W C Friday Middle School

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Dallas, North Carolina·28034
Score
26.2/100
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#340
Among 460 North Carolina middle schools
#6
In Gaston County Schools
Top 74%
In North Carolina

Score 26.2/100: better than 26% 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
44%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 55%, better than 29% of them
551 students tested
Math
42%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 56%, better than 26% of them
552 students tested
Science
57%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 68%, better than 25% of them
196 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 Reading44.1551
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math41.8552
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science57.1196

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
612
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
612
Typical middle school: 591
Free or reduced-price lunch
101%
Typical middle school: 95%

District and location

School district
City
Gaston County

Contact

Address
1221 Ratchford Drive
Dallas, NC 28034

"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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W C Friday Middle School at a glance

W C Friday Middle School is a public middle school in Dallas, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8. It is part of Gaston County Schools. It has about 612 students (a typical North Carolina middle school has 591). About 101% 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, 44% in English language arts (similar schools: 55%) and 42% 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 26.2 out of 100: better than 26% of them, ranking #340 of 460. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged 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.