William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy

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William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, which is part of the Halifax County Schools district. The school has a predominantly African American student population of around 78-79%.

William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy consistently performs significantly below the state and district averages on standardized tests, with proficiency rates ranging from 13.2% to 32.1% across different grade levels and subjects, compared to the state averages of 46.9% to 54.3%. The school has been ranked in the bottom quartile of North Carolina middle schools for several years, with its ranking ranging from 551 to 760 out of around 800 middle schools in the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as female students, male students, and students with low socioeconomic status, who are ranked in the bottom 10-20% of middle schools in the state. Despite the school's high poverty rate, with around 99% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, its spending per student, at $15,710 in the 2018-2019 school year, is higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy and Weldon Middle School, which are also part of the Halifax County Schools district, perform similarly to or slightly better than William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy on academic measures. However, Chaloner Middle School, which is part of the Roanoke Rapids City Schools district and located closer to William R Davie, significantly outperforms the school on academic metrics. Additionally, the school's Native American student subgroup is ranked relatively higher, in the top half of middle schools in the state for certain years, suggesting that the school may be providing some support or programming that is benefiting this specific student population.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 4391 Hwy 158
       Roanoke Rapids, NC  27870


(252) 519-0300

District: Halifax County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
760th of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,710 Help


Students who attend William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy usually attend:

High:    Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic

Feeder schools for William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy:

Elementary:    Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea
    Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy
    Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy
    Pittman Elementary Leadership Academy

Student/teacher ratio:  14.2 Help
Number of students:  258

Racial breakdown:

African American:
75.6%
American Indian:
10.9%
Two or more races:
5.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  98.8% Help


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Compare Details William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy ranks worse than 95.8% of middle schools in North Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.4. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (75.6%), American Indian (10.9%), two or more races (5.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 98.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy is 14.2. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy is $15,710.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy 760th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy in the ranking list.)

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Halifax County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Halifax County Schools 224th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy

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Rank History for all students at William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 14.73 543rd 598 9.2%
2007 16.05 543rd 606 10.4%
2008 7.90 575th 620 7.3%
2009 3.74 596th 630 5.4%
2010 3.40 610th 640 4.7%
2011 2.31 621st 648 4.2%
2012 6.39 624th 662 5.7%
2013 13.65 602nd 673 10.5%
2014 7.24 601st 627 4.1%
2015 23.38 557th 705 21.0%
2016 15.43 596th 692 13.9%
2017 10.81 636th 694 8.4%
2018 19.47 574th 691 16.9%
2019 19.63 627th 737 14.9%
2021 10.17 685th 741 7.6%
2022 5.87 751st 786 4.5%
2023 4.80 756th 784 3.6%
2024 6.40 760th 793 4.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 20.64 438th 473 7.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.84 458th 604 24.2%
2019 21.01 554th 639 13.3%
2021 18.28 558th 633 11.8%
2022 9.66 663rd 689 3.8%
2023 8.04 712th 735 3.1%
2024 9.17 718th 743 3.4%
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Rank History for Female students at William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.18 576th 656 12.2%
2019 27.82 545th 684 20.3%
2021 13.72 637th 706 9.8%
2022 4.98 719th 733 1.9%
2023 7.43 705th 731 3.6%
2024 7.81 715th 738 3.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.00 364th 475 23.4%
2019 32.26 373rd 504 26.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.58 124th 127 2.4%
2019 13.79 407th 416 2.2%
2021 0.17 448th 448 0.0%
2023 0.00 452nd 452 0.0%
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Rank History for Male students at William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.07 556th 665 16.4%
2019 12.52 634th 697 9.0%
2021 8.22 685th 711 3.7%
2022 7.27 717th 748 4.1%
2023 4.10 729th 747 2.4%
2024 6.16 728th 751 3.1%
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Rank History for African American students at William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.65 303rd 494 38.7%
2019 38.66 335th 519 35.5%
2021 22.42 460th 533 13.7%
2022 20.12 486th 550 11.6%
2023 16.08 521st 559 6.8%
2024 17.36 503rd 560 10.2%
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Rank History for Native American students at William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.24 2nd 23 91.3%
2019 82.38 1st 24 95.8%
2021 29.62 17th 23 26.1%
2024 32.55 13th 21 38.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for Native American Students!

Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 142 437 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 579
1989 109 403 1 0 2 n/a n/a 0 515
1990 110 435 0 3 1 n/a n/a -4 545
1991 84 433 0 2 2 n/a n/a 0 521
1992 105 433 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 539
1993 96 426 0 1 2 n/a n/a 0 525
1994 93 439 0 0 2 n/a n/a 0 534
1995 72 435 0 1 2 n/a n/a 0 510
1996 72 435 0 1 2 n/a n/a 0 510
1997 77 428 0 2 2 n/a n/a 0 509
1998 58 413 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 474
1999 54 413 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 470
2000 68 465 0 2 6 n/a n/a 0 541
2001 72 484 0 0 4 n/a n/a 0 560
2002 81 484 0 0 2 n/a n/a 0 567
2003 81 484 0 0 2 n/a n/a 0 567
2004 75 471 0 0 4 n/a n/a 0 550
2005 50 436 0 0 8 n/a n/a 0 494
2006 43 409 0 2 9 n/a n/a 0 463
2007 46 389 0 2 8 n/a n/a 3 448
2008 36 330 0 2 4 n/a n/a 3 375
2009 32 310 1 1 1 n/a n/a 0 345
2010 30 375 0 9 19 n/a n/a 0 433
2011 22 365 0 7 33 0 3 0 430
2012 25 363 0 8 35 0 5 0 436
2013 26 382 0 7 29 0 8 0 452
2014 27 386 0 7 30 0 7 0 457
2015 22 349 1 7 32 1 5 0 417
2016 14 289 2 5 28 0 5 0 343
2017 12 230 1 8 31 1 5 0 288
2018 15 220 1 4 29 1 8 0 278
2019 16 242 0 5 35 1 10 0 309
2020 21 251 0 6 33 1 12 0 324
2021 17 253 0 7 33 0 10 0 320
2022 18 218 0 8 21 0 13 0 278
2023 12 218 0 10 28 0 9 0 277
2024 9 195 1 11 28 0 14 0 258

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 579 40.0 14.4 61
1989 515 38.0 13.5 91.8
1990 545 39.0 13.9 88.3
1991 521 39.0 13.3 92.3
1992 539 34.0 15.8 53.8
1993 525 34.0 15.4 79.2
1994 534 36.0 14.8 73.6
1995 510 32.0 15.9 80.6
1996 510 32.0 15.9 80.6
1997 509 33.0 15.4 62.1
1998 474 34.0 13.9 72.4
1999 470 34.0 13.8 80.2
2000 541 34.0 15.9 74.9
2001 560 34.0 16.5 76.3
2002 567 37.0 15.3 57.1
2003 567 37.0 15.3 57.1
2004 550 35.0 15.7 86.2
2005 494 37.0 13.4 79.6
2006 463 35.0 13.2 83.4
2007 448 32.0 14.0 78.7
2008 375 30.7 12.2 76.1
2009 345 26.0 13.3 78.6
2010 433 33.0 13.1 86.6
2011 430 32.8 13.0 37.4
2012 436 33.0 13.2 82.1
2013 452 33.9 13.3 86.5
2014 457 29.0 15.7 90.4
2015 417 31.0 13.4 99.3
2016 343 20.0 17.1 99.1
2017 288 18.3 15.7 99
2018 278 28.0 9.9 97.1
2019 309 27.9 11.0 99
2020 324 20.4 15.8 99.1
2021 320 18.8 16.9 99.1
2022 278 19.5 14.2 98.9
2023 277 16.0 17.2 98.9
2024 258 18.0 14.2 98.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 579 40.0 14.4 61
1989 515 38.0 13.5 91.8
1990 545 39.0 13.9 88.3
1991 521 39.0 13.3 92.3
1992 539 34.0 15.8 53.8
1993 525 34.0 15.4 79.2
1994 534 36.0 14.8 73.6
1995 510 32.0 15.9 80.6
1996 510 32.0 15.9 80.6
1997 509 33.0 15.4 62.1
1998 474 34.0 13.9 72.4
1999 470 34.0 13.8 80.2
2000 541 34.0 15.9 74.9
2001 560 34.0 16.5 76.3
2002 567 37.0 15.3 57.1
2003 567 37.0 15.3 57.1
2004 550 35.0 15.7 86.2
2005 494 37.0 13.4 79.6
2006 463 35.0 13.2 83.4
2007 448 32.0 14.0 78.7
2008 375 30.7 12.2 76.1
2009 345 26.0 13.3 78.6
2010 433 33.0 13.1 86.6
2011 430 32.8 13.0 37.4
2012 436 33.0 13.2 82.1
2013 452 33.9 13.3 86.5
2014 457 29.0 15.7 90.4
2015 417 31.0 13.4 99.3
2016 343 20.0 17.1 99.1
2017 288 18.3 15.7 99
2018 278 28.0 9.9 97.1
2019 309 27.9 11.0 99
2020 324 20.4 15.8 99.1
2021 320 18.8 16.9 99.1
2022 278 19.5 14.2 98.9
2023 277 16.0 17.2 98.9
2024 258 18.0 14.2 98.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,800 (17.8%) $12,910 (82.2%) $15,710

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 627th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 756th of 784 Middle schools
 11.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy)36.25.8
 30.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Halifax County Schools)33.59.2
 24.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy)41.415.3
 26.1%
   6th Grade Reading (Halifax County Schools)4016.4
 23.6%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy)38.77.7
 31%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Halifax County Schools)29.614.5
 15.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy)5019.2
 30.8%
   7th Grade Reading (Halifax County Schools)46.824.1
 22.7%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy)38.38
 30.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Halifax County Schools)35.68.5
 27.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy)25.327
 1.7%
   8th Grade Reading (Halifax County Schools)30.922.7
 8.2%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy)63.241
 22.2%
   8th Grade Science (Halifax County Schools)64.146.6
 17.5%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students309277
 10.4%
African American242218
 9.9%
American Indian3528
 20%
Asian00
Hispanic510
 100%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White1612
 25%
Two or More Races109
 10%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99%98.9%
 0.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy

Students at William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy are 76% African American, 11% American Indian, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% White.

William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy ranks in the bottom 4.2% of North Carolina middle schools.

Students who attend William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy usually go on to attend Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic

In the 2023-24 school year, 258 students attended William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy.


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