📍 676 State Street, Marion, McDowell County, 28752
East McDowell Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Marion, McDowell County. The school has 468 pupils enrolled. It is part of the McDowell County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East McDowell Middle School enrolls 468 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 5.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 324 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 90 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 5.6% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
366 of the school's 468 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 345 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
East McDowell Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 47, state house district 85.
East McDowell Middle School is one of 15 schools in McDowell County Schools, based in Marion, North Carolina. The district serves 5,792 students district-wide and employs 404 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 468 students, East McDowell Middle School is larger than the district average of about 386 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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