📍 255 Northwest Lane, Warrensville, Ashe County, 28693
Ashe County Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Warrensville, Ashe County. The school has 440 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ashe County Schools school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ashe County Middle enrolls 440 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 1.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 370 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
280 of the school's 440 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 253 qualify for free lunch and 27 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.
Ashe County Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 45, state house district 93.
Ashe County Middle is one of 6 schools in Ashe County Schools, based in Jefferson, North Carolina. The district serves 2,676 students district-wide and employs 202 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 440 students, Ashe County Middle is close to the district average of about 446 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote