📍 2776 Yellow Banks Road, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, 28659
North Wilkes Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County. The school has 409 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wilkes County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
North Wilkes Middle School enrolls 409 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 337 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 3.4% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
406 of the school's 409 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 406 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.
North Wilkes Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 94.
North 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 409 students, North 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 - Fringe
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