First Flight Middle School

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina·27948
Score
87.9/100
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#56
Among 460 North Carolina middle schools
#1
In Dare County Schools
Top 13%
In North Carolina

Score 87.9/100: better than 87% of North Carolina middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
70%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 55%, better than 88% of them
596 students tested
Math
68%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 56%, better than 80% of them
596 students tested
Science
90%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 68%, better than 96% of them
205 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNC EOG Reading69.5596
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math67.8596
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science90.2205

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
619
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
619
Typical middle school: 591
Free or reduced-price lunch
32%
Typical middle school: 95%

District and location

School district
City
Dare County

Contact

Address
109 Veterans Drive
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby middle schools

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Location

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First Flight Middle School at a glance

First Flight Middle School is a public middle school in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8. It is part of Dare County Schools. It has about 619 students (a typical North Carolina middle school has 591). About 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 95% at a typical North Carolina middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 70% in English language arts (similar schools: 55%) and 68% in math (similar schools: 56%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina middle schools, it scores 87.9 out of 100: better than 87% of them, ranking #56 of 460. Its English language arts result rose by 2 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.