SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the NC proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 58%Projected 47%

Parkwood Middle Exceeds Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the NC proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the NC average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 59%NC 55%

English proficiency

School 57%NC 52%

Science proficiency

School 59%NC 57%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

N/A

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

0%

Students in at least one AP course. 0 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

0%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes0%
AP courses offered0
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

0%
3%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

0%
2%

Gold marks the NC average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

B-

24.58 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

B-

2.85 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B+

9.15 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$101,802

NC average $80,144

Median home value

$356,325

NC average $293,064

Median rent

$1,302 /mo

NC average $1,249

Unemployment rate

2.8%

NC average 4.9%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 90.9%NC 89.9%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

20:1

NC average 16:1

Teachers

42

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$77,382

All teachers in Union County Public Schools.

Student to counselor ratio NC average 348:1276:1
Support staff5
Psychologists0
Nurses1
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%NC 92%

Experienced teachers

School 89%NC 86%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days185
Out-of-school suspension days128
Total days missed to suspension450
Expulsions with services7
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$6717 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$10.14

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

69%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

0%

Black

10%

Latino

15%

Multiracial

4%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged30%
Students with disabilities14%
English as a second language4%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected1%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

Middle schools nearest to Parkwood Middle

Nearby middle schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Monroe Middle

  • Actual: 35%
  • Projected: 27%
  • Distance: 7.3 mi
Cuthbertson Middle

  • Actual: 84%
  • Projected: 75%
  • Distance: 8.1 mi
Weddington Middle

  • Actual: 90%
  • Projected: 77%
  • Distance: 9.1 mi
Buford Middle

  • Actual: 48%
  • Projected: 52%
  • Distance: 9.6 mi
Sun Valley Middle

  • Actual: 70%
  • Projected: 44%
  • Distance: 9.9 mi
Marvin Ridge Middle

  • Actual: 93%
  • Projected: 80%
  • Distance: 10.6 mi
Indian Land Middle

  • Actual: 62%
  • Projected: 57%
  • Distance: 13.2 mi
Porter Ridge Middle School

  • Actual: 68%
  • Projected: 59%
  • Distance: 13.6 mi
A. R. Rucker Middle

  • Actual: 28%
  • Projected: 21%
  • Distance: 13.9 mi
Jay M. Robinson Middle

  • Actual: 86%
  • Projected: 76%
  • Distance: 14.3 mi