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Leland Middle

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Leland Middle ranks 494 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

494^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 36% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Leland Middle is a public middle school in Leland, North Carolina, serving 778 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Brunswick County Schools district, which is ranked 96 out of 242 school districts in the state.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $8,991, Leland Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools over the past 10 years, maintaining a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Leland Middle's 8th-grade mathematics proficiency rate was 43.1%, compared to 50% for Brunswick County and 48.7% for the state.

When compared to other middle schools in the surrounding area, the performance gap is quite significant. For instance, South Brunswick Middle and Town Creek Middle, which are also part of the Brunswick County Schools district, consistently outperform Leland Middle on state assessments and have higher statewide rankings. Additionally, Leland Middle serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with an exceptionally high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 97.84% to 99.62% over the past three school years.

806

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,991

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

927 Old Fayetteville Road NE
Leland, NC 28451

(910) 371-3030

District: Brunswick County Schools

Students who attend Leland Middle usually attend:

High:	Brunswick County Early College
	North Brunswick High

Feeder schools for Leland Middle:

Elementary:	Belville Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.2%

African American:

23.7%

Hispanic:

21.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg54%

494^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Brunswick County Schools

96^th of 242Brunswick 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	36.9	494 of 773	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	552 of 793	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	475 of 784	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	520 of 786	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	489 of 741	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	433 of 737	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	405 of 691	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.8	455 of 694	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.3	436 of 692	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.3	404 of 705	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.4	415 of 627	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.4	438 of 673	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.9	430 of 662	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.8	407 of 648	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.2	388 of 640	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.4	383 of 630	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.3	413 of 620	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.2	392 of 606	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.1	422 of 598	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	356 of 546	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	381 of 560	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	297 of 559	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	297 of 550	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	257 of 533	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	242 of 519	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	191 of 494	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	21.3	411 of 449	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	344 of 478	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	314 of 504	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	348 of 475	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	234 of 371	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.4	339 of 356	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	288 of 318	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	242 of 312	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.8	78 of 236	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	32 of 211	84.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	543 of 733	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	552 of 738	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	433 of 731	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	469 of 733	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	489 of 706	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	462 of 684	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	449 of 656	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	293 of 458	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	277 of 461	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	352 of 452	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.4	332 of 450	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.9	285 of 448	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	352 of 416	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	396 of 562	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	521 of 564	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	453 of 553	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	484 of 541	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	399 of 522	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	240 of 493	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	193 of 472	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	64.6	20 of 71	71.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	519 of 729	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	576 of 743	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	475 of 735	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	477 of 689	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	452 of 633	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.6	253 of 639	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	273 of 604	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	415 of 733	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	515 of 751	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	488 of 747	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	516 of 748	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	456 of 711	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	389 of 697	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	347 of 665	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	271 of 328	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	208 of 306	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	154 of 302	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	185 of 283	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	176 of 248	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	177 of 237	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	136 of 221	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	287 of 478	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	383 of 473	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	390 of 649	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	422 of 652	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	429 of 656	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	478 of 658	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	509 of 632	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	505 of 624	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	472 of 596	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2019)72nd percentile+31 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)36th percentile~ school

African American (2025)35th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science54%-6 vs state

Mathematics47%-6 vs state

Reading43%-10 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 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Leland Middle	Public	6-8	927 Old Fayetteville Road NE	Leland	28451	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 371-3030	806	45	17.8	99.6%	364 (45.2%)	191 (23.7%)	173 (21.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (9.2%)	36.9	494^th of 773 public middle schools	36.1%		31.8	552^nd of 793 public middle schools	30.4%	58		52.3	46.2	43.1		44.0	46.8	38.7		53.6	$8,991	$1,326	$7,665
Williston Middle	Public	6-8	401 S 10th St	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 815-6906	666	47	14.0	99.5%	80 (12.0%)	269 (40.4%)	274 (41.1%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.0%)	10.6	716^th of 773 public middle schools	7.4%		15.2	705^th of 793 public middle schools	11.1%	11		33.6	37.9	24.3		25.7	27.9	25.0		26.8	$12,800	$1,697	$11,103
Town Creek Middle	Public	5-8	6370 Lake Park Drive SE	Winnabow	28479	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5320	540	34	15.7	99.4%	357 (66.1%)	66 (12.2%)	73 (13.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.2%)	54.8	331^st of 773 public middle schools	57.2%		47	422^nd of 793 public middle schools	46.8%	91	65.9	59.5	46.1	53.7	55.8	51.6	48.4	58.1	71.7	66.2
Roland-Grise Middle	Public	6-8	4412 Lake Ave	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 350-2136	878	53	16.5	33.5%	602 (68.6%)	60 (6.8%)	164 (18.7%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.6%)	82.4	114^th of 773 public middle schools	85.3%		78.8	137^th of 793 public middle schools	82.7%	23		73.0	69.8	64.8		68.2	65.1	68.7		79.2	$8,894	$611	$8,283
Emma B Trask Middle	Public	6-8	2900 N College Rd	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2142	611	41	14.8	99.5%	301 (49.3%)	100 (16.4%)	138 (22.6%)	19 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.2%)	61.2	274^th of 773 public middle schools	64.6%		67.9	223^rd of 793 public middle schools	71.9%	51		73.1	70.4	54.0		55.8	56.1	48.3		54.5	$9,683	$828	$8,854
Myrtle Grove Middle	Public	6-8	901 Piner Rd	Wilmington	28409	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2100	600	40	14.9	99.0%	336 (56.0%)	104 (17.3%)	114 (19.0%)	14 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.8%)	68.6	215^th of 773 public middle schools	72.2%		74.5	173^rd of 793 public middle schools	78.2%	42		66.8	63.5	73.7		56.9	50.2	63.1		65.2	$10,046	$1,051	$8,995
M C S Noble Middle	Public	6-8	6520 Market St	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 350-2112	690	40	17.3	38.3%	473 (68.6%)	86 (12.5%)	92 (13.3%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.3%)	73.9	173^rd of 773 public middle schools	77.6%		80.9	124^th of 793 public middle schools	84.4%	49		71.8	65.4	58.3		68.8	56.6	62.3		69.1	$9,109	$612	$8,497
Holly Shelter Middle	Public	6-8	3921 Roger Haynes Dr	Castle Hayne	28429	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 602-4046	801	53	15.0	99.1%	377 (47.1%)	160 (20.0%)	191 (23.8%)	19 (2.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.2%)	60	285^th of 773 public middle schools	63.1%		68.2	221^st of 793 public middle schools	72.1%	64		53.3	54.1	58.5		49.0	55.2	62.0		70.9	$10,215	$1,188	$9,026
Charles P Murray Middle	Public	6-8	655 Halyburton Memorial Parkwy	Wilmington	28412	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 790-2363	907	52	17.5	34.3%	736 (81.1%)	35 (3.9%)	77 (8.5%)	19 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	36 (4.0%)	90.1	54^th of 773 public middle schools	93.0%		89.4	67^th of 793 public middle schools	91.6%	13		80.5	81.2	80.5		70.6	70.3	75.1		80.4	$8,277	$616	$7,661
Cape Fear Middle	Public	6-8	1886 NC Hwy 133	Rocky Point	28457	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 602-3334	430	32	13.4	99.1%	199 (46.3%)	36 (8.4%)	163 (37.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.0%)	48.5	397^th of 773 public middle schools	48.6%		51.3	382^nd of 793 public middle schools	51.8%	15		58.0	54.4	55.3		37.7	40.4	59.1		57.2	$8,993	$959	$8,034

Frequently Asked Questions about Leland Middle

What is the racial makeup of Leland Middle?

Students at Leland Middle are 45% White, 24% African American, 21% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

Is Leland Middle a good school?

Leland Middle ranks 494^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Leland Middle in?

Brunswick County Schools

What high school do graduates of Leland Middle attend?

Students who attend Leland Middle usually go on to attend Brunswick County Early College

How many students attend Leland Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 806 students attended Leland Middle.

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