early College

Feeder schools for Central Middle:

Elementary:	Copeland Elementary
	Dobson Elementary
	Mountain Park Elementary
	Rockford Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 13.9

Number of students: 490

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.6%

Hispanic:

37.8%

Two or more races:

1.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 69.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Central Middle ranks better than 53.2% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks last among 4 ranked middle schools in the Surry County Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.53. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Central Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Surry County Schools District. Racial makeup is: White (59.6%), Hispanic (37.8%), two or more races (1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 69.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Central Middle is 13.9, which is the 2^nd best among 4 middle schools in the Surry County Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Central Middle employs 35.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Central Middle is $8,754, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Surry County Schools District!

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Central Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Central Middle 367^th of 784 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Central Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Gifted and Talented students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Surry County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Surry County Schools 61^st of 243 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Central Middle

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Rank History for all students at Central Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2006	76.91	93^rd	598	84.4%
2007	74.98	111^th	606	81.7%
2008	77.97	108^th	620	82.6%
2009	81.84	76^th	630	87.9%
2010	75.92	129^th	640	79.8%
2011	76.25	129^th	648	80.1%
2012	70.78	188^th	662	71.6%
2013	64.58	199^th	673	70.4%
2014	57.93	246^th	627	60.8%
2015	67.95	206^th	705	70.8%
2016	70.23	180^th	692	74.0%
2017	67.37	222^nd	694	68.0%
2018	63.22	254^th	691	63.2%
2019	59.88	288^th	737	60.9%
2021	69.12	206^th	741	72.2%
2022	55.48	335^th	786	57.4%
2023	51.53	367^th	784	53.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Central Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	69.87	20^th	151	86.8%
2019	54.20	58^th	211	72.5%
2021	71.42	19^th	236	91.9%
2022	40.98	161^st	312	48.4%
2023	34.33	215^th	318	32.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Central Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	78.96	67^th	604	88.9%
2019	72.73	118^th	639	81.5%
2021	85.36	39^th	633	93.8%
2022	60.63	221^st	689	67.9%
2023	57.61	264^th	735	64.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Central Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	63.00	253^rd	656	61.4%
2019	59.16	281^st	684	58.9%
2021	64.03	224^th	706	68.3%
2022	53.35	329^th	733	55.1%
2023	50.83	354^th	731	51.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Central Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	59.13	117^th	475	75.4%
2019	54.32	168^th	504	66.7%
2021	51.44	171^st	478	64.2%
2022	59.43	99^th	449	78.0%

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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Central Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2021	77.36	29^th	448	93.5%
2022	60.56	193^rd	450	57.1%
2023	67.84	119^th	452	73.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Central Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	62.17	249^th	665	62.6%
2019	56.93	296^th	697	57.5%
2021	71.29	177^th	711	75.1%
2022	55.40	317^th	748	57.6%
2023	49.96	355^th	747	52.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Central Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	68.65	100^th	472	78.8%
2019	68.18	103^rd	493	79.1%
2021	71.45	80^th	522	84.7%
2022	48.48	267^th	541	50.6%
2023	37.38	369^th	553	33.3%

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Rank History for White students at Central Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	47.17	331^st	596	44.5%
2019	39.70	399^th	624	36.1%
2021	56.22	247^th	632	60.9%
2022	44.80	367^th	658	44.2%
2023	44.29	365^th	656	44.4%

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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Central Middle

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1991	582	16	0	14	2	n/a	n/a	0	614
1992	504	13	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	1	523
1993	509	20	0	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	549
1994	500	19	0	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	543
1995	495	16	0	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	556
1996	495	16	0	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	556
1997	485	21	0	51	0	n/a	n/a	0	557
1998	451	17	0	63	0	n/a	n/a	0	531
1999	465	15	0	73	0	n/a	n/a	0	553
2000	497	11	3	80	0	n/a	n/a	0	591
2001	537	12	1	105	0	n/a	n/a	0	655
2002	509	28	0	118	2	n/a	n/a	0	657
2003	509	28	0	118	2	n/a	n/a	0	657
2004	470	16	0	132	0	n/a	n/a	0	618
2005	461	12	1	143	0	n/a	n/a	0	617
2006	468	19	2	159	0	n/a	n/a	0	648
2007	485	13	0	168	1	n/a	n/a	10	677
2008	495	9	0	177	1	n/a	n/a	13	695
2009	467	29	0	158	2	n/a	n/a	0	656
2010	490	28	1	164	1	n/a	n/a	0	684
2011	486	4	1	191	1	0	7	0	690
2012	480	3	1	209	0	0	7	0	700
2013	455	3	1	220	0	0	8	0	687
2014	443	3	1	241	0	0	8	0	696
2015	380	3	2	244	0	0	8	0	637
2016	339	5	2	247	0	0	9	0	602
2017	346	4	0	244	0	0	12	0	606
2018	351	1	0	245	0	0	8	0	605
2019	342	1	1	268	0	0	8	0	620
2020	336	2	2	247	0	0	7	0	594
2021	315	3	3	247	0	0	7	0	575
2022	309	3	4	197	0	0	7	0	520
2023	292	4	3	185	1	0	5	0	490

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Central Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	614	29.0	21.1	0
1992	523	42.0	12.4	18.7
1993	549	37.0	14.8	20.2
1994	543	37.0	14.7	23.6
1995	556	37.0	15.0	25.5
1996	556	37.0	15.0	25.5
1997	557	38.0	14.7	25.9
1998	531	40.0	13.3	27.7
1999	553	38.0	14.6	35.6
2000	591	38.0	15.6	35
2001	655	38.0	17.2	35.7
2002	657	43.0	15.3	47.6
2003	657	43.0	15.3	47.6
2004	618	43.0	14.4	53.4
2005	617	43.0	14.3	54
2006	648	43.0	15.1	52.6
2007	677	45.0	15.0	53.1
2008	695	44.0	15.8	57.6
2009	656	42.9	15.3	57.9
2010	684	43.9	15.5	62.1
2011	690	43.9	15.6	65.1
2012	700	41.5	16.8	65.1
2013	687	41.5	16.5	70.2
2014	696	40.3	17.2	70.4
2015	637	40.0	15.9	70
2016	602	40.0	15.0	71.1
2017	606	39.6	15.2	74.1
2018	605	35.5	17.0	67.6
2019	620	38.1	16.2	68.2
2020	594	37.0	16.0	67
2021	575	36.7	15.6	54.6
2022	520	37.0	14.0	40.8
2023	490	35.1	13.9	69.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Central Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	614	29.0	21.1	0
1992	523	42.0	12.4	18.7
1993	549	37.0	14.8	20.2
1994	543	37.0	14.7	23.6
1995	556	37.0	15.0	25.5
1996	556	37.0	15.0	25.5
1997	557	38.0	14.7	25.9
1998	531	40.0	13.3	27.7
1999	553	38.0	14.6	35.6
2000	591	38.0	15.6	35
2001	655	38.0	17.2	35.7
2002	657	43.0	15.3	47.6
2003	657	43.0	15.3	47.6
2004	618	43.0	14.4	53.4
2005	617	43.0	14.3	54
2006	648	43.0	15.1	52.6
2007	677	45.0	15.0	53.1
2008	695	44.0	15.8	57.6
2009	656	42.9	15.3	57.9
2010	684	43.9	15.5	62.1
2011	690	43.9	15.6	65.1
2012	700	41.5	16.8	65.1
2013	687	41.5	16.5	70.2
2014	696	40.3	17.2	70.4
2015	637	40.0	15.9	70
2016	602	40.0	15.0	71.1
2017	606	39.6	15.2	74.1
2018	605	35.5	17.0	67.6
2019	620	38.1	16.2	68.2
2020	594	37.0	16.0	67
2021	575	36.7	15.6	54.6
2022	520	37.0	14.0	40.8
2023	490	35.1	13.9	69.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Central Middle

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$900 (10.3%)	$7,854 (89.7%)	$8,754

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Central Middle

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 288^th of 737 Middle schools	Ranks 367^th of 784 Middle schools	7.7%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Central Middle)	77.2	40.8	36.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (Surry County Schools)	73.3	63.1	10.2%
6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)	58.8	52.3	6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Central Middle)	68.9	45.6	23.3%
6th Grade Reading (Surry County Schools)	70	49.1	20.9%
6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)	60	49.3	10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Central Middle)	64.5	62.6	1.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Surry County Schools)	68.6	62.1	6.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)	58.4	50.1	8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Central Middle)	57.5	44.2	13.3%
7th Grade Reading (Surry County Schools)	65.3	54.8	10.5%
7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)	58.8	50.2	8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Central Middle)	41	51.4	10.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (Surry County Schools)	49.8	60.3	10.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)	52.6	44.8	7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Central Middle)	53.8	44.5	9.3%
8th Grade Reading (Surry County Schools)	60.9	52.2	8.7%
8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)	55.6	51	4.6%
8th Grade Science (Central Middle)	78.6	72.8	5.8%
8th Grade Science (Surry County Schools)	84.6	79.1	5.5%
8th Grade Science (North Carolina)	78.6	70.3	8.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	620	490	21%
African American	1	4	300%
American Indian	0	1
Asian	1	3	200%
Hispanic	268	185	31%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	342	292	14.6%
Two or More Races	8	5	37.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	68.2%	69.6%	1.4%

Schools Near Central Middle

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				EOG Mathematics (2023)			EOG Reading (2023)			EOG Science (2023)	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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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
Central Middle	Public	6-8	883 Zephyr Rd	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(336) 386-4018	490	35	13.9	69.6%	292 (59.6%)	4 (0.8%)	185 (37.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	51.5	367^th of 784 public middle schools	53.2%		55.5	335^th of 786 public middle schools	57.4%	32	40.8	62.6	51.4	45.6	44.2	44.5	72.8	$8,754	$900	$7,854
Meadowview Magnet Middle	Public	6-8	1282 McKinney Road	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(336) 789-0276	349	29	11.9	74.5%	242 (69.3%)	17 (4.9%)	80 (22.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	68.5	219^th of 784 public middle schools	72.1%		57.2	321^st of 786 public middle schools	59.2%	102	77.0	59.6	64.9	49.6	57.9	51.8	69.3	$10,579	$1,000	$9,579
J Sam Gentry Middle	Public	6-8	1915 W Pine Street	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(336) 786-4155	363	25	14.3	60.9%	251 (69.1%)	2 (0.6%)	93 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	61	283^rd of 784 public middle schools	63.9%		63.2	261^st of 786 public middle schools	66.8%	22	57.1	53.7	55.7	39.3	48.8	51.1	92.4	$9,877	$999	$8,878
Mount Airy Middle	Public	6-8	249 Hamburg Street	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Mount Airy City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(336) 789-9021	409	29	13.8	57.2%	238 (58.2%)	26 (6.4%)	110 (26.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.6%)	63.9	254^th of 784 public middle schools	67.6%		56.5	328^th of 786 public middle schools	58.3%	74	57.8	56.6	60.6	58.6	50.0	48.9	73.7	$10,309	$806	$9,503
Elkin Middle	Public	7-8	300 Elk Spur St	Elkin	28621	Surry County	Elkin City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(336) 835-3175	188	16	11.8	48.4%	128 (68.1%)	5 (2.7%)	45 (23.9%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	76.9	162^nd of 784 public middle schools	79.3%		86.5	88^th of 786 public middle schools	88.8%	74		63.7	65.3		48.4	64.2	91.6	$9,240	$218	$9,022
Starmount Middle	Public	6-9	2626 Longtown Rd	Boonville	27011	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(336) 551-1160	532	31	17.3	61.8%	334 (62.8%)	28 (5.3%)	145 (27.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	46.5	406^th of 784 public middle schools	48.2%		38	495^th of 786 public middle schools	37.0%	89	61.3	54.2	40.0	45.8	44.6	35.0	66.1	$9,584	$874	$8,710
Pilot Mountain Middle	Public	6-8	543 Old Westfield Road	Pilot Mountain	27041	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(336) 368-2641	454	31	14.7	56.8%	362 (79.7%)	10 (2.2%)	59 (13.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	83.4	107^th of 784 public middle schools	86.4%		81.4	133^rd of 786 public middle schools	83.1%	26	77.1	72.9	71.3	58.0	69.8	61.9	82.5	$9,172	$1,003	$8,168
East Wilkes Middle School	Public	6-8	2202 Macedonia Church Road	Ronda	28670	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(336) 651-4300	375	25	14.8	99.2%	322 (85.9%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	59.7	294^th of 784 public middle schools	62.5%		70.7	196^th of 786 public middle schools	75.1%	98	53.8	49.2	46.2	53.8	45.8	56.8	82.6	$9,876	$1,000	$8,876

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