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East Mcdowell Junior High Middle School
676 State St
Marion NC, 28752, Mcdowell County
Phone: 828-652-7711
Ranking: 
(937 out of 1,874, top 50%)*
(937 out of 1,874, top 50%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 9
School District: McDowell County Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 42 | 47 | 46 | 50 | 47 | 51 | 49 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 641 | 614 | 597 | 624 | 637 | 655 | 685 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 214 | 33.4% | 232 | 37.8% | 209 | 35.0% | 208 | 33.3% | 237 | 37.2% | 233 | 35.6% | 254 | 37.1% |
| Grade 8: | 238 | 37.1% | 208 | 33.9% | 200 | 33.5% | 233 | 37.3% | 215 | 33.8% | 235 | 35.9% | 226 | 33.0% |
| Grade 9: | 189 | 29.5% | 174 | 28.3% | 188 | 31.5% | 183 | 29.3% | 185 | 29.0% | 186 | 28.4% | 205 | 29.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 348 | 54.3% | 306 | 49.8% | 294 | 49.2% | 317 | 50.8% | 325 | 51.0% | 333 | 50.8% | 349 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 293 | 45.7% | 308 | 50.2% | 303 | 50.8% | 307 | 49.2% | 304 | 47.7% | 314 | 47.9% | 322 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 16 | 2.5% | 14 | 2.3% | 15 | 2.5% | 17 | 2.7% | 12 | 1.9% | 13 | 2.0% | 13 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic: | 62 | 9.7% | 64 | 10.4% | 47 | 7.9% | 55 | 8.8% | 54 | 8.5% | 55 | 8.4% | 57 | 8.3% |
| Black: | 15 | 2.3% | 18 | 2.9% | 26 | 4.4% | 21 | 3.4% | 25 | 3.9% | 28 | 4.3% | 23 | 3.4% |
| White: | 529 | 82.5% | 495 | 80.6% | 489 | 81.9% | 504 | 80.8% | 546 | 85.7% | 559 | 85.3% | 579 | 84.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 2.0% | 19 | 3.1% | 18 | 3.0% | 27 | 4.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 359 | 56.0% | 341 | 55.5% | 295 | 49.4% | 326 | 52.2% | 305 | 47.9% | 284 | 43.4% | 297 | 43.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 8.4% | 59 | 9.6% | 74 | 12.4% | 47 | 7.5% | 65 | 10.2% | 79 | 12.1% | 79 | 11.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.38 | 13.19 | 13.09 | 12.45 | 13.55 | 12.80 | 14.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 83% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 83% | 67.4% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 76.7% | 67.9% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 70.1% | 66.3% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 84.5% | 75% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 90.1% | 71.9% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 90.7% | 83.7% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 30.6% | 32.4% | 36.3% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 83.9% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 65.3% | 82.3% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 86.4% | 48.0% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 85.1% | 85.7% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 77.7% | 76.7% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 86.9% | 82.7% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 70.7% | 76.2% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 91.5% | 89.8% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 91% | 85% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 94.5% | 87.1% | 82.9% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 92.1% | 72.2% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 60.3% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 66.9% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 68.1% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 73.6% | 82.3% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 62.4% | 61.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 66.5% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 63.4% | 67.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 83% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 85.8% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 87.6% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 88.8% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 41.0% | 38.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 88.2% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 87.4% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 50% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 71.1% | 65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 69.5% | 66.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 70.3% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 68.9% | 68.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 49.1% | 47.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 43.4% | 46% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 54.6% | 50.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 52.4% | 57.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 67.3% | 60.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 72.2% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 71.2% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 88.1% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 88.8% | 83.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 91.5% | 84.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 89.1% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 37.8% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 88.5% | 86.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 91.1% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 54.6% | 54.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 71.5% | 66.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 77.9% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 71.1% | 69.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 70.4% | 71.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 35.5% | 41.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 57.3% | 51.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 75.4% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.9% | 72.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 81.8% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 74.3% | 77.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 63.1% | 59.1% |
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* East Mcdowell Junior High Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.