Central Wilkes Middle School

Regular School · Moravian Falls, NC

Central Wilkes Middle School is a regular school school in Moravian Falls, North Carolina, serving grades 06–08 with 564 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.6:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

564

Teachers (FTE)

38.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	296	52%
Hispanic/Latino	153	27%
Two or more races	74	13%
Black or African American	36	6%
Asian	5	1%
Total enrollment	564	279M / 285F

English Language Learners: 57 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	42.0% +0.1pp	41.9%	635
Reading Proficiency	44.0% -2.9pp	46.9%	631
Science Proficiency	70.0%	—	205

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)

-0.01 grade levels

Math

+0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

73 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

16.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

103

18.3% 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.)	564	100%

Contact & Location

3541 South NC Hwy 16

Moravian Falls, NC 28654

Phone: (336)903-4180

http://cwms.wilkescountyschools.org/

District

Wilkes County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,957

District enrollment: 8,673

Other Schools in District

Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School Elementary
C B Eller Elementary School Elementary
C C Wright Elementary School Elementary
Millers Creek Elementary School Elementary
Moravian Falls Elementary School Elementary
Mount Pleasant Elementary School Elementary
Mountain View Elementary School Elementary
Mulberry Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 28654) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370495002072

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