📍 128 W Ballard Street, Ellerbe, Richmond County, 28338
Ellerbe Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ellerbe, Richmond County. The school has 212 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richmond County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Ellerbe Middle enrolls 212 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 25% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 78 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 52 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 8% |
| Asian | 5 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 2.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
209 of the school's 212 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 209 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Ellerbe 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-80, state senate district 25, state house district 66.
Ellerbe Middle is one of 15 schools in Richmond County Schools, based in Hamlet, North Carolina. The district serves 6,504 students district-wide and employs 423 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 212 students, Ellerbe Middle is smaller than the district average of about 434 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant