West Pender Middle

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Burgaw, North Carolina·28425
Score
21.8/100
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#360
Among 460 North Carolina middle schools
#4
In Pender County Schools
#1
In Burgaw
Top 79%
In North Carolina

Score 21.8/100: better than 21% 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
33%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 55%, better than 8% of them
205 students tested
Math
46%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 56%, better than 34% of them
205 students tested
Science
59%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 68%, better than 29% of them
64 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 Reading32.7205
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math45.9205
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science59.464

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
188
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
188
Typical middle school: 591
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Pender County

Contact

Address
10750 NC Hwy 53 West
Burgaw, NC 28425

"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).

Nearby middle schools

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Location

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West Pender Middle at a glance

West Pender Middle is a public middle school in Burgaw, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8. It is part of Pender County Schools. It has about 188 students (a typical North Carolina middle school has 591).

In 2025-26 state tests, 33% in English language arts (similar schools: 55%) and 46% 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 21.8 out of 100: better than 21% of them, ranking #360 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.