Polk County Middle School
321 Wolverine Trail
Mill Spring NC, 28756, Polk County
Phone: 828-894-2215
Ranking: 
(161 out of 1,874, top 9%)*
(161 out of 1,874, top 9%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Polk 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: | 41 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 541 | 522 | 519 | 536 | 545 | 557 | 575 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 184 | 34.0% | 164 | 31.4% | 175 | 33.7% | 166 | 31.0% | 187 | 34.3% | 187 | 33.6% | 170 | 29.6% |
| Grade 7: | 165 | 30.5% | 188 | 36.0% | 166 | 32.0% | 188 | 35.1% | 181 | 33.2% | 184 | 33.0% | 195 | 33.9% |
| Grade 8: | 192 | 35.5% | 170 | 32.6% | 178 | 34.3% | 182 | 34.0% | 177 | 32.5% | 186 | 33.4% | 210 | 36.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 285 | 52.7% | 259 | 49.6% | 248 | 47.8% | 253 | 47.2% | 265 | 48.6% | 262 | 47.0% | 276 | 48.0% |
| Female: | 256 | 47.3% | 263 | 50.4% | 271 | 52.2% | 283 | 52.8% | 272 | 49.9% | 287 | 51.5% | 271 | 47.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 66 | 12.2% | 55 | 10.5% | 42 | 8.1% | 43 | 8.0% | 43 | 7.9% | 42 | 7.5% | 40 | 7.0% |
| Black: | 29 | 5.4% | 33 | 6.3% | 35 | 6.7% | 38 | 7.1% | 57 | 10.5% | 60 | 10.8% | 45 | 7.8% |
| White: | 428 | 79.1% | 411 | 78.7% | 422 | 81.3% | 435 | 81.2% | 443 | 81.3% | 453 | 81.3% | 463 | 80.5% |
| 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: | 17 | 3.1% | 19 | 3.6% | 16 | 3.1% | 17 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 259 | 47.9% | 270 | 51.7% | 227 | 43.7% | 225 | 42.0% | 232 | 42.6% | 211 | 37.9% | 196 | 34.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 50 | 9.2% | 36 | 6.9% | 56 | 10.8% | 52 | 9.7% | 53 | 9.7% | 65 | 11.7% | 78 | 13.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.27 | 12.99 | 12.62 | 13.25 | 13.18 | 13.40 | 13.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 93.5% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 77.9% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 80.6% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 82.8% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 87.6% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 88.3% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 89.6% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 76.5% | 59.5% | 36.3% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 83.7% | 61.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.1% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.4% | 78.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 80.5% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.6% | 80.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.3% | 80.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 57.4% | 38.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 93.5% | 81.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.4% | 59.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 71% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.7% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 89.2% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 91.6% | 75.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 57.4% | 46.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74.7% | 61.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.7% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | 67.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.6% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 94.8% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.8% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.9% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 52.9% | 38.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.3% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.6% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 66.8% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | 65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 66.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.2% | 68.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 70.1% | 47.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 43.9% | 46% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 60.3% | 50.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.4% | 57.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 80.8% | 60.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.8% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.5% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 83.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 84.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.4% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 42.4% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | > 95.0% | 86.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.6% | 54.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 66.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.3% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.6% | 69.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.7% | 71.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 54.1% | 41.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 66.3% | 51.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.5% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 72.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.3% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 77.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 60.5% | 59.1% |
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* Polk County Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.