📍 10750 NC Hwy 53 West, Burgaw, Pender County, 28425
West Pender Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Burgaw, Pender County. The school has 179 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pender County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Pender Middle enrolls 179 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 14 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Black or African American, 31% White and 28% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 64 | 36% |
| White | 56 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
154 of the school's 179 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 141 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.
West Pender 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.
West Pender 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 179 students, West Pender 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