Butner-Stem Middle

Summary:

Butner-Stem Middle is a public middle school in Butner, North Carolina, serving 433 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Granville County Schools district, which is ranked 190 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Butner-Stem Middle has a diverse student population, with 30.02% White, 25.87% African American, and 40.65% Hispanic students. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by state assessment proficiency rates, is consistently lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's Mathematics proficiency rates ranged from 23.7% for 8th grade to 41.9% for 6th grade, compared to the state averages of 46.9% and 54.3%, respectively. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 47.37% in 2021-2022 to 76.21% in 2022-2023.

When compared to nearby schools like G.C. Hawley Middle and Pine Hollow Middle, Butner-Stem Middle generally performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science. However, the school's student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and Economically Disadvantaged students, generally perform better than the overall school, suggesting that the school may be providing targeted support and interventions for these groups. Additionally, Butner-Stem Middle's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $9,853, which is higher than the spending per student at some of the nearby schools, indicating that the school may be allocating more resources to support its students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 501 East D St
       Butner, NC  27509


(919) 575-9429

District: Granville County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
560th of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,853 Help


Students who attend Butner-Stem Middle usually attend:

High:    Granville Central High

Feeder schools for Butner-Stem Middle:

Elementary:    Butner-Stem Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  18.3 Help
Number of students:  433

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
40.6%
White:
30.0%
African American:
25.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  76.2% Help


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Compare Details Butner-Stem Middle ranks worse than 70.6% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked middle schools in the Granville County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.57. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Butner-Stem Middle has the smallest middle school student body size in the Granville County Schools District. Student population at Butner-Stem Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (40.6%), White (30%), African American (25.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 76.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Butner-Stem Middle is 18.3, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Granville County Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Butner-Stem Middle is $9,853, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Granville County Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Butner-Stem Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Butner-Stem Middle 560th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Butner-Stem Middle in the ranking list.)

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Granville County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Granville County Schools 190th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Butner-Stem Middle

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Rank History for all students at Butner-Stem Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 42.31 409th 598 31.6%
2007 39.93 429th 606 29.2%
2008 49.66 351st 620 43.4%
2009 48.87 379th 630 39.8%
2010 42.46 428th 640 33.1%
2011 36.11 473rd 648 27.0%
2012 45.83 429th 662 35.2%
2013 27.10 492nd 673 26.9%
2014 17.17 528th 627 15.8%
2015 19.28 586th 705 16.9%
2016 26.66 526th 692 24.0%
2017 31.23 497th 694 28.4%
2018 31.24 494th 691 28.5%
2019 25.58 586th 737 20.5%
2021 20.88 601st 741 18.9%
2022 28.96 574th 786 27.0%
2023 27.21 582nd 784 25.8%
2024 30.57 560th 793 29.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Butner-Stem Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 55.26 87th 248 64.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Butner-Stem Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.31 60th 151 60.3%
2019 25.77 186th 211 11.8%
2021 53.40 58th 236 75.4%
2022 41.01 160th 312 48.7%
2023 40.83 173rd 318 45.6%
2024 46.73 156th 356 56.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Butner-Stem Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 43.67 219th 473 53.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Butner-Stem Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.05 314th 604 48.0%
2019 37.26 437th 639 31.6%
2021 30.25 460th 633 27.3%
2022 46.62 338th 689 50.9%
2023 37.41 474th 735 35.5%
2024 43.17 407th 743 45.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Butner-Stem Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.51 471st 656 28.2%
2019 22.59 572nd 684 16.4%
2021 18.18 601st 706 14.9%
2022 23.52 588th 733 19.8%
2023 22.50 598th 731 18.2%
2024 25.95 570th 738 22.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Butner-Stem Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.66 236th 475 50.3%
2019 44.53 252nd 504 50.0%
2021 64.55 82nd 478 82.8%
2022 34.71 277th 449 38.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Butner-Stem Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.73 81st 127 36.2%
2019 26.56 385th 416 7.5%
2021 24.45 410th 448 8.5%
2022 47.42 308th 450 31.6%
2023 27.10 415th 452 8.2%
2024 27.51 414th 461 10.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Butner-Stem Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.96 503rd 665 24.4%
2019 26.53 551st 697 20.9%
2021 23.61 554th 711 22.1%
2022 32.47 515th 748 31.1%
2023 30.48 535th 747 28.4%
2024 33.67 517th 751 31.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Butner-Stem Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.95 285th 494 42.3%
2019 37.21 347th 519 33.1%
2021 29.39 387th 533 27.4%
2022 37.82 325th 550 40.9%
2023 30.82 412th 559 26.3%
2024 41.57 321st 560 42.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Butner-Stem Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.66 291st 472 38.3%
2019 28.85 393rd 493 20.3%
2021 28.07 408th 522 21.8%
2022 37.78 352nd 541 34.9%
2023 36.83 377th 553 31.8%
2024 35.24 387th 564 31.4%
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Rank History for White students at Butner-Stem Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.12 541st 596 9.2%
2019 16.39 573rd 624 8.2%
2021 14.58 579th 632 8.4%
2022 26.30 529th 658 19.6%
2023 20.34 562nd 656 14.3%
2024 29.53 497th 652 23.8%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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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 Butner-Stem Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1999 365 144 2 17 2 n/a n/a 0 530
2000 385 154 2 21 0 n/a n/a 0 562
2001 390 164 0 32 2 n/a n/a 0 588
2002 305 173 0 25 2 n/a n/a 0 505
2003 305 173 0 25 2 n/a n/a 0 505
2004 293 177 0 28 3 n/a n/a 0 501
2005 269 171 0 27 1 n/a n/a 0 468
2006 274 156 2 44 2 n/a n/a 0 478
2007 267 122 1 49 5 n/a n/a 15 459
2008 259 117 2 53 6 n/a n/a 18 455
2009 238 136 1 63 4 n/a n/a 0 442
2010 246 152 0 65 2 n/a n/a 0 465
2011 260 130 1 66 3 0 26 0 486
2012 250 121 1 86 2 0 23 0 483
2013 246 111 1 100 2 0 17 0 477
2014 212 98 0 111 1 0 20 0 442
2015 180 101 1 116 2 0 17 0 417
2016 172 92 2 121 2 0 17 0 406
2017 161 94 3 131 2 0 17 0 408
2018 158 97 1 147 1 0 16 0 420
2019 160 109 0 174 3 0 22 0 468
2020 165 140 0 173 3 0 29 0 510
2021 148 143 0 177 2 0 28 0 498
2022 127 121 1 170 0 0 18 0 437
2023 130 112 0 176 1 0 14 0 433

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 Butner-Stem Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 530 38.0 13.9 39.6
2000 562 35.0 16.1 38.6
2001 588 38.0 15.5 32.3
2002 505 38.0 13.3 45.1
2003 505 38.0 13.3 45.1
2004 501 38.0 13.2 50.1
2005 468 38.0 12.3 48.9
2006 478 38.0 12.6 50.4
2007 459 32.0 14.3 48.9
2008 455 30.0 15.2 47.8
2009 442 30.9 14.3 47.3
2010 465 30.0 15.5 52.7
2011 486 29.0 16.7 50.4
2012 483 26.9 17.9 55.9
2013 477 27.3 17.4 58.9
2014 442 25.8 17.0 64
2015 417 24.0 17.3 68.3
2016 406 25.0 16.2 67.5
2017 408 27.5 14.8 71.3
2018 420 26.3 15.9 66.9
2019 468 25.4 18.4 65.8
2020 510 30.5 16.6 66.7
2021 498 31.4 15.8 54.8
2022 437 27.0 16.1 47.4
2023 433 23.6 18.3 76.2

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 Butner-Stem Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 530 38.0 13.9 39.6
2000 562 35.0 16.1 38.6
2001 588 38.0 15.5 32.3
2002 505 38.0 13.3 45.1
2003 505 38.0 13.3 45.1
2004 501 38.0 13.2 50.1
2005 468 38.0 12.3 48.9
2006 478 38.0 12.6 50.4
2007 459 32.0 14.3 48.9
2008 455 30.0 15.2 47.8
2009 442 30.9 14.3 47.3
2010 465 30.0 15.5 52.7
2011 486 29.0 16.7 50.4
2012 483 26.9 17.9 55.9
2013 477 27.3 17.4 58.9
2014 442 25.8 17.0 64
2015 417 24.0 17.3 68.3
2016 406 25.0 16.2 67.5
2017 408 27.5 14.8 71.3
2018 420 26.3 15.9 66.9
2019 468 25.4 18.4 65.8
2020 510 30.5 16.6 66.7
2021 498 31.4 15.8 54.8
2022 437 27.0 16.1 47.4
2023 433 23.6 18.3 76.2

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Butner-Stem Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $996 (10.1%) $8,857 (89.9%) $9,853

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Butner-Stem Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 586th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 582nd of 784 Middle schools
 5.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Butner-Stem Middle)36.727.7
 9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Granville County Schools)39.934.7
 5.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Butner-Stem Middle)51.244.3
 6.9%
   6th Grade Reading (Granville County Schools)49.142.4
 6.7%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Butner-Stem Middle)34.626.1
 8.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Granville County Schools)39.631.7
 7.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Butner-Stem Middle)49.442.5
 6.9%
   7th Grade Reading (Granville County Schools)51.642.3
 9.3%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Butner-Stem Middle)49.629.7
 19.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Granville County Schools)38.427.3
 11.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Butner-Stem Middle)35.142
 6.9%
   8th Grade Reading (Granville County Schools)44.241.2
 3%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Butner-Stem Middle)63.457.2
 6.2%
   8th Grade Science (Granville County Schools)68.658.5
 10.1%
   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 Students468433
 7.5%
African American109112
 2.8%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian00
Hispanic174176
 1.1%
Pacific Islander00
White160130
 18.8%
Two or More Races2214
 36.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients65.8%76.2%
 10.4%


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Students at Butner-Stem Middle are 41% Hispanic, 30% White, 26% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Students who attend Butner-Stem Middle usually go on to attend Granville Central High

In the 2022-23 school year, 433 students attended Butner-Stem Middle.

Butner-Stem Middle ranks 560th of 793 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.


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