Swansboro Middle

Summary:

Swansboro Middle is a public middle school in Swansboro, North Carolina, serving 967 students in grades 6-8 and part of the Onslow County Schools district. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic achievement, with strong results across various student subgroups.

Swansboro Middle's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with 60.2% of 6th graders, 60.6% of 7th graders, and 42.1% of 8th graders proficient or better in EOG Mathematics, compared to the Onslow County Schools averages of 47.8%, 46.2%, and 37.5%, respectively. In EOG Reading, the school's proficiency rates are also higher than the district's, with 54.9% of 6th graders, 59% of 7th graders, and 63.4% of 8th graders performing at or above grade level. Swansboro Middle's diverse student population, with 69.18% White, 5.58% African American, 14.17% Hispanic, and 9.41% two or more races, is another notable aspect of the school.

While Swansboro Middle outperforms the district and state, it is interesting to note that some nearby schools, such as Tucker Creek Middle and Broad Creek Middle, also demonstrate strong academic performance. Tucker Creek Middle, part of the Craven County Board of Education district, ranked 75 out of 793 North Carolina middle schools in the 2023-2024 school year, while Broad Creek Middle, part of the Carteret County Public Schools district, ranked 73 out of 793. This comparison provides valuable context and highlights the importance of considering factors beyond just the school's own performance.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1240 West Corbett Ave
       Swansboro, NC  28584-8462


(910) 326-3601

District: Onslow County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
233rd of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,610 Help


Students who attend Swansboro Middle usually attend:

High:    Swansboro High

Feeder schools for Swansboro Middle:

Elementary:    Queens Creek Elementary
    Sand Ridge Elementary
    Swansboro Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  16.8 Help
Number of students:  958

Racial breakdown:

White:
67.2%
Hispanic:
14.3%
Two or more races:
10.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  43.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Swansboro Middle ranks better than 70.6% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 2nd among 8 ranked middle schools in the Onslow County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.97. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (67.2%), Hispanic (14.3%), two or more races (10.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 43.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Swansboro Middle is 16.8, which is the 3rd best among 8 middle schools in the Onslow County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Swansboro Middle is $8,610, which is the 3rd highest among 8 middle schools in the Onslow County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Swansboro Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Swansboro Middle 233rd of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Swansboro Middle in the ranking list.)

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Onslow County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Onslow County Schools 135th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Swansboro Middle

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Rank History for all students at Swansboro Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 68.28 176th 598 70.6%
2007 60.73 268th 606 55.8%
2008 60.73 264th 620 57.4%
2009 61.90 274th 630 56.5%
2010 61.75 273rd 640 57.3%
2011 66.19 233rd 648 64.0%
2012 65.85 240th 662 63.7%
2013 63.30 210th 673 68.8%
2014 58.14 242nd 627 61.4%
2015 54.62 316th 705 55.2%
2016 44.38 395th 692 42.9%
2017 63.36 245th 694 64.7%
2018 66.03 236th 691 65.8%
2019 60.47 283rd 737 61.6%
2021 74.99 169th 741 77.2%
2022 66.69 229th 786 70.9%
2023 60.76 288th 784 63.3%
2024 66.97 233rd 793 70.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Swansboro Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.89 73rd 221 67.0%
2019 46.73 122nd 237 48.5%
2021 73.54 42nd 248 83.1%
2022 58.35 101st 283 64.3%
2023 58.77 101st 302 66.6%
2024 74.23 60th 306 80.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Swansboro Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 59.89 113th 473 76.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Swansboro Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.96 134th 604 77.8%
2019 62.97 186th 639 70.9%
2021 74.45 98th 633 84.5%
2022 61.56 212th 689 69.2%
2023 44.22 399th 735 45.7%
2024 54.94 302nd 743 59.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Homeless students at Swansboro Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 69.92 15th 71 78.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Swansboro Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.54 208th 656 68.3%
2019 63.83 239th 684 65.1%
2021 79.59 117th 706 83.4%
2022 67.12 212th 733 71.1%
2023 59.08 279th 731 61.8%
2024 64.43 239th 738 67.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Swansboro Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.80 187th 475 60.6%
2019 65.22 105th 504 79.2%
2021 58.48 116th 478 75.7%
2022 49.72 155th 449 65.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Swansboro Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.28 3rd 127 97.6%
2019 54.88 243rd 416 41.6%
2021 70.41 113th 448 74.8%
2022 64.09 154th 450 65.8%
2023 59.40 215th 452 52.4%
2024 55.02 256th 461 44.5%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Swansboro Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.64 11th 45 75.6%
2019 60.58 16th 48 66.7%
2021 72.21 10th 57 82.5%
2022 64.34 23rd 58 60.3%
2023 46.67 31st 54 42.6%
2024 67.72 20th 58 65.5%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for Military Connected Students!

Rank History for Male students at Swansboro Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.46 239th 665 64.1%
2019 54.22 320th 697 54.1%
2021 67.47 202nd 711 71.6%
2022 64.25 242nd 748 67.6%
2023 60.11 274th 747 63.3%
2024 66.92 214th 751 71.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Swansboro Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.24 199th 494 59.7%
2019 57.42 164th 519 68.4%
2021 79.63 57th 533 89.3%
2022 48.22 239th 550 56.5%
2023 49.27 237th 559 57.6%
2024 50.70 227th 560 59.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Swansboro Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.42 79th 472 83.3%
2019 59.27 146th 493 70.4%
2021 83.39 46th 522 91.2%
2022 68.04 118th 541 78.2%
2023 58.97 184th 553 66.7%
2024 63.72 152nd 564 73.0%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Swansboro Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.51 326th 596 45.3%
2019 42.82 379th 624 39.3%
2021 54.23 266th 632 57.9%
2022 48.67 338th 658 48.6%
2023 39.31 409th 656 37.7%
2024 46.33 347th 652 46.8%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for White 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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by a student
Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Open Quote horrible it sucks i would give it 0 stars but i had to put at least one star in order to rate this place Close Quote


by a student
Thursday, August 16, 2018

Open Quote Good school nice teachers Close Quote



Enrollment information for Swansboro Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 300 54 5 8 0 n/a n/a 0 367
1989 325 52 14 10 4 n/a n/a 0 405
1990 314 44 20 14 5 n/a n/a 0 397
1991 355 36 11 8 6 n/a n/a 2 418
1992 393 39 11 9 4 n/a n/a 0 456
1993 439 44 11 10 2 n/a n/a 0 506
1994 511 42 10 10 2 n/a n/a 0 575
1995 585 61 11 11 1 n/a n/a 0 669
1996 585 61 11 11 1 n/a n/a 0 669
1997 612 52 17 13 3 n/a n/a 0 697
1998 604 62 14 19 7 n/a n/a 0 706
1999 571 74 14 19 12 n/a n/a 0 690
2000 595 84 15 26 19 n/a n/a 0 739
2001 647 83 13 29 26 n/a n/a 0 798
2002 640 104 9 25 12 n/a n/a 0 790
2003 640 104 9 25 12 n/a n/a 0 790
2004 640 110 15 31 14 n/a n/a 0 810
2005 643 112 18 28 13 n/a n/a 0 814
2006 626 101 16 37 12 n/a n/a 0 792
2007 626 61 4 48 16 n/a n/a 49 804
2008 622 59 5 47 11 n/a n/a 63 807
2009 630 119 6 38 9 n/a n/a 0 802
2010 649 131 11 47 12 n/a n/a 0 850
2011 657 46 8 69 16 0 54 0 850
2012 615 60 5 72 10 1 55 0 818
2013 619 64 7 61 3 5 51 0 810
2014 602 56 8 79 5 8 47 0 805
2015 603 63 10 87 6 10 50 0 829
2016 576 56 11 85 4 6 59 0 797
2017 572 71 6 81 4 4 66 0 804
2018 607 70 9 81 1 0 67 0 835
2019 609 78 9 92 1 0 75 0 864
2020 635 64 9 85 2 0 91 0 886
2021 586 45 10 99 2 3 82 0 827
2022 668 47 7 122 2 4 93 0 943
2023 669 54 10 137 2 4 91 0 967
2024 644 65 6 137 3 5 98 0 958

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 Swansboro Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 367 21.0 17.4 24.3
1989 405 25.0 16.2 36.3
1990 397 29.0 13.6 29.5
1991 418 29.0 14.4 28
1992 456 25.0 18.2 n/a
1993 506 34.0 14.9 24.7
1994 575 33.0 17.4 24.9
1995 669 40.0 16.7 50.1
1996 669 40.0 16.7 50.1
1997 697 40.0 17.4 51.2
1998 706 46.0 15.3 54.8
1999 690 46.0 15.0 83
2000 739 46.0 16.1 40.7
2001 798 46.0 17.3 36
2002 790 54.0 14.6 38.9
2003 790 54.0 14.6 38.9
2004 810 54.0 15.0 35.1
2005 814 54.0 15.1 37.2
2006 792 54.0 14.7 36.7
2007 804 51.9 15.5 38.8
2008 807 52.0 15.5 37.5
2009 802 50.0 16.0 34.8
2010 850 48.4 17.5 42.1
2011 850 50.0 17.0 39.3
2012 818 46.7 17.5 41.1
2013 810 47.9 16.8 42.6
2014 805 51.0 15.7 40.2
2015 829 51.0 16.2 41.4
2016 797 43.0 18.5 37.3
2017 804 47.0 17.1 40
2018 835 48.0 17.3 37.5
2019 864 50.4 17.1 44.9
2020 886 50.4 17.5 37.9
2021 827 48.5 17.0 31
2022 943 55.5 16.9 29.6
2023 967 54.7 17.6 42.7
2024 958 57.0 16.8 43.6

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 Swansboro Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 367 21.0 17.4 24.3
1989 405 25.0 16.2 36.3
1990 397 29.0 13.6 29.5
1991 418 29.0 14.4 28
1992 456 25.0 18.2 n/a
1993 506 34.0 14.9 24.7
1994 575 33.0 17.4 24.9
1995 669 40.0 16.7 50.1
1996 669 40.0 16.7 50.1
1997 697 40.0 17.4 51.2
1998 706 46.0 15.3 54.8
1999 690 46.0 15.0 83
2000 739 46.0 16.1 40.7
2001 798 46.0 17.3 36
2002 790 54.0 14.6 38.9
2003 790 54.0 14.6 38.9
2004 810 54.0 15.0 35.1
2005 814 54.0 15.1 37.2
2006 792 54.0 14.7 36.7
2007 804 51.9 15.5 38.8
2008 807 52.0 15.5 37.5
2009 802 50.0 16.0 34.8
2010 850 48.4 17.5 42.1
2011 850 50.0 17.0 39.3
2012 818 46.7 17.5 41.1
2013 810 47.9 16.8 42.6
2014 805 51.0 15.7 40.2
2015 829 51.0 16.2 41.4
2016 797 43.0 18.5 37.3
2017 804 47.0 17.1 40
2018 835 48.0 17.3 37.5
2019 864 50.4 17.1 44.9
2020 886 50.4 17.5 37.9
2021 827 48.5 17.0 31
2022 943 55.5 16.9 29.6
2023 967 54.7 17.6 42.7
2024 958 57.0 16.8 43.6

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 Swansboro Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $925 (10.7%) $7,686 (89.3%) $8,610

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Swansboro Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 283rd of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 288th of 784 Middle schools
 1.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Swansboro Middle)55.257.2
 2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Onslow County Schools)53.645.4
 8.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Swansboro Middle)61.452.8
 8.6%
   6th Grade Reading (Onslow County Schools)57.847
 10.8%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Swansboro Middle)57.353.4
 3.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Onslow County Schools)53.943.3
 10.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Swansboro Middle)64.856.8
 8%
   7th Grade Reading (Onslow County Schools)5748.6
 8.4%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Swansboro Middle)54.339.9
 14.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Onslow County Schools)47.638.4
 9.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Swansboro Middle)59.655.9
 3.7%
   8th Grade Reading (Onslow County Schools)54.752.7
 2%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Swansboro Middle)89.976
 13.9%
   8th Grade Science (Onslow County Schools)82.173.4
 8.7%
   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 Students864967
 11.9%
African American7854
 30.8%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian910
 11.1%
Hispanic92137
 48.9%
Pacific Islander04
White609669
 9.9%
Two or More Races7591
 21.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients44.9%42.7%
 2.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Swansboro Middle

Students who attend Swansboro Middle usually go on to attend Swansboro High

In the 2023-24 school year, 958 students attended Swansboro Middle.

Students at Swansboro Middle are 67% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% African American.

Swansboro Middle ranks 233rd of 793 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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