Summary:
There is one middle school located in the 28584 zip code - Swansboro Middle School. This school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Onslow County Schools and the state of North Carolina, with a ranking of 186 out of 773 schools in the 2024-2025 school year, placing it in the top 25% of middle schools statewide.
Swansboro Middle School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in math, reading, and science, exceeds the district and state averages across multiple grade levels and years. In 2024-2025, the school's math proficiency rates ranged from 56.6% to 69.7% across grades 6-8, compared to 47.2% to 53.7% for the district and 48.7% to 57.2% for the state. Similarly, the school's reading proficiency rates ranged from 52.9% to 70.6%, outperforming the district's 50% to 58.4% and the state's 51.9% to 52.3%. The school's 8th-grade science proficiency rate of 65.3% also surpassed the district's 59.8% and the state's 60.1%.
Additionally, Swansboro Middle School has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (43.63% in 2023-2024), suggesting a more affluent student population compared to the district and state. The school's student-teacher ratio of 16.8 in 2023-2024 is also lower than the state average, indicating smaller class sizes and potentially more individualized attention for students.
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