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Elm City Middle

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Elm City Middle ranks 184 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

184^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 76% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Elm City Middle is a public middle school in Elm City, NC, serving 399 students in grades 6–8 as part of Wilson County Schools. Nearly all students (99.25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, yet the school has earned a 4-star rating for four straight years and ranks 184th out of 778 North Carolina middle schools—the 76th percentile. That makes it the second-highest ranked middle school in its immediate area, trailing only Springfield Middle (54th percentile), while clearly outpacing nearby schools like Forest Hills Middle (57th percentile) and Southern Nash Middle (44th percentile).

Academically, Elm City exceeds state proficiency averages in every graded subject and level. For example, 8th graders posted 76.8% proficiency in science versus 68.6% statewide, while 6th grade math reached 77.4% compared to 59.2% statewide. This is a remarkable turnaround from a decade ago, when the school sat near the bottom of the state ranking with a 1-star rating in 2016-17. Since then, it has climbed steadily and now holds a 4-star status from 2021-22 onward. Students from low-income backgrounds, who make up almost the entire student body, perform particularly well—ranking in the 85th percentile statewide—which points to strong instructional support rather than simply reflecting student demographics.

Attendance is another standout. Elm City’s chronic absenteeism rate fell from 37% in 2021-22 to 18.4% in 2024-25, which is better than both the district (22.1%) and state (24.2%). It also beats most neighbor schools, including Charles H Darden Middle (33.4%), South Edgecombe Middle (41.0%), and J W Parker Middle (60.9%). Only Springfield Middle, at 10.7%, does better locally. The clearest area for improvement is special education, where students currently perform at a 2-star level, but overall Elm City Middle stands out as a high-achieving, disciplined school serving a high-poverty community.

399

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

215 E Church St
Elm City, NC 27822-9627

(252) 236-4148

District: Wilson County Schools

Students who attend Elm City Middle usually attend:

High:	Fike High
	Wilson Early College Academy

Feeder schools for Elm City Middle:

Elementary:	Frederick Douglass Elementary
	New Hope Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.4%

African American:

28.8%

Hispanic:

14.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (68% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of North Carolina middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg58%

184^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 36 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

97^th of 246Wilson 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	73.8	184 of 778	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	77.1	157 of 773	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	178 of 793	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	179 of 784	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	217 of 786	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	57.4	282 of 741	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	340 of 737	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	252 of 691	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	30.3	501 of 694	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.6	413 of 692	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.4	334 of 705	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.2	233 of 627	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.8	318 of 673	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.7	160 of 662	75.8%	★★★★☆
2011	70.9	191 of 648	70.5%	★★★★☆
2010	66.5	221 of 640	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.8	276 of 630	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.9	239 of 620	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.0	134 of 606	77.9%	★★★★☆
2006	63.1	228 of 598	61.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.2	108 of 553	80.5%	★★★★☆
2025	66.2	132 of 546	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	91 of 560	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	106 of 559	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	95 of 550	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.5	160 of 533	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	50.2	228 of 519	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	150 of 494	69.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	169 of 731	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	77.5	145 of 733	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	160 of 738	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	137 of 731	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	203 of 733	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	56.6	284 of 706	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	329 of 684	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	247 of 656	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.8	53 of 465	88.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.3	52 of 458	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	85 of 461	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	42 of 452	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	70.0	79 of 450	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	137 of 448	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	11 of 416	97.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	104 of 566	81.6%	★★★★☆
2025	80.3	65 of 562	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	84 of 564	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	33 of 553	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	67.9	119 of 541	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	116 of 522	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	51.2	224 of 493	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	194 of 472	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	106 of 725	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	97 of 729	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	146 of 743	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	122 of 735	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	213 of 689	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	323 of 633	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.5	191 of 639	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	59.6	218 of 604	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	179 of 736	75.7%	★★★★☆
2025	74.9	159 of 733	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	189 of 751	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	222 of 747	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	240 of 748	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	273 of 711	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	336 of 697	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	263 of 665	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	319 of 500	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.3	246 of 478	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	405 of 473	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	176 of 644	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	77.1	130 of 649	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	148 of 652	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	174 of 656	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	163 of 658	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	220 of 632	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	216 of 624	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.1	137 of 596	77.0%	★★★★☆

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)89th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)82nd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)80th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)77th percentile~ school

Male (2026)76th percentile~ school

White (2026)73rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science77%+8 vs state

Mathematics68%+12 vs state

Reading65%+9 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 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
Elm City Middle	Public	6-8	215 E Church St	Elm City	27822	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 236-4148	399	26	15.5	—	197 (49.4%)	115 (28.8%)	56 (14.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.0%)	73.8	184^th of 778 public middle schools	76.3%		77.1	157^th of 773 public middle schools	79.7%	27	77.4	71.3	55.8	69.2	67.4	58.0	76.8	$7,994	$522	$7,472
Charles H Darden Middle	Public	6-8	1665 Lipscomb Road	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 206-4973	378	28	13.6	—	10 (2.6%)	242 (64.0%)	116 (30.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	18.3	665^th of 778 public middle schools	14.5%		18	660^th of 773 public middle schools	14.6%	5	40.8	30.7	18.9	34.2	50.9	44.5	46.4	$12,284	$3,499	$8,785
Forest Hills Middle	Public	6-8	1210 Forest Hills	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7913	654	36	18.2	—	79 (12.1%)	400 (61.2%)	113 (17.3%)	23 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.0%)	57.1	331^st of 778 public middle schools	57.5%		52	367^th of 773 public middle schools	52.5%	36	47.1	53.3	67.6	57.2	58.3	57.5	76.0	$8,665	$708	$7,958
West Edgecombe Middle	Public	6-8	6301 Nobles Mill Pond Road	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 446-2030	249	16	15.4	96.8%	61 (24.5%)	153 (61.4%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.2%)	22.5	630^th of 778 public middle schools	19.0%		14.8	689^th of 773 public middle schools	10.9%	59	36.0	44.0	32.9	33.7	34.1	45.2	67.1	$10,069	$1,755	$8,314
Rocky Mount Middle	Public	6-8	841 Nash Street	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2010	692	35	20.0	—	59 (8.5%)	501 (72.4%)	82 (11.8%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.6%)	16	676^th of 778 public middle schools	13.1%		12.1	706^th of 773 public middle schools	8.7%	30	32.7	25.7	34.7	37.6	36.2	35.0	58.2	$10,165	$1,474	$8,691
J W Parker Middle	Public	6-8	1500 E Virginia Street	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 937-9060	336	18	19.2	—	3 (0.9%)	300 (89.3%)	19 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	2.7	764^th of 778 public middle schools	1.8%					(n/a)	11.4	16.3	6.9	23.3	29.6	13.7	36.3
Nash Central Middle	Public	6-8	1638 South First Street	Nashville	27856	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 937-9065	531	29	18.1	—	167 (31.5%)	278 (52.4%)	56 (10.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	59	315^th of 778 public middle schools	59.5%		46.7	420^th of 773 public middle schools	45.7%	105	65.0	53.2	49.7	62.8	60.8	57.7	70.3	$8,981	$1,407	$7,574
South Edgecombe Middle	Public	6-8	230 Pinetops-Crisp Road	Pinetops	27864	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 827-5083	271	19	14.0	—	111 (41.0%)	93 (34.3%)	50 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	45.2	433^rd of 778 public middle schools	44.3%		38.5	478^th of 773 public middle schools	38.2%	45	65.7	50.0	45.1	51.4	55.4	43.9	65.9	$9,619	$1,193	$8,426
Speight Middle	Public	6-8	5514 Old Stantonsburg Road	Stantonsburg	27883	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 238-3983	281	17	16.5	—	76 (27.0%)	75 (26.7%)	113 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)	53	372^nd of 778 public middle schools	52.2%		54.9	327^th of 773 public middle schools	57.7%	45	41.9	74.0	39.6	50.5	63.5	54.2	76.0	$9,297	$641	$8,656
Springfield Middle	Public	6-8	5551 Wiggins Mill Rd	Lucama	27851	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 239-1347	448	25	17.9	—	208 (46.4%)	75 (16.7%)	138 (30.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	89.7	54^th of 778 public middle schools	93.1%		81.5	125^th of 773 public middle schools	83.8%	71	83.6	81.9	76.7	74.7	74.0	72.6	91.1	$8,059	$596	$7,463

Frequently Asked Questions about Elm City Middle

What is the racial makeup of Elm City Middle?

Students at Elm City Middle are 49% White, 29% African American, 14% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Elm City Middle in?

Wilson County Schools

Is Elm City Middle a good school?

Elm City Middle ranks 184^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Elm City Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended Elm City Middle.

What high school do graduates of Elm City Middle attend?

Students who attend Elm City Middle usually go on to attend Fike High

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