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Topsail Middle School

Grades: 5-8
Students: 807
Type: Public
6/10
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher Ratio: 19:1
Student-Counselor Ratio: 632:1
Certified Teachers: 96%
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Pender County School District
17445 US Hwy 17
Hampstead, NC 28443
(910) 270-2612
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Additional GreatSchools Ratings
9/10
Test Scores
8/10
Equity
NA
Academic Progress
NA
College Readiness
3/10
Student Growth

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God no i don't recommend this school, there was like 11 fights in the final month of a school year, it's a underground fight club. Constant vandalism and stuff being stolen. People thrownchairs when teachers leave the room, The walls had mold on them and building was overall falling apart. Infested
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Posted by a community member on 10/7/2025
I am still a student here at TMs, and honestly, I hate it, it is so racist and the rules are stupid and they are very poor. They have mold in the bathrooms, and with tests, they do not take it seriously at all, all they do is joke around. One of my teachers tries to bribe you with prizes,
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Posted by a student on 4/22/2023
This school has no vocal music program. If your child wants to pursue a career in singing or music education, avoid Pender County schools.
Posted by a parent on 8/15/2021
I was involved so my experience was good. During two incidents that required me to get involved, I was extremely disappointed with one interaction and extremely pleased with the other. The staff are dedicated and solely responsible for all of the achievements at this school. They put in overtime wit
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Posted by a parent on 2/3/2020
The gym teachers are fantastic as is the admin but the majority of the teachers are monitoring work for my 2 kids. One of my kids is in Advanced Math and she has to teach herself as the teacher is terrible and just assigns workbook activity. Complete joke.
Posted by a parent on 5/13/2019
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Hampstead schools - Topsail Middle School is located at 17445 US Hwy 17, Hampstead NC 28443. Topsail Middle School is in the Pender County School District. Topsail Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 5-8.

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