📍 5903 Deal Road, Matthews, Union County, 28104
Weddington Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Matthews, Union County. The school has 1,450 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 64.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.7:1. 83% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Weddington Middle enrolls 1,450 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 64.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 21% Asian and 7.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 892 | 62% |
| Asian | 301 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 108 | 7.4% |
| Black or African American | 82 | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 64 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
99 of the school's 1,450 students (6.8%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 95 qualify for free lunch and 4 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.
Weddington Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-80, state senate district 35, state house district 68.
Weddington Middle is one of 52 schools in Union County Public Schools, based in Monroe, North Carolina. The district serves 41,404 students district-wide and employs 2,454 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,450 students, Weddington Middle is larger than the district average of about 796 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large