📍 2202 Macedonia Church Road, Ronda, Wilkes County, 28670
East Wilkes Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ronda, Wilkes County. The school has 375 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wilkes County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
East Wilkes Middle School enrolls 375 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 322 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 4.8% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
372 of the school's 375 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 372 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.
East Wilkes Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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.
East Wilkes Middle School is one of 22 schools in Wilkes County Schools, based in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. The district serves 8,547 students district-wide and employs 567 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 375 students, East Wilkes Middle School is close to the district average of about 389 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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