📍 209 Southern Middle Sch Rd, Roxboro, Person County, 27573
Southern Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Roxboro, Person County. The school has 514 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Person County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southern Middle enrolls 514 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 26% Black or African American and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 267 | 52% |
| Black or African American | 134 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 91 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
324 of the school's 514 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 299 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Southern Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 2.
Southern 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 514 students, Southern 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: Town - Distant