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New Century Middle

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New Century Middle ranks 89 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

89^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 88% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

New Century Middle is a high-performing public middle school located in Cameron, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 628 students. The school is part of the Moore County Schools district, which is ranked 58 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

New Century Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in North Carolina, ranking 89th out of 773 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in science, where 8th-grade proficiency rates reached 84% in 2024-2025, compared to 70.9% for the district and 60.1% for the state. New Century Middle also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with its African American and Gifted and Talented students ranking 39th and 56th out of their respective middle school categories in the state.

While New Century Middle is a high-performing school, it is located in close proximity to several lower-performing middle schools, such as Elise Middle, Southern Middle, and the schools in the Lee County School District. This proximity highlights the potential for New Century Middle to serve as a model or resource for these nearby schools, potentially sharing best practices and strategies to help improve their academic outcomes.

602

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,510

Per pupil spending ?

32.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1577 Union Church Road
Cameron, NC 28326

(910) 947-1301

District: Moore County Schools

Students who attend New Century Middle usually attend:

High:

Union Pines High

Feeder schools for New Century Middle:

Elementary:	Carthage Elementary
	Sandhills Farm Life Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.6%

Hispanic:

10.6%

African American:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (73% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of North Carolina middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg63%

North Carolina avg54%

89^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Middle Schools in the Moore County Schools

58^th of 242Moore 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	85.4	89 of 773	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	136 of 793	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	211 of 784	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	213 of 786	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	199 of 741	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	219 of 737	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	138 of 691	80.0%	★★★★☆
2017	79.1	121 of 694	82.6%	★★★★☆
2016	80.9	103 of 692	85.1%	★★★★☆
2015	81.3	107 of 705	84.8%	★★★★☆
2014	81.3	103 of 627	83.6%	★★★★☆
2013	75.8	134 of 673	80.1%	★★★★☆
2012	70.0	200 of 662	69.8%	★★★★☆
2011	75.0	147 of 648	77.3%	★★★★☆
2010	72.5	164 of 640	74.4%	★★★★☆
2009	73.7	166 of 630	73.7%	★★★★☆
2008	68.6	187 of 620	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.2	179 of 606	70.5%	★★★★☆
2006	69.0	171 of 598	71.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	39 of 546	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	81.8	71 of 560	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	46.2	271 of 559	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	225 of 550	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.0	226 of 533	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	203 of 519	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	206 of 494	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	43.4	203 of 449	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	281 of 478	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	205 of 504	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.6	48 of 475	89.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	90 of 733	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	143 of 738	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	218 of 731	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	257 of 733	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.3	189 of 706	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	200 of 684	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	135 of 656	79.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	56 of 458	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	95 of 461	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	165 of 452	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	216 of 450	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.1	148 of 448	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	199 of 416	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	72 of 562	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.0	195 of 564	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	243 of 553	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	131 of 541	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	87 of 522	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	153 of 493	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	115 of 472	75.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	125 of 729	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	243 of 743	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	395 of 735	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.1	243 of 689	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	235 of 633	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	345 of 639	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.4	156 of 604	74.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	92 of 733	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	133 of 751	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	182 of 747	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	164 of 748	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	194 of 711	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	214 of 697	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.2	123 of 665	81.5%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	12 of 64	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	12 of 58	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	14 of 54	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	19 of 58	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.3	13 of 57	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	8 of 48	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	6 of 45	86.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	274 of 328	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.9	133 of 306	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	157 of 302	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	175 of 283	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	138 of 248	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	166 of 237	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.6	83 of 221	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	97 of 478	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	46.1	208 of 473	56.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	140 of 649	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	181 of 652	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	252 of 656	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	271 of 658	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	235 of 632	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	259 of 624	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	180 of 596	69.8%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2025)81st percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)55th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile-72 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science84%+24 vs state

Mathematics72%+19 vs state

Reading69%+16 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
New Century Middle	Public	6-8	1577 Union Church Road	Cameron	28326	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 947-1301	602	39	15.3	32.4%	461 (76.6%)	36 (6.0%)	64 (10.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	33 (5.5%)	85.4	89^th of 773 public middle schools	88.5%		79.5	136^th of 793 public middle schools	82.8%	47	78.8	77.8	60.8	69.4	70.0	67.0	84.0	$8,510	$600	$7,910
Crain's Creek Middle	Public	6-8	4631 Union Church Rd	Carthage	28327	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 245-3796	481	31	15.6	99.4%	256 (53.2%)	106 (22.0%)	69 (14.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.6%)	47.3	414^th of 773 public middle schools	46.4%		55.6	328^th of 793 public middle schools	58.6%	86	57.1	43.8	34.4	55.8	51.4	52.5	60.9	$9,638	$999	$8,640
West Pine Middle	Public	6-8	144 Archie Road	West End	27376	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 673-1464	717	43	16.8	99.6%	524 (73.1%)	51 (7.1%)	76 (10.6%)	13 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.6%)	87.7	72^nd of 773 public middle schools	90.7%		88	78^th of 793 public middle schools	90.2%	6	77.5	72.5	67.2	77.5	67.2	74.9	82.6	$8,445	$445	$8,000
SanLee Middle School	Public	6-8	2309 Tramway Rd	Sanford	27332	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 708-7227	792	52	15.2	99.6%	234 (29.5%)	154 (19.4%)	361 (45.6%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.2%)	55.3	324^th of 773 public middle schools	58.1%		52.7	364^th of 793 public middle schools	54.1%	40	64.6	47.1	47.1	53.1	51.8	55.5	65.0	$7,599	$701	$6,898
Southern Middle	Public	6-8	717 Johnson Street	Aberdeen	28315	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 693-1550	620	39	15.8	98.9%	301 (48.5%)	140 (22.6%)	100 (16.1%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.5%)	58.5	293^rd of 773 public middle schools	62.1%		64.9	250^th of 793 public middle schools	68.5%	43	50.0	55.1	40.9	61.0	61.8	63.2	61.7	$9,266	$896	$8,370
West Lee Middle	Public	6-8	3301 Wicker St	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 775-7351	522	38	13.7	96.9%	102 (19.5%)	97 (18.6%)	287 (55.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.7%)	29.2	553^rd of 773 public middle schools	28.5%		16.1	697^th of 793 public middle schools	12.1%	144	41.6	38.6	38.1	41.9	43.7	49.7	40.9	$8,316	$876	$7,440
Ascend Leadership Remote Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-8	283 Harvey Faulk Rd	Sanford	27332	Lee County	Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(919) 842-5411	27				14 (51.9%)	4 (14.8%)	4 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (18.5%)								(n/a)		43.8	6.3		43.8	31.3	50.0
Elise Middle	Public	6-8	180 W Elm St	Robbins	27325	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 948-2421	192	18	10.4	97.4%	40 (20.8%)	26 (13.5%)	114 (59.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	38.2	484^th of 773 public middle schools	37.4%		44.9	438^th of 793 public middle schools	44.8%	46	62.1	53.0	32.7	51.7	42.4	30.9	49.1	$12,902	$1,764	$11,138
East Lee Middle	Public	6-8	1337 Broadway Rd	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 776-8441	526	34	15.4	97.5%	148 (28.1%)	111 (21.1%)	233 (44.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.1%)	19.1	645^th of 773 public middle schools	16.6%		28.2	577^th of 793 public middle schools	27.2%	68	39.0	44.4	25.1	35.3	36.3	36.8	36.6	$8,028	$700	$7,329
Highland Middle	Public	6-8	345 Highland School Rd	Sanford	27332	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 498-3331	762	50	15.3	63.9%	318 (41.7%)	135 (17.7%)	222 (29.1%)	9 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	69 (9.1%)	36.9	495^th of 773 public middle schools	36.0%		39.6	490^th of 793 public middle schools	38.2%	5	54.9	43.6	38.9	43.1	37.9	47.6	58.5	$7,358	$539	$6,819

Frequently Asked Questions about New Century Middle

How many students attend New Century Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 602 students attended New Century Middle.

Is New Century Middle a good school?

New Century Middle ranks 89^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is New Century Middle in?

Moore County Schools

What is the racial makeup of New Century Middle?

Students at New Century Middle are 77% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of New Century Middle attend?

Students who attend New Century Middle usually go on to attend Union Pines High

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