Washington County Middle

Washington County Middle School is a public middle school in Roper, North Carolina, serving 219 students in grades 6-8. The school has a predominantly African American student population, with 84.93% of students identifying as such.

While the school has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in standardized test scores, there are some bright spots. For example, the school's English Language Learner (ELL) students ranked 12th out of 312 North Carolina middle schools in the 2021-2022 school year, and the school's disabled students have performed relatively well, ranking in the top half of North Carolina middle schools in recent years. However, the school's overall academic performance is low, with proficiency rates ranging from 28.1% to 53.4% in math and 29.3% to 42.2% in reading, compared to the state averages of 46.9% to 54.3% and 48.4% to 51.4%, respectively. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 97.99% to 98.94% over the past three school years, and a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 16.2 to 19.6 over the same period.

Despite the challenges, the school's performance with specific student subgroups suggests that there may be opportunities for targeted interventions and support to improve overall student outcomes. Additionally, the fact that the overall performance of the Washington County Schools district, of which Washington County Middle School is a part, is also relatively low, ranking 178th out of 242 districts in North Carolina, suggests that the issues faced by the school may be reflective of broader systemic issues within the district.