📍 2750 Business Hwy 19, Andrews, Cherokee County, 28901
Andrews Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Andrews, Cherokee County. The school has 187 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cherokee County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Andrews Middle enrolls 187 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 150 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
131 of the school's 187 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 122 qualify for free lunch and 9 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.
Andrews 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 50, state house district 120.
Andrews Middle is one of 13 schools in Cherokee County Schools, based in Murphy, North Carolina. The district serves 2,992 students district-wide and employs 237 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 187 students, Andrews Middle is smaller than the district average of about 230 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote