Beaufort Middle

Summary:

Beaufort Middle is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Beaufort, North Carolina, with a student population of 258 and a student-teacher ratio of 12.1. The school is part of the Carteret County Public Schools district, which is ranked 35 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Beaufort Middle has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools, with higher percentages of African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, its academic performance is generally lower than the district and state averages, particularly in mathematics and reading. For example, in 2023-2024, Beaufort Middle's 8th-grade mathematics proficiency rate was 50%, compared to the district's 61.2% and the state's 46.9%. Similarly, the school's 8th-grade reading proficiency rate was 47.4%, compared to the district's 60.6% and the state's 51.4%. Additionally, Beaufort Middle's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American students and students with low socioeconomic status performing relatively well, while White students, multi-racial students, disabled students, and gifted/talented students perform relatively poorly.

Compared to other middle schools in the Carteret County Public Schools district, such as Broad Creek Middle, Beaufort Middle generally underperforms, particularly in mathematics and reading proficiency rates. The school's exceptionally high percentage of students (over 98%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, coupled with its relatively high per-student spending, suggests that it may be facing significant challenges in addressing the needs of its economically disadvantaged student population.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 100 Carraway Drive
       Beaufort, NC  28516-1590


(252) 728-4520

District: Carteret County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
266th of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,973 Help


Students who attend Beaufort Middle usually attend:

High:    East Carteret High

Feeder schools for Beaufort Middle:

Elementary:    Beaufort Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  11.9 Help
Number of students:  256

Racial breakdown:

White:
69.9%
Two or more races:
10.9%
African American:
9.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  53.1% Help


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Compare Details Beaufort Middle ranks better than 66.5% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked middle schools in the Carteret County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.9. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Beaufort Middle has the smallest middle school student body size in the Carteret County Public Schools District. Racial makeup is: White (69.9%), two or more races (10.9%), African American (9.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 53.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Beaufort Middle is 11.9, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Carteret County Public Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Beaufort Middle is $10,973, which is the 2nd highest among 4 middle schools in the Carteret County Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Beaufort Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Beaufort Middle 266th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Beaufort Middle in the ranking list.)

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Carteret County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Carteret County Public Schools 35th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Beaufort Middle

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Rank History for all students at Beaufort Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 61.19 248th 598 58.5%
2007 65.22 221st 606 63.5%
2008 66.37 216th 620 65.2%
2009 73.23 168th 630 73.3%
2010 66.96 219th 640 65.8%
2011 69.03 208th 648 67.9%
2012 68.12 218th 662 67.1%
2013 56.07 274th 673 59.3%
2014 57.43 250th 627 60.1%
2015 58.86 285th 705 59.6%
2016 59.50 279th 692 59.7%
2017 63.10 248th 694 64.3%
2018 68.12 213th 691 69.2%
2019 68.69 216th 737 70.7%
2021 64.01 237th 741 68.0%
2022 62.06 271st 786 65.5%
2023 63.76 256th 784 67.3%
2024 62.90 266th 793 66.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Beaufort Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 56.94 106th 302 64.9%
2024 32.61 221st 306 27.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Beaufort Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 44.96 213th 473 55.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Beaufort Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.50 182nd 604 69.9%
2019 81.85 57th 639 91.1%
2021 51.99 255th 633 59.7%
2022 65.42 170th 689 75.3%
2023 64.80 194th 735 73.6%
2024 64.64 214th 743 71.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Beaufort Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.56 256th 656 61.0%
2019 63.47 244th 684 64.3%
2021 57.43 271st 706 61.6%
2022 59.54 268th 733 63.4%
2023 64.93 224th 731 69.4%
2024 57.02 290th 738 60.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Beaufort Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.17 97th 475 79.6%
2019 70.35 81st 504 83.9%
2021 31.81 352nd 478 26.4%
2022 36.45 261st 449 41.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Beaufort Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 58.26 209th 416 49.8%
2021 65.87 159th 448 64.5%
2022 74.94 33rd 450 92.7%
2024 19.50 441st 461 4.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Beaufort Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.71 167th 665 74.9%
2019 70.80 182nd 697 73.9%
2021 67.80 200th 711 71.9%
2022 62.43 253rd 748 66.2%
2023 60.16 271st 747 63.7%
2024 65.43 226th 751 69.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Beaufort Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.87 117th 494 76.3%
2019 73.06 83rd 519 84.0%
2021 54.68 171st 533 67.9%
2022 61.58 145th 550 73.6%
2023 67.07 121st 559 78.4%
2024 57.92 171st 560 69.5%
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Rank History for White students at Beaufort Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.37 207th 596 65.3%
2019 57.56 260th 624 58.3%
2021 49.79 299th 632 52.7%
2022 48.76 336th 658 48.9%
2023 47.18 344th 656 47.6%
2024 45.13 360th 652 44.8%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Beaufort Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 211 117 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 328
1989 213 118 0 0 0 n/a n/a 1 332
1990 226 130 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 356
1991 227 115 0 5 1 n/a n/a 0 348
1992 223 108 0 2 1 n/a n/a 6 340
1993 223 121 1 1 1 n/a n/a 0 347
1994 216 132 3 1 2 n/a n/a 0 354
1995 235 130 3 3 3 n/a n/a 0 374
1996 235 130 3 3 3 n/a n/a 0 374
1997 242 110 1 2 2 n/a n/a 0 357
1998 232 105 1 3 2 n/a n/a 0 343
1999 206 89 0 3 2 n/a n/a 0 300
2000 187 85 1 10 2 n/a n/a 0 285
2001 162 83 1 4 1 n/a n/a 0 251
2002 183 69 1 2 2 n/a n/a 0 257
2003 183 69 1 2 2 n/a n/a 0 257
2004 199 66 2 2 4 n/a n/a 0 273
2005 195 54 2 4 2 n/a n/a 0 257
2006 188 55 2 3 1 n/a n/a 0 249
2007 174 48 0 1 0 n/a n/a 4 227
2008 190 49 0 2 0 n/a n/a 7 248
2009 180 61 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 245
2010 190 64 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 257
2011 200 55 2 1 1 0 12 0 271
2012 209 60 1 1 1 0 12 0 284
2013 218 57 2 1 2 0 12 0 292
2014 210 44 3 6 1 0 9 0 273
2015 192 44 5 10 2 0 11 0 264
2016 179 38 3 19 1 0 11 0 251
2017 190 42 4 13 1 0 18 0 268
2018 184 49 4 17 1 1 20 0 276
2019 197 40 2 15 0 2 21 0 277
2020 201 44 4 19 0 1 20 0 289
2021 183 39 2 22 1 0 22 0 269
2022 156 38 3 21 2 1 21 0 242
2023 177 32 0 23 0 0 26 0 258
2024 179 25 0 22 1 1 28 0 256

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Beaufort Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 328 22.0 14.9 33.5
1989 332 22.0 15.0 91.6
1990 356 22.0 16.1 87.4
1991 348 22.0 15.8 89.4
1992 340 22.0 15.4 34.7
1993 347 25.0 13.9 33.1
1994 354 24.0 14.8 36.7
1995 374 27.0 13.9 46.3
1996 374 27.0 13.9 46.3
1997 357 27.0 13.2 40.9
1998 343 28.0 12.3 35
1999 300 23.0 13.0 47.7
2000 285 27.0 10.6 46.3
2001 251 27.0 9.3 47
2002 257 27.0 9.5 46.7
2003 257 27.0 9.5 46.7
2004 273 27.0 10.1 51.6
2005 257 27.0 9.5 50.6
2006 249 27.0 9.2 43.8
2007 227 19.2 11.8 44.8
2008 248 20.3 12.2 44.8
2009 245 19.5 12.6 44.9
2010 257 21.2 12.0 51.8
2011 271 21.3 12.7 46.9
2012 284 20.8 13.6 54.2
2013 292 21.8 13.3 51
2014 273 22.4 12.1 51.3
2015 264 23.0 11.4 55.3
2016 251 22.0 11.4 52.6
2017 268 20.8 12.8 57.5
2018 276 21.5 12.8 49.6
2019 277 21.7 12.7 67.9
2020 289 20.9 13.8 98.6
2021 269 21.4 12.5 98.9
2022 242 21.3 11.3 98.8
2023 258 21.1 12.1 98.8
2024 256 21.4 11.9 53.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Beaufort Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 328 22.0 14.9 33.5
1989 332 22.0 15.0 91.6
1990 356 22.0 16.1 87.4
1991 348 22.0 15.8 89.4
1992 340 22.0 15.4 34.7
1993 347 25.0 13.9 33.1
1994 354 24.0 14.8 36.7
1995 374 27.0 13.9 46.3
1996 374 27.0 13.9 46.3
1997 357 27.0 13.2 40.9
1998 343 28.0 12.3 35
1999 300 23.0 13.0 47.7
2000 285 27.0 10.6 46.3
2001 251 27.0 9.3 47
2002 257 27.0 9.5 46.7
2003 257 27.0 9.5 46.7
2004 273 27.0 10.1 51.6
2005 257 27.0 9.5 50.6
2006 249 27.0 9.2 43.8
2007 227 19.2 11.8 44.8
2008 248 20.3 12.2 44.8
2009 245 19.5 12.6 44.9
2010 257 21.2 12.0 51.8
2011 271 21.3 12.7 46.9
2012 284 20.8 13.6 54.2
2013 292 21.8 13.3 51
2014 273 22.4 12.1 51.3
2015 264 23.0 11.4 55.3
2016 251 22.0 11.4 52.6
2017 268 20.8 12.8 57.5
2018 276 21.5 12.8 49.6
2019 277 21.7 12.7 67.9
2020 289 20.9 13.8 98.6
2021 269 21.4 12.5 98.9
2022 242 21.3 11.3 98.8
2023 258 21.1 12.1 98.8
2024 256 21.4 11.9 53.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Beaufort Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $814 (7.4%) $10,160 (92.6%) $10,973

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Beaufort Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 216th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 256th of 784 Middle schools
 3.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Beaufort Middle)69.962.5
 7.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Carteret County Public Schools)70.366.1
 4.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Beaufort Middle)73.855.7
 18.1%
   6th Grade Reading (Carteret County Public Schools)75.257.5
 17.7%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Beaufort Middle)57.360
 2.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Carteret County Public Schools)68.366.3
 2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Beaufort Middle)64.651.4
 13.2%
   7th Grade Reading (Carteret County Public Schools)71.464.6
 6.8%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Beaufort Middle)6043.8
 16.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Carteret County Public Schools)71.159
 12.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Beaufort Middle)58.855.1
 3.7%
   8th Grade Reading (Carteret County Public Schools)7162.6
 8.4%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Beaufort Middle)8575.3
 9.7%
   8th Grade Science (Carteret County Public Schools)90.981.1
 9.8%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students277258
 6.9%
African American4032
 20%
American Indian00
Asian20
 100%
Hispanic1523
 53.3%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White197177
 10.2%
Two or More Races2126
 23.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients67.9%98.8%
 31%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 256 students attended Beaufort Middle.

Beaufort Middle ranks 266th of 793 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Beaufort Middle usually go on to attend East Carteret High

Students at Beaufort Middle are 70% White, 11% Two or more races, 10% African American, 9% Hispanic.


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