Elm City Middle

Summary:

Elm City Middle is a public middle school in Elm City, North Carolina, serving 444 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Wilson County Schools district, which is ranked 88 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elm City Middle consistently outperforms the district and state averages in standardized test scores, with proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science that are significantly higher than the surrounding area. The school's academic performance has steadily improved over the years, with its statewide ranking rising from 501 out of 694 in 2016-2017 to 178 out of 793 in 2023-2024. This consistent academic excellence is particularly noteworthy given that 98.65% of Elm City Middle's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the school's ability to effectively support and engage students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Elm City Middle's student population is racially diverse, with a balanced representation of White, African American, and Hispanic students. This diversity is more balanced compared to nearby schools, such as Springfield Middle and Nash Central Middle, which tend to have a higher concentration of either White or African American students. The school's strong academic performance across different racial subgroups suggests a commitment to equity and inclusive practices, making it a model for other schools in the region.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 215 E Church St
       Elm City, NC  27822-9627


(252) 236-4148

District: Wilson County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
178th of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,994 Help


Students who attend Elm City Middle usually attend:

High:    Fike High
    Wilson Early College Academy

Feeder schools for Elm City Middle:

Elementary:    Frederick Douglass Elementary
    New Hope Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  16.9 Help
Number of students:  425

Racial breakdown:

White:
46.1%
African American:
32.2%
Hispanic:
14.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.3% Help


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Compare Details Elm City Middle ranks better than 77.6% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 2nd among 5 ranked middle schools in the Wilson County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.22. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Elm City Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (46.1%), African American (32.2%), Hispanic (14.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Elm City Middle is 16.9. 2 middle schools in the Wilson County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Elm City Middle is $7,994, which is the lowest among 5 middle schools in the Wilson County Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Elm City Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Elm City Middle 178th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Elm City Middle in the ranking list.)

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Wilson County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Wilson County Schools 88th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Elm City Middle

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Rank History for all students at Elm City Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 63.14 228th 598 61.9%
2007 73.03 134th 606 77.9%
2008 63.92 239th 620 61.5%
2009 61.76 276th 630 56.2%
2010 66.48 221st 640 65.5%
2011 70.88 191st 648 70.5%
2012 73.68 160th 662 75.8%
2013 51.82 318th 673 52.7%
2014 60.20 233rd 627 62.8%
2015 53.45 334th 705 52.6%
2016 42.61 413th 692 40.3%
2017 30.26 501st 694 27.8%
2018 63.36 252nd 691 63.5%
2019 54.73 340th 737 53.9%
2021 57.37 282nd 741 61.9%
2022 68.46 217th 786 72.4%
2023 73.13 179th 784 77.2%
2024 74.22 178th 793 77.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Elm City Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 24.58 405th 473 14.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Elm City Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.56 218th 604 63.9%
2019 62.46 191st 639 70.1%
2021 44.81 323rd 633 49.0%
2022 61.26 213th 689 69.1%
2023 75.58 122nd 735 83.4%
2024 70.97 146th 743 80.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Elm City Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.79 247th 656 62.3%
2019 53.23 329th 684 51.9%
2021 56.59 284th 706 59.8%
2022 69.12 203rd 733 72.3%
2023 77.82 137th 731 81.3%
2024 74.61 160th 738 78.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Elm City Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 74.79 11th 416 97.4%
2021 67.81 137th 448 69.4%
2022 70.03 79th 450 82.4%
2023 74.87 42nd 452 90.7%
2024 70.07 85th 461 81.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Elm City Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.01 263rd 665 60.5%
2019 52.97 336th 697 51.8%
2021 56.91 273rd 711 61.6%
2022 64.44 240th 748 67.9%
2023 65.96 222nd 747 70.3%
2024 71.04 189th 751 74.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Elm City Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.29 150th 494 69.6%
2019 50.17 228th 519 56.1%
2021 56.50 160th 533 70.0%
2022 72.15 95th 550 82.7%
2023 70.23 106th 559 81.0%
2024 75.75 91st 560 83.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Elm City Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.84 194th 472 58.9%
2019 51.18 224th 493 54.6%
2021 65.86 116th 522 77.8%
2022 67.90 119th 541 78.0%
2023 88.63 33rd 553 94.0%
2024 75.02 84th 564 85.1%
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Rank History for White students at Elm City Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.13 137th 596 77.0%
2019 64.68 216th 624 65.4%
2021 61.15 220th 632 65.2%
2022 73.10 163rd 658 75.2%
2023 71.51 174th 656 73.5%
2024 74.81 148th 652 77.3%
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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 Elm City Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 200 151 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 352
1989 208 141 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 351
1990 193 134 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 328
1991 202 183 3 1 0 n/a n/a 3 392
1992 189 180 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 372
1993 203 177 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 384
1994 221 197 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 419
1995 213 183 1 12 1 n/a n/a 0 410
1996 213 183 1 12 1 n/a n/a 0 410
1997 229 181 1 13 0 n/a n/a 0 424
1998 197 190 2 19 0 n/a n/a 0 408
1999 204 179 2 18 1 n/a n/a 0 404
2000 179 186 0 19 1 n/a n/a 0 385
2001 190 166 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 362
2002 221 196 4 6 1 n/a n/a 0 428
2003 221 196 4 6 1 n/a n/a 0 428
2004 237 210 4 13 1 n/a n/a 0 465
2005 257 192 6 14 1 n/a n/a 0 470
2006 282 221 9 13 2 n/a n/a 0 527
2007 249 212 12 12 4 n/a n/a 3 492
2008 258 195 13 20 3 n/a n/a 6 495
2009 240 181 13 26 2 n/a n/a 0 462
2010 259 183 10 35 0 n/a n/a 0 487
2011 251 161 10 32 0 0 11 0 465
2012 250 167 11 30 0 0 9 0 467
2013 244 164 12 41 1 0 8 0 470
2014 250 155 11 46 4 0 13 0 479
2015 212 143 16 53 4 1 17 0 446
2016 199 141 11 61 3 0 12 0 427
2017 202 141 8 61 1 0 11 0 424
2018 207 135 8 60 1 0 8 0 419
2019 203 135 10 66 1 0 16 0 431
2020 206 140 15 69 2 1 17 0 450
2021 182 157 14 75 3 2 14 0 447
2022 178 146 5 71 4 2 15 0 421
2023 192 148 7 73 2 2 20 0 444
2024 196 137 6 62 2 2 20 0 425

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 Elm City Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 352 28.0 12.5 36.9
1989 351 28.0 12.5 43.3
1990 328 30.0 10.9 39.9
1991 392 26.0 15.0 33.4
1992 372 31.0 12.0 34.1
1993 384 26.0 14.8 40.9
1994 419 28.0 15.0 33.7
1995 410 30.0 13.7 38
1996 410 30.0 13.7 38
1997 424 32.0 13.3 39.4
1998 408 32.0 12.8 39.7
1999 404 32.0 12.6 46.3
2000 385 32.0 12.0 49.6
2001 362 32.0 11.3 56.4
2002 428 25.0 17.1 45.8
2003 428 25.0 17.1 45.8
2004 465 16.0 29.1 46.7
2005 470 31.0 15.2 43.6
2006 527 31.0 17.0 38.3
2007 492 27.8 17.7 44.4
2008 495 29.2 17.0 40.9
2009 462 29.4 15.7 40
2010 487 30.1 16.1 47.2
2011 465 27.7 16.7 46
2012 467 26.7 17.4 45.2
2013 470 26.0 18.0 49.4
2014 479 26.1 18.3 46.8
2015 446 26.0 17.1 51.6
2016 427 25.0 17.0 50.1
2017 424 23.5 17.9 57.5
2018 419 23.8 17.5 46.1
2019 431 24.5 17.5 16.9
2020 450 23.9 18.8 24.9
2021 447 23.8 18.7 97.5
2022 421 22.0 19.0 31.8
2023 444 25.8 17.2 98.6
2024 425 25.1 16.9 99.3

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 Elm City Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 352 28.0 12.5 36.9
1989 351 28.0 12.5 43.3
1990 328 30.0 10.9 39.9
1991 392 26.0 15.0 33.4
1992 372 31.0 12.0 34.1
1993 384 26.0 14.8 40.9
1994 419 28.0 15.0 33.7
1995 410 30.0 13.7 38
1996 410 30.0 13.7 38
1997 424 32.0 13.3 39.4
1998 408 32.0 12.8 39.7
1999 404 32.0 12.6 46.3
2000 385 32.0 12.0 49.6
2001 362 32.0 11.3 56.4
2002 428 25.0 17.1 45.8
2003 428 25.0 17.1 45.8
2004 465 16.0 29.1 46.7
2005 470 31.0 15.2 43.6
2006 527 31.0 17.0 38.3
2007 492 27.8 17.7 44.4
2008 495 29.2 17.0 40.9
2009 462 29.4 15.7 40
2010 487 30.1 16.1 47.2
2011 465 27.7 16.7 46
2012 467 26.7 17.4 45.2
2013 470 26.0 18.0 49.4
2014 479 26.1 18.3 46.8
2015 446 26.0 17.1 51.6
2016 427 25.0 17.0 50.1
2017 424 23.5 17.9 57.5
2018 419 23.8 17.5 46.1
2019 431 24.5 17.5 16.9
2020 450 23.9 18.8 24.9
2021 447 23.8 18.7 97.5
2022 421 22.0 19.0 31.8
2023 444 25.8 17.2 98.6
2024 425 25.1 16.9 99.3

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 Elm City Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $522 (6.5%) $7,472 (93.5%) $7,994

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Elm City Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 340th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 179th of 784 Middle schools
 23.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Elm City Middle)60.567.2
 6.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Wilson County Schools)59.149.3
 9.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Elm City Middle)64.664
 0.6%
   6th Grade Reading (Wilson County Schools)58.650.5
 8.1%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Elm City Middle)65.466
 0.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wilson County Schools)5147.5
 3.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Elm City Middle)70.661.7
 8.9%
   7th Grade Reading (Wilson County Schools)58.352.8
 5.5%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Elm City Middle)4043
 3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wilson County Schools)44.938.7
 6.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Elm City Middle)52.758.9
 6.2%
   8th Grade Reading (Wilson County Schools)50.452.1
 1.7%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Elm City Middle)68.780.8
 12.1%
   8th Grade Science (Wilson County Schools)75.665.6
 10%
   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 Students431444
 3%
African American135148
 9.6%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian107
 30%
Hispanic6673
 10.6%
Pacific Islander02
White203192
 5.4%
Two or More Races1620
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients16.9%98.6%
 81.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Elm City Middle

Students who attend Elm City Middle usually go on to attend Fike High

In the 2023-24 school year, 425 students attended Elm City Middle.

Elm City Middle ranks 178th of 793 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Elm City Middle are 46% White, 32% African American, 15% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.


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