South Stanly Middle

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Norwood, North Carolina·28128
Score
51.0/100
Compare South Stanly Middle with another school
#226
Among 460 North Carolina middle schools
#3
In Stanly County Schools
Top 50%
In North Carolina

Score 51.0/100: better than 51% 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
55%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 55%, better than 56% of them
372 students tested
Math
53%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 56%, better than 50% of them
371 students tested
Science
64%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 68%, better than 42% of them
135 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 Reading54.6372
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math53.1371
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science63.7135

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
362
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
362
Typical middle school: 591
Free or reduced-price lunch
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Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Stanly County

Contact

Address
12492 Cottonville Road
Norwood, NC 28128

"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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South Stanly Middle at a glance

South Stanly Middle is a public middle school in Norwood, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8. It is part of Stanly County Schools. It has about 362 students (a typical North Carolina middle school has 591).

In 2025-26 state tests, 55% in English language arts (similar schools: 55%) and 53% 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 51.0 out of 100: better than 51% of them, ranking #226 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.