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Spring Lake Middle

Public Grades 6-8

623^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 19% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Spring Lake Middle is a public middle school in Spring Lake, North Carolina, serving 516 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Cumberland County Schools district, which is ranked 144 out of 242 districts in the state.

Spring Lake Middle has consistently struggled with academic performance, ranking in the bottom quarter of North Carolina middle schools with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science are significantly lower than the Cumberland County and state averages across all grade levels. The school's performance varies greatly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing better than the overall school average but still lagging behind state averages. The school's performance for White, Multi-racial, and Disabled students is particularly concerning, with these groups ranking in the bottom quarter of North Carolina middle schools.

Spring Lake Middle's academic challenges are compounded by its high poverty rates, with 98-99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. When compared to other middle schools in the Cumberland County district, Spring Lake Middle performs significantly worse than nearby schools like Seventy-First Classical Middle and R Max Abbott Middle, which have higher proficiency rates and overall rankings. The school's declining performance over the past several years suggests that it may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address these challenges and improve student outcomes.

500

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,881

Per pupil spending ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

612 Spring Avenue
Spring Lake, NC 28390-2829

(910) 497-1175

District: Cumberland County Schools

Students who attend Spring Lake Middle usually attend:

High:

Pine Forest High

Feeder schools for Spring Lake Middle:

Elementary:	College Lakes Elementary
	Manchester Elementary
	William T Brown Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.8%

Hispanic:

17.0%

Two or more races:

9.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (38% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg54%

623^rd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 17Middle Schools in the Cumberland County Schools

144^th of 242Cumberland County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	623 of 773	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	625 of 793	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	634 of 784	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	652 of 786	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	638 of 741	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	630 of 737	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	580 of 691	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.1	587 of 694	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.3	559 of 692	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.3	595 of 705	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.6	586 of 627	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.7	555 of 673	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.6	467 of 662	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.2	492 of 648	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.2	545 of 640	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.8	531 of 630	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.0	519 of 620	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.4	535 of 606	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.8	542 of 598	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	329 of 546	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	324 of 560	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	301 of 559	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	316 of 550	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	315 of 533	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	351 of 519	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	344 of 494	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	14.7	473 of 478	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	444 of 504	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	377 of 475	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	214 of 371	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	634 of 733	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	601 of 738	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	588 of 731	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	599 of 733	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	615 of 706	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	602 of 684	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	589 of 656	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	294 of 458	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.9	122 of 461	73.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	341 of 562	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	394 of 564	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	420 of 553	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	453 of 541	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	452 of 522	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	356 of 493	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	339 of 472	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	529 of 729	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	497 of 743	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	528 of 735	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	509 of 689	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	490 of 633	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	481 of 639	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	476 of 604	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	569 of 733	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	591 of 751	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	623 of 747	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	645 of 748	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	635 of 711	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	611 of 697	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	554 of 665	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	63 of 64	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	39 of 58	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	38 of 54	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	41 of 58	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.5	55 of 57	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	33 of 48	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	39 of 45	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	242 of 328	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	260 of 306	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	276 of 302	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	250 of 283	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	224 of 237	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	201 of 221	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	340 of 478	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	369 of 473	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	527 of 649	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	395 of 652	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	456 of 656	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.8	614 of 658	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	577 of 632	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	565 of 624	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	456 of 596	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)40th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)36th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2025)2nd percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2021)1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science44%-16 vs state

Reading40%-13 vs state

Mathematics32%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Spring Lake Middle	Public	6-8	612 Spring Avenue	Spring Lake	28390	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 497-1175	500	36	13.9	98.8%	45 (9.0%)	314 (62.8%)	85 (17.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (9.8%)	21.5	623^rd of 773 public middle schools	19.4%		24.2	625^th of 793 public middle schools	21.2%	2	32.9	38.9	26.7	43.9	41.7	36.0	44.2	$9,881	$1,613	$8,268
Overhills Middle	Public	6-8	2711 Ray Road	Spring Lake	28390	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 436-0009	758	48	15.7	63.1%	210 (27.7%)	287 (37.9%)	163 (21.5%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	79 (10.4%)	32.6	524^th of 773 public middle schools	32.2%		31.5	554^th of 793 public middle schools	30.1%	30	46.9	36.4	38.5	43.8	40.6	50.2	54.1	$7,678	$612	$7,065
Westover Middle	Public	6-8	275 Bonanza Drive	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-0813	768	43	17.6	98.0%	53 (6.9%)	487 (63.4%)	146 (19.0%)	18 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	54 (7.0%)	37.8	486^th of 773 public middle schools	37.1%		27.9	583^rd of 793 public middle schools	26.5%	97	49.8	34.4	39.2	53.6	46.5	47.1	52.9	$8,929	$1,969	$6,960
Pine Forest Middle	Public	6-8	6901 Ramsey Street	Fayetteville	28311	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 488-2711	703	47	14.9	59.6%	199 (28.3%)	291 (41.4%)	116 (16.5%)	19 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	71 (10.1%)	54.3	335^th of 773 public middle schools	56.7%		45.2	436^th of 793 public middle schools	45.0%	101	44.4	46.3	46.4	59.3	53.7	64.2	66.4	$8,355	$972	$7,383
Reid Ross Classical Middle	Public	6-8	3200 Ramsey Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 488-8415	238	16	14.9	97.5%	34 (14.3%)	144 (60.5%)	30 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (12.2%)	63.6	257^th of 773 public middle schools	66.8%		70.8	203^rd of 793 public middle schools	74.4%	54	56.0	44.3	53.9	69.3	57.0	65.8	68.4	$5,025	$207	$4,817
Luther Nick Jeralds Middle	Public	6-8	2517 Ramsey Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 822-2570	605	33	18.6	96.5%	50 (8.3%)	414 (68.4%)	91 (15.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	40 (6.6%)	17.9	661^st of 773 public middle schools	14.5%		25.6	608^th of 793 public middle schools	23.3%	53	29.8	35.2	22.7	33.5	37.6	42.8	44.0	$10,234	$1,335	$8,900
Anne Chesnutt Middle	Public	6-8	2121 Skibo Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 867-9147	470	34	13.7	99.4%	45 (9.6%)	302 (64.3%)	80 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)	35 (7.4%)	36.6	497^th of 773 public middle schools	35.7%		32.7	549^th of 793 public middle schools	30.8%	52	51.6	45.5	37.0	44.8	45.5	47.9	50.7	$10,211	$840	$9,372
Lewis Chapel Middle	Public	6-8	2150 Skibo Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-1407	574	40	14.2	96.5%	46 (8.0%)	383 (66.7%)	86 (15.0%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	46 (8.0%)	24.2	594^th of 773 public middle schools	23.2%		18.5	673^rd of 793 public middle schools	15.1%	79	46.4	26.0	33.3	29.8	28.2	42.8	61.1	$9,499	$1,665	$7,833
R Max Abbott Middle	Public	6-8	590 Winding Creek Road	Fayetteville	28305	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 323-2201	704	43	16.3	98.3%	185 (26.3%)	326 (46.3%)	107 (15.2%)	29 (4.1%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.1%)	40.4	467^th of 773 public middle schools	39.6%		46.3	428^th of 793 public middle schools	46.0%	39	42.7	42.9	43.9	46.4	50.6	50.4	58.7	$9,660	$1,186	$8,474
Seventy-First Classical Middle	Public	6-8	6830 Raeford Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 864-0092	433	30	14.4	48.7%	79 (18.2%)	220 (50.8%)	64 (14.8%)	21 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (10.6%)	85.1	92^nd of 773 public middle schools	88.1%		83.7	105^th of 793 public middle schools	86.8%	13	61.2	76.2	75.8	66.4	72.8	76.7	87.5	$9,000	$854	$8,146

Frequently Asked Questions about Spring Lake Middle

What high school do graduates of Spring Lake Middle attend?

Students who attend Spring Lake Middle usually go on to attend Pine Forest High

Is Spring Lake Middle a good school?

Spring Lake Middle ranks in the bottom 19.4% of North Carolina middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Spring Lake Middle?

Students at Spring Lake Middle are 63% African American, 17% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 9% White.

How many students attend Spring Lake Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 500 students attended Spring Lake Middle.

What district is Spring Lake Middle in?

Cumberland County Schools

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