Summary:
ZIP code 27822 is home to just one middle school: Elm City Middle, which serves grades 6 through 8 in Elm City, North Carolina, as part of Wilson County Schools, with an enrollment of 399 students. Because only one school is located in this ZIP code, the most meaningful comparisons are against district and state averages rather than nearby schools.
Elm City Middle stands out as an academically strong school, consistently ranking in the top quartile of North Carolina middle schools. It has earned a 4-star rating in each of the past three school years, including a 2025–26 ranking of 184th out of 778 schools statewide. This performance is especially notable given that 99.25% of students qualify for free/reduced-price lunch. In both 2024–25 and 2025–26, the school exceeded Wilson County Schools and state proficiency rates in every subject and grade level tested. For example, 6th-grade math proficiency reached 77.4% in 2025–26 — more than 18 points above the district and state — and 8th-grade science proficiency has held steady at roughly 76% in both years.
The school also reports a chronic absenteeism rate of 18.4%, below the district rate of 22.1% and the state rate of 24.2%, a factor that likely supports its strong results. There are some year-to-year fluctuations worth monitoring, such as 8th-grade reading dropping from 76.9% to 58.0% between 2024–25 and 2025–26, and 8th-grade math declining from 66.9% to 55.8%. However, improvements in other areas, including 7th-grade reading jumping from 52.2% to 67.4%, help balance the picture. Overall, Elm City Middle is a standout school in the Wilson County Schools area, delivering top-quartile rankings and consistent above-average proficiency despite serving a student population with very high economic disadvantage.
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