📍 300 Elk Spur St, Elkin, Surry County, 28621
Elkin Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Elkin, Surry County. The school has 188 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Elkin City Schools school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Elkin Middle enrolls 188 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 128 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 4 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
91 of the school's 188 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 86 qualify for free lunch and 5 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.
Elkin 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 45, state house district 90.
Elkin Middle is one of 4 schools in Elkin City Schools, based in Elkin, North Carolina. The district serves 1,267 students district-wide and employs 94 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 188 students, Elkin Middle is smaller than the district average of about 317 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant