📍 1577 Union Church Road, Cameron, Moore County, 28326
New Century Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Cameron, Moore County. The school has 625 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Moore County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New Century Middle enrolls 625 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 9.9% Hispanic or Latino and 7.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 469 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 62 | 9.9% |
| Black or African American | 47 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 5.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
197 of the school's 625 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 179 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
New Century Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 25, state house district 78.
New Century Middle is one of 23 schools in Moore County Schools, based in Carthage, North Carolina. The district serves 13,085 students district-wide and employs 803 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 625 students, New Century Middle is close to the district average of about 569 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe