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Hiwassee Dam Middle

Regular School · Murphy, NC

Hiwassee Dam Middle is a regular school school in Murphy, North Carolina, serving grades 06–08 with 122 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.6:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
122
Teachers (FTE)
9.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.6:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 107 88%
Hispanic/Latino 8 7%
Two or more races 5 4%
Black or African American 1 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 1%
Total enrollment 122 61M / 61F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 60-64% 41.9% 98
Reading Proficiency 50-54% 46.9% 98
Science Proficiency >=90% 36

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.13 grade levels
Math
+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
12 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
1
0.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
32
26.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 122 100%

Contact & Location

337 Blue Eagle Circle

Murphy, NC 28906

Phone: (828)644-5115

http://www.cherokee.k12.nc.us/hdse/

District

Cherokee County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,715

District enrollment: 3,146

NCES ID

370078000319

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD