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Littlefield Middle

Public Grades 4-8
590th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools
Better than 24% of North Carolina middle schools
Summary

Littlefield Middle is a public middle school located in Lumberton, North Carolina, serving grades 4-8 with a total enrollment of 643 students. The school is part of the Public Schools of Robeson County district, which is ranked 215 out of 242 districts in the state.

Littlefield Middle consistently outperforms the district and the state of North Carolina in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 66.7% of 4th-grade students at Littlefield Middle were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 39% for the district and 58.9% for the state. The school also ranks highly for specific student subgroups, such as Native American students (5-star rating in 2024-2025) and English Language Learner (ELL) students (4-star rating in 2022-2023). However, the school's statewide ranking has been declining over the years, from 502 out of 691 North Carolina middle schools in 2017-2018 to 590 out of 773 in 2024-2025, suggesting it is not keeping pace with improvements in other middle schools across the state.

Interestingly, Gray's Creek Middle in Cumberland County, which is outside of the Public Schools of Robeson County district, has significantly higher academic performance and statewide rankings than Littlefield Middle. Additionally, Littlefield Middle has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.53% to 99.58% over the past few years, indicating a high concentration of economically disadvantaged students at the school.

632
Students ?
19.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,506
Per pupil spending ?
99.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 9674 NC Hwy 41 N
       Lumberton, NC  28358-9718

(910) 671-6065

District: Public Schools of Robeson County


Students who attend Littlefield Middle usually attend:

High:    Lumberton Senior High
    PSRC Early College at RCC

Feeder schools for Littlefield Middle:

Elementary:    East Robeson Primary
Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
24.7%
African American:
24.1%
White:
20.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025
Strengths
Among the top-ranked schools in Public Schools of Robeson County
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 56% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school46%
District avg34%
North Carolina avg56%
Elementary school
839th of 1,490
North Carolina public elementary schools ?
Bottom 44%▲ up 28 pts since 2015
From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
590th of 773
North Carolina public middle schools ?
Bottom 24%▲ up 2 pts since 2015
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 7Middle Schools in the Public Schools of Robeson County
215th of 242Public Schools of Robeson County 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)
Elementary school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202544.6839 of 149043.7%★★☆☆☆
202429.91101 of 150526.8%★☆☆☆☆
202334.51014 of 150232.5%★★☆☆☆
202229.21106 of 151426.9%★☆☆☆☆
202122.91143 of 148923.2%★☆☆☆☆
201936.5989 of 147332.9%★★☆☆☆
201838.4947 of 143434.0%★★☆☆☆
201721.31201 of 142916.0%★☆☆☆☆
201619.41217 of 142514.6%★☆☆☆☆
201519.81218 of 144015.4%★☆☆☆☆
201418.71175 of 139015.5%★☆☆☆☆
201315.51252 of 140310.8%★☆☆☆☆
201210.71310 of 13885.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201116.81243 of 138110.0%★☆☆☆☆
201021.11165 of 136314.5%★☆☆☆☆
200920.71145 of 135415.4%★☆☆☆☆
200830.8997 of 132424.7%★☆☆☆☆
200726.81067 of 129317.5%★☆☆☆☆
200614.01183 of 12767.3%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202553.4371 of 91859.6%★★★☆☆
202434.8651 of 92429.5%★☆☆☆☆
202341.0552 of 93340.8%★★☆☆☆
202247.1450 of 92751.5%★★★☆☆
202145.9417 of 89653.5%★★★☆☆
201950.6428 of 94954.9%★★★☆☆
201858.3332 of 92764.2%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202215.7619 of 6342.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202132.0458 of 64629.1%★☆☆☆☆
201944.2460 of 87847.6%★★☆☆☆
201851.5366 of 89759.2%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202554.0197 of 56365.0%★★★☆☆
202427.5434 of 53318.6%★☆☆☆☆
202352.2195 of 51462.1%★★★☆☆
202230.8370 of 48523.7%★☆☆☆☆
202145.4160 of 38558.4%★★★☆☆
201989.822 of 49795.6%★★★★★
201868.178 of 42181.5%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202540.5892 of 145138.5%★★☆☆☆
202422.61212 of 145516.7%★☆☆☆☆
202327.51124 of 145923.0%★☆☆☆☆
202229.31078 of 145826.1%★☆☆☆☆
202120.61180 of 144018.1%★☆☆☆☆
201933.61018 of 142428.5%★☆☆☆☆
201840.3922 of 140534.4%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202521.8679 of 7104.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.3643 of 6693.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202346.0465 of 58220.1%★☆☆☆☆
202113.9469 of 4945.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201957.1346 of 61243.5%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202558.9340 of 96164.6%★★★☆☆
202447.3487 of 95148.8%★★☆☆☆
202348.0468 of 91548.9%★★☆☆☆
202233.9645 of 89327.8%★☆☆☆☆
202130.9629 of 84325.4%★☆☆☆☆
201958.1321 of 86562.9%★★★☆☆
201859.2293 of 85165.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202544.3819 of 143743.0%★★☆☆☆
202433.21060 of 145026.9%★☆☆☆☆
202343.1848 of 143741.0%★★☆☆☆
202236.0916 of 136632.9%★★☆☆☆
202121.91106 of 132916.8%★☆☆☆☆
201952.6632 of 136153.6%★★★☆☆
201845.2743 of 133244.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202548.4758 of 145047.7%★★☆☆☆
202438.5931 of 146436.4%★★☆☆☆
202341.7891 of 146139.0%★★☆☆☆
202229.71074 of 146426.6%★☆☆☆☆
202126.51055 of 144426.9%★☆☆☆☆
201940.0919 of 143035.7%★★☆☆☆
201837.4972 of 141331.2%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202532.6128 of 17526.9%★☆☆☆☆
202350.972 of 15453.2%★★★☆☆
202260.346 of 13365.4%★★★☆☆
202139.659 of 9739.2%★★☆☆☆
201952.851 of 10350.5%★★★☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202577.23 of 3090.0%★★★★★
202466.06 of 2878.6%★★★★☆
202368.56 of 2979.3%★★★★☆
202264.05 of 2982.8%★★★★☆
202153.49 of 2867.9%★★★★☆
201972.34 of 2785.2%★★★★☆
201859.59 of 2867.9%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202534.1557 of 82132.2%★★☆☆☆
202433.8539 of 80132.7%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202541.1749 of 117236.1%★★☆☆☆
202435.9806 of 116630.9%★★☆☆☆
202324.3996 of 118315.8%★☆☆☆☆
202219.51050 of 119412.1%★☆☆☆☆
202116.21081 of 11727.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.11011 of 118314.5%★☆☆☆☆
201826.4986 of 117816.3%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202524.9590 of 77323.7%★☆☆☆☆
202439.3491 of 79338.1%★★☆☆☆
202337.4488 of 78437.8%★★☆☆☆
202238.8488 of 78637.9%★★☆☆☆
202117.3624 of 74115.8%★☆☆☆☆
201930.5552 of 73725.1%★☆☆☆☆
201829.3502 of 69127.4%★☆☆☆☆
201723.7544 of 69421.6%★☆☆☆☆
201624.4537 of 69222.4%★☆☆☆☆
201524.3552 of 70521.7%★☆☆☆☆
201416.8532 of 62715.2%★☆☆☆☆
201322.8529 of 67321.4%★☆☆☆☆
201221.3568 of 66214.2%★☆☆☆☆
201130.7508 of 64821.6%★☆☆☆☆
201034.9481 of 64024.8%★☆☆☆☆
200937.7456 of 63027.6%★☆☆☆☆
200832.7456 of 62026.5%★☆☆☆☆
200739.2433 of 60628.5%★☆☆☆☆
200624.5496 of 59817.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202524.7450 of 54617.6%★☆☆☆☆
202451.1222 of 56060.4%★★★☆☆
202351.5215 of 55961.5%★★★☆☆
202264.1130 of 55076.4%★★★★☆
202143.3268 of 53349.7%★★★☆☆
201941.8309 of 51940.5%★★☆☆☆
201836.9332 of 49432.8%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202125.6412 of 47813.8%★☆☆☆☆
201930.3382 of 50424.2%★☆☆☆☆
201837.0289 of 47539.2%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202526.7305 of 37117.8%★☆☆☆☆
202447.4148 of 35658.4%★★★☆☆
202360.268 of 31878.6%★★★★☆
202262.758 of 31281.4%★★★★☆
202150.375 of 23668.2%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202518.0640 of 73312.7%★☆☆☆☆
202430.0531 of 73828.0%★☆☆☆☆
202329.0542 of 73125.9%★☆☆☆☆
202234.9477 of 73334.9%★★☆☆☆
202117.1613 of 70613.2%★☆☆☆☆
201929.3531 of 68422.4%★☆☆☆☆
201826.9515 of 65621.5%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202541.6362 of 45821.0%★☆☆☆☆
202454.6259 of 46143.8%★★☆☆☆
202348.0299 of 45233.8%★★☆☆☆
202247.1311 of 45030.9%★★☆☆☆
202119.1421 of 4486.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201957.8212 of 41649.0%★★☆☆☆
201837.1107 of 12715.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202537.9368 of 56234.5%★★☆☆☆
202439.4363 of 56435.6%★★☆☆☆
202342.0330 of 55340.3%★★☆☆☆
202248.4270 of 54150.1%★★★☆☆
202127.5413 of 52220.9%★☆☆☆☆
201946.9261 of 49347.1%★★☆☆☆
201846.0256 of 47245.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202528.8555 of 72923.9%★☆☆☆☆
202440.4445 of 74340.1%★★☆☆☆
202342.2422 of 73542.6%★★☆☆☆
202245.7348 of 68949.5%★★☆☆☆
202116.7576 of 6339.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201947.2346 of 63945.9%★★☆☆☆
201832.4440 of 60427.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202532.8501 of 73331.7%★★☆☆☆
202449.3373 of 75150.3%★★★☆☆
202345.1405 of 74745.8%★★☆☆☆
202241.6438 of 74841.4%★★☆☆☆
202118.2606 of 71114.8%★☆☆☆☆
201929.7525 of 69724.7%★☆☆☆☆
201830.1487 of 66526.8%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202526.5264 of 32819.5%★☆☆☆☆
202432.8220 of 30628.1%★☆☆☆☆
202339.3193 of 30236.1%★★☆☆☆
202240.0173 of 28338.9%★★☆☆☆
202130.7188 of 24824.2%★☆☆☆☆
20192.5236 of 2370.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202573.23 of 2185.7%★★★★★
202468.45 of 2176.2%★★★★☆
202374.03 of 1883.3%★★★★☆
202275.44 of 2080.0%★★★★☆
202150.311 of 2352.2%★★★☆☆
201962.28 of 2466.7%★★★★☆
201844.015 of 2334.8%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202541.3229 of 47852.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202519.5561 of 64913.6%★☆☆☆☆
202439.3408 of 65237.4%★★☆☆☆
202330.6484 of 65626.2%★☆☆☆☆
202222.9555 of 65815.7%★☆☆☆☆
20219.9601 of 6324.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.0546 of 62412.5%★☆☆☆☆
201821.7523 of 59612.2%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Native American (2025)90th percentile+46 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile+21 vs school
Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+21 vs school
African American (2025)60th percentile+16 vs school
Male (2025)48th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)39th percentile-5 vs school
White (2025)36th percentile-8 vs school
Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-12 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile-17 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)4th percentile-39 vs school
Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-25 vs school
Middle school
Native American (2025)86th percentile+62 vs school
Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+28 vs school
Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+11 vs school
Male (2025)32nd percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school
Gifted and Talented (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school
African American (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school
Disabled (2021)14th percentile~ school
White (2025)14th percentile-10 vs school
Female (2025)13th percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Science53%-8 vs state
Reading46%-8 vs state
Mathematics44%-12 vs state

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Students at Littlefield Middle are 25% American Indian, 24% African American, 20% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races.

Students who attend Littlefield Middle usually go on to attend Lumberton Senior High

In the 2024-25 school year, 632 students attended Littlefield Middle.

Littlefield Middle ranks in the bottom 23.7% of North Carolina middle schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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