📍 17445 US Hwy 17, Hampstead, Pender County, 28443
Topsail Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hampstead, Pender County. The school has 807 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pender County Schools school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 64% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Topsail Middle enrolls 807 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino and 5.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 667 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 71 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 5.1% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
159 of the school's 807 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 141 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.
Topsail Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-70, state senate district 8, state house district 16.
Topsail 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 807 students, Topsail Middle is larger than the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe