📍 130 Merlin's Maze, Biscoe, Montgomery County, 27209
East Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Biscoe, Montgomery County. The school has 451 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Middle enrolls 451 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 237 | 53% |
| White | 116 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 67 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
384 of the school's 451 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 344 qualify for free lunch and 40 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 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-80, state senate district 29, state house district 66.
East Middle is one of 11 schools in Montgomery County Schools, based in Troy, North Carolina. The district serves 3,587 students district-wide and employs 220 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 451 students, East Middle is larger than the district average of about 326 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant