📍 883 Zephyr Rd, Dobson, Surry County, 27017
Central Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Dobson, Surry County. The school has 490 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Surry County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central Middle enrolls 490 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 292 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 185 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
341 of the school's 490 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 303 qualify for free lunch and 38 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.
Central 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-50, state senate district 45, state house district 90.
Central Middle is one of 20 schools in Surry County Schools, based in Dobson, North Carolina. The district serves 7,318 students district-wide and employs 506 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 490 students, Central Middle is larger than the district average of about 366 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant