Summary:
In ZIP code 27983, which covers the Windsor, North Carolina area, there is exactly one middle school—Bertie Middle—serving grades 6 through 8 as part of Bertie County Schools, with an enrollment of 354 students.
Bertie Middle has been improving its statewide standing, moving from the 19th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 32nd percentile in 2025–2026. This progress is particularly notable because nearly all students (99.15%) participate in the free/reduced lunch program, an indicator of very high economic need. The school also faces a serious challenge with chronic absenteeism at 35.8%, well above the district rate of 28.7% and the state rate of 24.2%. On a positive note, the student-to-teacher ratio is a favorable 12.2 to 1, giving teachers more opportunity to work with individual students. In the most recent testing year, 6th grade math proficiency (63%) actually surpassed the state average (59.2%), while 8th grade math (25.7%) and 8th grade reading (30.5%) trailed the state by more than 25 percentage points.
Looking at year-over-year changes, Bertie Middle saw impressive gains in 7th grade math (from 25.2% to 47.0%), 7th grade reading (from 36.9% to 51.0%), and 8th grade science (from 47.1% to 62.9%). However, 6th grade scores declined significantly in both math (−10 points) and reading (−9.6 points), and 8th grade achievement remains a critical weakness. Because this is the only middle school in the district, every district-level middle school score is identical to the school’s own score, meaning improvements here have an outsized impact on the entire district. Ultimately, Bertie Middle is a high-poverty school showing real signs of progress in several areas, with its biggest opportunities lying in reducing chronic absenteeism and strengthening 8th grade math and reading proficiency.
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