📍 500 South Wright Street, Burgaw, Pender County, 28425
Burgaw Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Burgaw, Pender County. The school has 257 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pender County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Burgaw Middle enrolls 257 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 33% Black or African American and 25% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 89 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 84 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 7.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
214 of the school's 257 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 201 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
Burgaw 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-70, state senate district 8, state house district 16.
Burgaw Middle is one of 19 schools in Pender County Schools, based in Burgaw, North Carolina. The district serves 11,073 students district-wide and employs 664 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 257 students, Burgaw Middle is smaller than the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant