South Edgecombe Middle School

230 Pinetopscrisp Rd, Pinetops, NC 27864 | (252) 827-5083

Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 388

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3 out of 5 | 16 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 388 middle school students from grades 6-8
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 230 Pinetops-Crisp Road, Pinetops, NC 27864

Principal or Admin: Mr William Grady
Fax: (252) 827-2811
Website: www.ecps.us

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

Additional School Details

School Calendar Description: Traditional

School Schedule: Semester

Accreditation Status: Southern Association of Colleges

School District Details

Edgecombe County Schools District
Per-Pupil Spending: $7,698
Graduation Rate: 65.7%
Dropout Rate: 7.0%
Students Per Teacher: 16.9
Enrolled Students: 7,582

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 388
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 21.6
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 18.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 208 (53.6%)
Females: 180 (46.4%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 31 (8.0%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 237 (61.1%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 268 (69.1%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

South Edgecombe Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.3%
Black	145	37.4%
Asian	1	0.3%
Hispanic	25	6.4%
White	216	55.7%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
6th Grade	123	31.7%
7th Grade	131	33.8%
8th Grade	134	34.5%

Source: NC Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 3

3 out of 5 | 16 Reviews

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16 reviews for South Edgecombe Middle School

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on August 12, 2011
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Needs much improvement.

Reviewed by Former Student on November 01, 2010
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I am a former student at SEMS! This schol suck the teachers here does not teach correctly. The students are out of control. The teachers should be pushin harder on the students. I dont like this school it makes no sense.

Reviewed by Student on October 01, 2010
Rating: (3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Sems is ohk bt i jus wish we ddnt have to wear uniforms and tuck out shirt tails in. I mean its stupid we ddnt do it last year so y do we have to do it this year, I mean really c'mon. Get Real. By a person who wishes she cud make a change in the school

Reviewed by Student on August 15, 2010
Rating: (3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
i love the school but i hate that we got to wear the uniforms they dnt let anybody express them selves.they cant b worn like this they cant have this on them.enogh u guys act like someone has the money for half the crap we need and then they throw the uniforms on us.i hate it if u want uniforms buy them for me...aight great.thanks

Reviewed by Former Student on May 29, 2010
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I hate this school teachers don't have any control of there students and, the school is a mad house!

Reviewed by Former Student on March 01, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
SEMS, to me was one of the best middle schools in Edgecombe County, in which there were only 2, but the point I'm trying to make is that it offered so much more. The academic's were on point, in sports, we dominated, lunch was even alright. This was back in 2004 when I first started attending this school up until 2007, which was my last year. Teachers like, Ms. Pritchard a math teacher, Mrs. Dancy who taught science (who is now at Carver), Mr. Herring who taught music education/chorus (who is now at Phillips, and will soon be a principal), and a number of other strong-willed teachers are the ones who really keep SEMS afloat. I really hate it for the student there now, because they are truly missing out on a REAL educational experience!

Reviewed by Former Student on October 07, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Being in this school is okay but its just these uniforms that makes everbody want to quit.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on August 17, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
yes

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on April 24, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
save avid please do something about this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW

Reviewed by Former Student on January 29, 2009
Rating: (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This is an okay school, but the academic rate has seem to have fail since Mr. Ellis left. When he left, the school's reading objectives and others went down in rate and percentage. I haven;t really seen a mature situation to explain or come upon an agreement of how this could be improved. Most of the faculty and staff don't set horses well with eachother. Therefore there's no good ground for the children to uproot on. The adults are not setting good examples for these kids like they should. I have no problem with the uniform, but i do find it questioning because I was told the uniforms were there to stop the kids from picking on each other. It seems to me more picking is happening now just because of what some one's uniform looks like. You can;t stop kids from being kids. It just won't happen. Also the kids are still having saggy pants and loose long or maybe too tight shirts and pants, so what's the difference besides the colors. This school could use a lot of improving. Mrs. Mills and Mr. Grady need to get up and do something about it, as well as the faculty and staff!

Reviewed by Student on October 17, 2008
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
PLEASE PLEASE GGET US OUT OF THESE
HIDIUS UNIFORMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NO MORE TUCKED IN SHIRT TALES
PLEASE PLEAS!!!!!-a sixth grader who misses expresing her true self through cool clothes!!!!!PLEASE

Reviewed by Student on September 02, 2008
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
THIS SCHOOL IS SO NASTY AND A DISGRACE TO ME. THE SNAKE ON THE 7th GRADE HALL IS SO NASTY I NEVER WILL LIKE THIS SCHOOL IT SUCKS!

Reviewed by Student on July 03, 2008
Rating: (3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
well south edgecombe is alright but only thing i hated when i was out there where when we had to where uniform but i don't got to worry bout it cause im going to southwest high school. well i want to thank all my teachers that help me get through last year.so i love all y'all the staff and students at sems....

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on June 22, 2008
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I REALLY MISS SEMS

Reviewed by Former Student on May 27, 2008
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
i miss that school

Reviewed by Student on September 30, 2007
Rating: (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I HATE THIS SCHOOL. WELL I DONT REALLY HATE IT BUT I HATE THAT WE HAVE UNIFORMS PLEASE HELP US GET OUT OF UNIFORMS. I WOULD DO ANYTHING!

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that South Edgecombe Middle School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on EOC and EOG state exams in the following subjects:

Algebra I
Math
Reading
Science

AYP Information (2010)

Overall AYP Met: No

EOC - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

EOC - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Algebra I Test
2010	92.9%	58.8%	77.9%
2009	87.1%	56.1%	67.9%

EOG - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	74.6%	68.0%	81.1%
2009	77.6%	58.9%	78.7%

Reading Test
2010	66.4%	55.7%	76.6%
2009	66.4%	51.6%	72.2%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	67.5%	64.6%	80.8%
2009	62.8%	63.6%	79.1%

Reading Test
2010	51.3%	41.5%	67.6%
2009	39.1%	43.5%	65.7%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	71.1%	73.7%	84.6%
2009	54.8%	61.1%	81.2%

Reading Test
2010	47.7%	48.7%	70.3%
2009	48.4%	40.9%	67.5%

Science Test
2010	43.0%	43.3%	73.5%
2009	26.2%	30.2%	68.3%

Source: NC Department of Education 2009-2010

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