Third Creek Middle

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

Third Creek Middle in Statesville, North Carolina enrolled 402 students in 2024-25 with 25.2 full-time teachers, 16.0 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 9-12% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).

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

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

400 students in 2022-23, 391 students in 2023-24, 402 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.0 to 25.2.

Students enrolled at Third Creek Middle by school year2022-23: 400, 2023-24: 391, 2024-25: 40202004006002022-234002023-243912024-25402
Students enrolled at Third Creek Middle by school year2022-23: 400, 2023-24: 391, 2024-25: 40202004006002022-234002023-243912024-25402
Students enrolled at Third Creek Middle by school year2022-23: 400, 2023-24: 391, 2024-25: 40202004006002022-234002023-243912024-25402
Students enrolled at Third Creek Middle by school year2022-23: 400, 2023-24: 391, 2024-25: 40202004006002022-234002023-243912024-25402
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340028.014.3
2023-2439126.514.8
2024-2540225.216.0

16.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 54 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; Third Creek Middle 16.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherThird Creek Middle 16.0state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Third Creek Middle 16.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherThird Creek Middle 16.0state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Third Creek Middle 16.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherThird Creek Middle 16.0state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Third Creek Middle 16.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherThird Creek Middle 16.0state 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 875 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Third Creek Middle enrolled 464 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 190 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 875 of the 464 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions190
  • Chronically absent51.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

38.6% of students were Black, 33.3% Hispanic, 18.7% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black38.6%
  2. Hispanic33.3%
  3. White18.7%
  4. Two or more races8.0%
  5. Asian1.5%

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 Third Creek Middle scored proficient or above: 9-12% in math, against 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. 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
Math9‑12%57%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.

Middle schools in Statesville

4 public middle schools in Statesville report 2024-25 enrollment; Third Creek Middle is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
West Iredell Middle52118.699.4%
Oakwood Middle IB School51615.598.8%
Third Creek Middle40216.099.3%
East Iredell Middle32813.499.1%

All public schools in Statesville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Third Creek Middle

  1. Oakwood Middle IB SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.8 miles away: 516 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  2. East Iredell MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 7.1 miles away: 328 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).7.1 mi
  3. Compare Third Creek Middle with Oakwood Middle IB SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Iredell-Statesville School District spends per student$11,291 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,291
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaThird Creek Middle is the number 374 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#374 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.16.0:1
  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 Third Creek Middle

  1. How many students attend Third Creek Middle?
    402 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 400 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Statesville, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Third Creek Middle?
    16.0 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 Third Creek Middle a Title I school?
    Third Creek Middle was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Third Creek Middle do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Third Creek Middle scored proficient or above: 9-12% in math, against 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 Third Creek Middle in?
    Iredell-Statesville School District, NCES district ID 3702310. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370231002302 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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