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First Flight Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

109 Veterans Drive, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948 · (252) 441-8888 · Part of Dare County Schools

Kill Devil Hills’ School Grade B+ better than 74% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
604
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Setting
Town
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about First Flight Middle School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 9.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Kill Devil Hills kids: First Flight High School

On the path

Where Kill Devil Hills kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5First Flight Elementary School285 students
6–8First Flight Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12First Flight High School874 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency43%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts54%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

109 Veterans Drive, Kill Devil Hills

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6195
Grade 7196
Grade 8213
Enrollment over time
669’20
644’21
612’22
619’23
604’24

Down 9.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about First Flight Middle School from Kill Devil Hills families.

Other schools in Dare County Schools

The district →
Manteo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Manteo
C
636 students13:1
Kitty Hawk Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kitty Hawk
A−
487 students14:1
Nags Head Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Nags Head
B
484 students13:1
First Flight Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kill Devil Hills
B
285 students10:1
Cape Hatteras Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Buxton
C
284 students12:1
Manteo Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Manteo
B−
383 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Kill Devil Hills’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.