Walter R Johnson Middle

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

Walter R Johnson Middle in Morganton, North Carolina enrolled 441 students in 2024-25 with 34.0 full-time teachers, 13.0 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, 28-32% 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 fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

465 students in 2022-23, 439 students in 2023-24, 441 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.5 to 34.0.

Students enrolled at Walter R Johnson Middle by school year2022-23: 465, 2023-24: 439, 2024-25: 44102004006002022-234652023-244392024-25441
Students enrolled at Walter R Johnson Middle by school year2022-23: 465, 2023-24: 439, 2024-25: 44102004006002022-234652023-244392024-25441
Students enrolled at Walter R Johnson Middle by school year2022-23: 465, 2023-24: 439, 2024-25: 44102004006002022-234652023-244392024-25441
Students enrolled at Walter R Johnson Middle by school year2022-23: 465, 2023-24: 439, 2024-25: 44102004006002022-234652023-244392024-25441
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2346532.514.3
2023-2443930.814.3
2024-2544134.013.0

13.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 91 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; This school 13.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; This school 13.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; This school 13.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; This school 13.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state 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 163 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Walter R Johnson Middle enrolled 488 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 89 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 163 of the 488 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions89
  • Chronically absent17.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

64.4% of students were Hispanic, 21.3% White, 5.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic64.4%
  2. White21.3%
  3. Two or more races5.9%
  4. Black5.4%
  5. Asian2.9%

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 Walter R Johnson Middle scored proficient or above: 28-32% 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
Math28‑32%52%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 Morganton

3 public middle schools in Morganton report 2024-25 enrollment; Walter R Johnson Middle is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Liberty Middle45315.699.3%
Walter R Johnson Middle44113.099.3%
Table Rock Middle42714.099.1%

All public schools in Morganton →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Walter R Johnson Middle

  1. Table Rock MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 4.7 miles away: 427 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).4.7 mi
  2. Liberty MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 5.2 miles away: 453 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).5.2 mi
  3. Compare Walter R Johnson Middle with Table Rock MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Burke County Public Schools spends per student$12,261 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,261
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaWalter R Johnson Middle is the number 355 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#355 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.13.0:1
  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 Walter R Johnson Middle

  1. How many students attend Walter R Johnson Middle?
    441 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 465 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Morganton, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Walter R Johnson Middle?
    13.0 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 Walter R Johnson Middle a Title I school?
    Walter R Johnson 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 Walter R Johnson Middle do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Walter R Johnson Middle scored proficient or above: 28-32% 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 Walter R Johnson Middle in?
    Burke County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3700480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370048002662 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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