First Flight Middle School

Regular School · Kill Devil Hills, NC

First Flight Middle School is a regular school school in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, serving grades 06–08 with 604 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.1:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

604

Teachers (FTE)

46.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	463	77%
Hispanic/Latino	104	17%
Two or more races	28	5%
Asian	5	1%
Black or African American	3	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	604	322M / 282F

English Language Learners: 37 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	43.0% +1.1pp	41.9%	652
Reading Proficiency	54.0% +7.1pp	46.9%	645
Science Proficiency	76.0%	—	233

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)

+0.32 grade levels

Math

-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

135 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

7.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

177

29.3% 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.)	604	100%

Contact & Location

109 Veterans Drive

Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948

Phone: (252)441-8888

http://ffm.daretolearn.org

District

Dare County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,633

District enrollment: 5,181

Other Schools in District

Cape Hatteras Elementary School Elementary
First Flight Elementary School Elementary
Kitty Hawk Elementary School Elementary
Manteo Elementary School Elementary
Nags Head Elementary School Elementary
Cape Hatteras Secondary School High
Dare Learning Academy High
First Flight High School High

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 27948) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370111002291

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