For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 489 students in Hertford County Schools. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in North Carolina.
Public Middle School in Hertford County School have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the North Carolina public middle school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 50% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 94% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the North Carolina public middle school average of 57% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NC)
# Schools
7 Schools
872 Schools
# Students
2,367 Students
496,921 Students
# Teachers
151 Teachers
31,042 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Hertford County Schools, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 314 school districts in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 72% has decreased from 86% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#300 out of 325 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(21-22)20%
51%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
50%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
63%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)75-79%
86%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)52.3%
28.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.40
0.71
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
1%
4%
% Hispanic
7%
21%
% Black
77%
25%
% White
10%
43%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,112 is higher than the state median of $11,177. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,052 is higher than the state median of $11,601. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$33 MM
$17,307 MM
Spending
$33 MM
$17,964 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,112
$11,177
Spending / Student
$14,052
$11,601
Best Hertford County Schools Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Hertford County Middle School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1850 Hwy 11n
Murfreesboro, NC 27855
(252) 398-4091
Murfreesboro, NC 27855
(252) 398-4091
Gr: 6-8 | 489 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
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