📍 1285 White Plains Road, Hiddenite, Alexander County, 28636
East Alexander Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hiddenite, Alexander County. The school has 559 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alexander County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Alexander Middle enrolls 559 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 399 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 91 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 5.5% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 5% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
353 of the school's 559 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 321 qualify for free lunch and 32 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
East Alexander Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-50, state senate district 42, state house district 94.
East Alexander Middle is one of 12 schools in Alexander County Schools, based in Taylorsville, North Carolina. The district serves 4,344 students district-wide and employs 290 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 559 students, East Alexander Middle is larger than the district average of about 362 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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