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.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Granville County Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
560th of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,853
Students who attend Butner-Stem Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for Butner-Stem Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 16.7
Number of students: 403
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
42.4%
White:
30.3%
African American:
23.6%
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Two or more races:
3.2%
American Indian:
0.5%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 77.2%
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