For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 200 students in Washington County Schools. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in North Carolina.
Public Middle School in Washington County School have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the North Carolina public middle school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 50% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 95% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the North Carolina public middle school average of 56% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NC)
# Schools
4 Schools
880 Schools
# Students
964 Students
493,642 Students
# Teachers
65 Teachers
31,617 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Washington County Schools, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 320 school districts in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 72% has increased from 70-74% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#288 out of 325 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(21-22)30%
51%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
50%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
63%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)80-84%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.32
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
4%
% Hispanic
6%
20%
% Black
82%
25%
% White
6%
44%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,416 is higher than the state median of $11,191. The school district revenue/student has grown by 21% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,944 is higher than the state median of $11,616. The school district spending/student has grown by 21% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$18 MM
$17,307 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$17,964 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,416
$11,191
Spending / Student
$17,944
$11,616
Best Washington County Schools Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Washington County Middle School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
37 E Mill Pond Rd
Roper, NC 27970
(252) 793-2835
Roper, NC 27970
(252) 793-2835
Gr: 6-8 | 200 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
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