📍 102 Old Montezuma Road, Newland, Avery County, 28657
Avery Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Newland, Avery County. The school has 230 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Avery County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Avery Middle enrolls 230 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 174 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
165 of the school's 230 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 147 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
Avery 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 46, state house district 85.
Avery Middle is one of 8 schools in Avery County Schools, based in Newland, North Carolina. The district serves 1,782 students district-wide and employs 153 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 230 students, Avery Middle is close to the district average of about 223 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant