📍 109 Veterans Drive, Kill Devil Hills, Dare County, 27948
First Flight Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Kill Devil Hills, Dare County. The school has 612 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dare County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 46.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
First Flight Middle School enrolls 612 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 46.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 497 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 75 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
194 of the school's 612 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 178 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
First Flight Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-30, state senate district 1, state house district 6.
First Flight Middle School is one of 11 schools in Dare County Schools, based in Nags Head, North Carolina. The district serves 4,968 students district-wide and employs 410 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 612 students, First Flight Middle School is larger than the district average of about 452 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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