📍 1935 Carver Dr, Roxboro, Person County, 27574
Northern Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Roxboro, Person County. The school has 462 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Person 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 16.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northern Middle enrolls 462 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 39% Black or African American and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 198 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 182 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 6.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
332 of the school's 462 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 320 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Northern Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 2.
Northern Middle is one of 12 schools in Person County Schools, based in Roxboro, North Carolina. The district serves 4,361 students district-wide and employs 300 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 462 students, Northern Middle is larger than the district average of about 363 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe