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Brevard Middle

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Brevard Middle ranks 217 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

217^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 72% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Brevard Middle in Brevard, NC, serves 472 students in grades 6–8 and is the larger of two middle schools in Transylvania County Schools. The school has rebounded impressively, jumping to the 72nd percentile statewide (217th out of 778 North Carolina middle schools) with a 4-star rating — a notable improvement from the prior year's 55th percentile. In 2025–26, Brevard outperformed both its district and the state average in every grade and subject tested, with particularly striking gains in 8th-grade math (69.5% proficient, 16.5 points above the state) and double-digit one-year improvements across several subjects. The school's special education students rank in the 82nd percentile statewide, a strong result for a group that often struggles elsewhere, and low-income students rank in the 78th percentile. Gifted learners rank in the 92nd percentile.

Compared with nearby schools, Brevard occupies a solid upper-middle position. Its 8th-grade reading score (64.3%) edges out Rugby Middle (64.1%), and its overall ranking places it well ahead of Rosman Middle (47th percentile), Apple Valley Middle (37th), and Flat Rock Middle (35th). However, it trails Hendersonville Middle (84th), Bethel Middle (77th), and Rugby (87th). The school's student-teacher ratio of 11.8 is lower than most regional peers, and spending per student is above several neighboring schools — resources that may support its academic strength. Notably, Brevard's free/reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 99.4%, yet its low-income students perform far above what that high-need profile would typically predict.

Two concerns stand out. Chronic absenteeism sits at 24.3%, matching the state average but well above the district's 20.0% and much higher than top regional peers like Rugby (13.4%) and Koontz Intermediate (14.5%). Additionally, while overall results are strong, Hispanic/Latino students (29th percentile) and English Learner students (35th percentile) have seen notable declines in relative standing over the past two years, suggesting those equity gaps deserve close attention. Still, with its broad subject-area strength, strong high-need outcomes, and recent statewide rise, Brevard Middle looks well positioned as a consistently above-average school that is currently on an upward trajectory.

472

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

400 Fisher Rd
Brevard, NC 28712-3197

(828) 884-2091

District: Transylvania County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.0%

Hispanic:

16.5%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (65% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Above the North Carolina median (72nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg62%

North Carolina avg58%

217^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

55^th of 246Transylvania 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	68.6	217 of 778	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	53.7	345 of 773	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	245 of 793	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	213 of 784	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	311 of 786	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.1	222 of 741	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	182 of 737	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	203 of 691	70.6%	★★★★☆
2017	67.4	221 of 694	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	77.4	132 of 692	80.9%	★★★★☆
2015	73.2	170 of 705	75.9%	★★★★☆
2014	61.5	221 of 627	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.3	255 of 673	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.7	159 of 662	76.0%	★★★★☆
2011	78.2	109 of 648	83.2%	★★★★☆
2010	77.9	112 of 640	82.5%	★★★★☆
2009	77.9	116 of 630	81.6%	★★★★☆
2008	78.3	102 of 620	83.5%	★★★★☆
2007	79.6	76 of 606	87.5%	★★★★☆
2006	72.6	135 of 598	77.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	54.3	201 of 560	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.7	97 of 559	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	108 of 550	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	43.0	297 of 519	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	301 of 494	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	36.8	258 of 449	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.1	157 of 478	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	285 of 504	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	318 of 475	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	236 of 363	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.5	263 of 371	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.7	103 of 356	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	54.0	90 of 318	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.7	11 of 236	95.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	215 of 731	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	56.1	299 of 733	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	203 of 738	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	190 of 731	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	53.7	319 of 733	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.5	194 of 706	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	163 of 684	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	184 of 656	72.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	38 of 465	91.8%	★★★★★
2025	77.2	9 of 458	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	70.9	74 of 461	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	90 of 452	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	48 of 450	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	43 of 448	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	67.7	104 of 416	75.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	401 of 566	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.9	421 of 562	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.7	247 of 564	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	248 of 553	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.5	369 of 541	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.4	186 of 522	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	184 of 493	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	254 of 472	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	157 of 725	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	53.4	292 of 729	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	225 of 743	69.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	179 of 735	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	200 of 689	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	111 of 633	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	171 of 639	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.9	190 of 604	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.0	221 of 736	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	50.6	355 of 733	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	274 of 751	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	234 of 747	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	267 of 748	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	238 of 711	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	206 of 697	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	223 of 665	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	178 of 333	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.3	259 of 328	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	211 of 306	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	219 of 302	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	242 of 283	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	217 of 248	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	118 of 237	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	90 of 221	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	90 of 500	82.0%	★★★★☆
2025	42.1	220 of 478	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	221 of 473	53.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	227 of 644	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.1	352 of 649	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.3	241 of 652	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	248 of 656	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	354 of 658	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.6	272 of 632	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.7	220 of 624	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	265 of 596	55.5%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)92nd percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2026)82nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)71st percentile~ school

Male (2026)70th percentile~ school

White (2026)65th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2024)64th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)47th percentile-26 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)35th percentile-37 vs school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science78%+9 vs state

Mathematics65%+9 vs state

Reading61%+5 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th 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
Brevard Middle	Public	6-8	400 Fisher Rd	Brevard	28712	Transylvania County	Transylvania County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 884-2091	472	40	11.8	—	335 (71.0%)	16 (3.4%)	78 (16.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.3%)	68.6	217^th of 778 public middle schools	72.1%		53.7	345^th of 773 public middle schools	55.4%	128		63.9	62.9	69.5		58.6	60.1	64.3		77.9	$10,976	$1,048	$9,927
Rosman Middle	Public	6-8	2770 Old Rosman Hwy	Rosman	28772	Transylvania County	Transylvania County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 862-4286	187	17	10.9	—	158 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	48.1	415^th of 778 public middle schools	46.7%		52.1	364^th of 773 public middle schools	52.9%	51		51.9	62.5	57.4		41.8	50.0	51.6		77.4	$10,080	$500	$9,580
Rugby Middle	Public	6-8	3345 Haywood Road	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 891-6566	849	51	16.6	39.6%	658 (77.5%)	14 (1.6%)	133 (15.7%)	12 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.5%)	83.6	101^st of 778 public middle schools	87.0%		81	128^th of 773 public middle schools	83.4%	27		75.0	78.6	80.3		69.3	73.5	64.1		81.9	$8,445	$526	$7,919
Hendersonville Middle	Public	6-8	825 North Whitted Street	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4800	540	37	14.5	49.6%	337 (62.4%)	46 (8.5%)	102 (18.9%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	40 (7.4%)	80.3	128^th of 778 public middle schools	83.5%		71.3	187^th of 773 public middle schools	75.8%	59		72.2	71.0	72.7		60.9	68.5	75.0		82.6	$10,377	$1,128	$9,249
Flat Rock Middle	Public	6-8	191 Preston Lane	East Flat Rock	28726	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4775	748	44	16.8	71.0%	412 (55.1%)	14 (1.9%)	282 (37.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.9%)	21 (2.8%)	37.4	502^nd of 778 public middle schools	35.5%		24.6	593^rd of 773 public middle schools	23.3%	91		46.0	52.7	49.6		41.0	48.0	46.9		64.8	$8,914	$670	$8,244
Bethel Middle	Public	6-8	630 Sonoma Road	Waynesville	28786	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 646-3442	254	16	15.4	—	228 (89.8%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	74	181^st of 778 public middle schools	76.7%		81.9	117^th of 773 public middle schools	84.9%	64		71.6	55.1	74.1		69.3	57.8	69.4		83.5	$11,023	$637	$10,386
Apple Valley Middle	Public	6-8	43 Fruitland Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4545	820	55	15.0	68.5%	383 (46.7%)	21 (2.6%)	355 (43.3%)	13 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.9%)	39 (4.8%)	38.6	492^nd of 778 public middle schools	36.8%		43.4	446^th of 773 public middle schools	42.3%	46		52.0	47.9	64.7		44.7	39.0	44.2		63.3	$9,107	$1,028	$8,080
Valley Springs Middle	Public	5-8	224 Long Shoals Road	Arden	28704	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 654-1785	654	46	14.3	—	335 (51.2%)	71 (10.9%)	176 (26.9%)	21 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	45 (6.9%)	69.8	209^th of 778 public middle schools	73.1%		62.6	265^th of 773 public middle schools	65.7%	56			58.3	70.8			58.6	64.0		81.2	$11,876	$1,485	$10,391
Koontz Intermediate	Public	5-6	305 Overlook Road	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 684-1295	725	40	18.1	—	389 (53.7%)	84 (11.6%)	158 (21.8%)	31 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	58 (8.0%)								(n/a)	58.8	52.0			55.2	55.3			61.6		$8,533	$972	$7,561

Frequently Asked Questions about Brevard Middle

What is the racial makeup of Brevard Middle?

Students at Brevard Middle are 71% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Brevard Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 472 students attended Brevard Middle.

Is Brevard Middle a good school?

Brevard Middle ranks 217^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Brevard Middle in?

Transylvania County Schools

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