Avery Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Newland, North Carolina

Avery Middle in Newland, North Carolina enrolled 181 students in 2024-25 with 19.3 full-time teachers, 9.4 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 34-38% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 48% and 50%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 21% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

230 students in 2022-23, 208 students in 2023-24, 181 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.6 to 19.3.

Students enrolled at Avery Middle by school year2022-23: 230, 2023-24: 208, 2024-25: 18101002003002022-232302023-242082024-25181
Students enrolled at Avery Middle by school year2022-23: 230, 2023-24: 208, 2024-25: 18101002003002022-232302023-242082024-25181
Students enrolled at Avery Middle by school year2022-23: 230, 2023-24: 208, 2024-25: 18101002003002022-232302023-242082024-25181
Students enrolled at Avery Middle by school year2022-23: 230, 2023-24: 208, 2024-25: 18101002003002022-232302023-242082024-25181
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2323021.610.7
2023-2420821.79.6
2024-2518119.39.4

9.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 99 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools

Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Avery Middle 9.4; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherAvery Middle 9.4state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Avery Middle 9.4; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherAvery Middle 9.4state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Avery Middle 9.4; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherAvery Middle 9.4state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Avery Middle 9.4; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherAvery Middle 9.4state median 16.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 645 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Avery Middle enrolled 258 students and had 0.4 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.4, one per 645 of the 258 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent22.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.2% of students were White, 22.7% Hispanic, 0.6% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White76.2%
  2. Hispanic22.7%
  3. Black0.6%
  4. Asian0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Avery Middle scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading and 34-38% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Reading and language arts40‑44%49‑53%48%
Math34‑38%52‑56%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Avery Middle

  1. Cranberry MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 6.1 miles away: 202 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).6.1 mi
  2. Gamewell MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 22 miles away: 457 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).22 mi
  3. Compare Avery Middle with Cranberry MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Avery County Schools spends per student$15,513 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,513
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaAvery Middle is the number 456 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#456 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher9.4 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.9.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Avery Middle

  1. How many students attend Avery Middle?
    181 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 230 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Newland, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Avery Middle?
    9.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Avery Middle a Title I school?
    Avery Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Avery Middle do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Avery Middle scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading and 34-38% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Avery Middle in?
    Avery County Schools, NCES district ID 3700300. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370030000085 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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