Polk County Middle School

Regular School · Mill Spring, NC

Polk County Middle School is a regular school school in Mill Spring, North Carolina, serving grades 06–08 with 454 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.1:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

454

Teachers (FTE)

40.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	339	75%
Hispanic/Latino	64	14%
Two or more races	29	6%
Black or African American	19	4%
Asian	1	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	454	228M / 226F

English Language Learners: 30 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	46.0% +4.1pp	41.9%	478
Reading Proficiency	59.0% +12.1pp	46.9%	475
Science Proficiency	85-89%	—	150

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)

+0.31 grade levels

Math

+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

112 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

17.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	454	100%

Contact & Location

321 Wolverine Trail

Mill Spring, NC 28756

Phone: (828)894-2215

http://pcms.polkschools.org

District

Polk County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,031

District enrollment: 2,166

Other Schools in District

Polk Central Elementary School Elementary
Saluda Elementary School Elementary
Sunny View Elementary School Elementary
Tryon Elementary School Elementary
Polk County Early College High
Polk County High School High

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 28756) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370372002790

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