Southern Middle

Regular School · Aberdeen, NC

Southern Middle is a regular school school in Aberdeen, North Carolina, serving grades 06–08 with 620 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.8:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

620

Teachers (FTE)

39.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	301	49%
Black or African American	140	23%
Hispanic/Latino	100	16%
Two or more races	65	10%
Asian	11	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0%
Total enrollment	620	326M / 294F

English Language Learners: 25 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	30.0% -11.9pp	41.9%	718
Reading Proficiency	41.0% -5.9pp	46.9%	721
Science Proficiency	67.0%	—	249

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)

-0.19 grade levels

Math

-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

125 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

11.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

414

66.8% 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.)	620	100%

Contact & Location

717 Johnson Street

Aberdeen, NC 28315

Phone: (910)693-1550

http://www.ncmcs.org/sms

District

Moore County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,301

District enrollment: 13,008

Other Schools in District

Aberdeen Elementary Elementary
Cameron Elementary Elementary
Carthage Elementary Elementary
Highfalls Elementary Elementary
McDeeds Creek Elementary Elementary
Pinehurst Elementary Elementary
Robbins Elementary Elementary
Sandhills Farm Life Elementary Elementary

View all 22 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 28315) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370309002533

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