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Orrum Middle

Q: Is Orrum Middle a good school?

Orrum Middle ranks in the bottom 5.0% of North Carolina middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Orrum Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 294 students attended Orrum Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Orrum Middle?

Students at Orrum Middle are 31% African American, 28% White, 17% American Indian, 16% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

Q: What high school do graduates of Orrum Middle attend?

Students who attend Orrum Middle usually go on to attend Fairmont High

Public Grades 5-8

734^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 5% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Orrum Middle is a public middle school in Orrum, North Carolina, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 301 students. The school is part of the Public Schools of Robeson County district, which is ranked 215 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Orrum Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 568 and 742 out of the state's middle schools. The school's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in EOG Mathematics ranged from 17.2% for 8th grade to 30.6% for 5th grade, compared to state averages of 48.7% to 59.3% for the same grades. The school's performance in reading and science is also well below state and district levels.

While Orrum Middle is part of the same district as several other nearby middle schools, its academic performance is significantly lower than these schools. For instance, Central Middle and Littlefield Middle, which are in different districts, outperform Orrum Middle across multiple subject areas and grade levels. Despite the school's high spending per student, it is not translating into improved academic outcomes, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review and implementation of targeted interventions to address the root causes of the school's struggles.

294

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,974

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1684 South Creek Road
Orrum, NC 28369

(910) 628-8408

District: Public Schools of Robeson County

Students who attend Orrum Middle usually attend:

High:	Fairmont High
	PSRC Early College at RCC

Feeder schools for Orrum Middle:

Elementary:

Long Branch Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

31.0%

White:

27.9%

American Indian:

17.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (26% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg33%

North Carolina avg55%

734^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Middle Schools in the Public Schools of Robeson County

215^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	734 of 773	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	742 of 793	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	704 of 784	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	722 of 786	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	721 of 741	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	710 of 737	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	606 of 691	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.1	584 of 694	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.9	568 of 692	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	582 of 705	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.3	565 of 627	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.2	533 of 673	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	54.1	373 of 662	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.8	479 of 648	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.6	536 of 640	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.4	565 of 630	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.6	530 of 620	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.1	511 of 606	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.5	519 of 598	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	533 of 546	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	557 of 560	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	461 of 559	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	498 of 550	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	529 of 533	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	507 of 519	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	475 of 494	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	38.9	243 of 449	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	345 of 478	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	477 of 504	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	443 of 475	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	700 of 733	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	687 of 738	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	649 of 731	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	668 of 733	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	699 of 706	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	665 of 684	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	590 of 656	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	409 of 458	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	424 of 461	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	710 of 729	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	710 of 743	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	636 of 735	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	611 of 689	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	616 of 633	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	615 of 639	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	557 of 604	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	710 of 733	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	715 of 751	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	696 of 747	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	709 of 748	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	680 of 711	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	678 of 697	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	596 of 665	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	326 of 328	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	301 of 306	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	278 of 302	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	21 of 21	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	17 of 21	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.4	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.1	18 of 23	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	24 of 24	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	22 of 23	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	551 of 649	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	607 of 652	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	636 of 656	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	644 of 658	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	622 of 632	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	601 of 624	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	509 of 596	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)46th percentile+38 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

Native American (2025)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics27%-28 vs state

Science26%-35 vs state

Reading24%-28 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 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 4th 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
Orrum Middle	Public	5-8	1684 South Creek Road	Orrum	28369	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 628-8408	294	19	15.3	99.0%	82 (27.9%)	91 (31.0%)	22 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (17.0%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (16.3%)	7.1	734^th of 773 public middle schools	5.0%		9.1	742^nd of 793 public middle schools	6.4%	8		30.6	29.3	29.3	17.2		24.2	22.7	25.6	25.0	29.0	23.4	$10,974	$1,727	$9,246
Fairmont Middle	Public	5-8	402 Iona St	Fairmont	28340	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 628-4363	253	21	11.9	98.8%	15 (5.9%)	124 (49.0%)	25 (9.9%)	3 (1.2%)	56 (22.1%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (11.5%)	4.1	753^rd of 773 public middle schools	2.6%		6	763^rd of 793 public middle schools	3.8%	10		12.3	14.3	7.2	10.3		19.3	14.3	23.2	30.5	28.1	31.6	$11,030	$1,703	$9,326
Lumberton Junior	Public	6-8	82 Marion Rd	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 735-2108	655	39	16.8	99.5%	62 (9.5%)	309 (47.2%)	157 (24.0%)	20 (3.1%)	62 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.7%)	11.5	711^th of 773 public middle schools	8.0%		8.1	747^th of 793 public middle schools	5.8%	36			25.7	38.1	17.6			28.5	21.9	25.1		45.9	$12,283	$1,793	$10,489
Bladenboro Middle	Public	5-8	910 South Main Street	Bladenboro	28320	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 863-3232	254	14	18.6	98.8%	121 (47.6%)	56 (22.0%)	43 (16.9%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.0%)	18.1	657^th of 773 public middle schools	15.0%		26.2	601^st of 793 public middle schools	24.2%	56		23.8	39.7	19.4	9.5		36.5	42.9	34.3	41.3	58.7	47.6	$9,981	$1,030	$8,951
Littlefield Middle	Public	4-8	9674 NC Hwy 41 N	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 671-6065	632	32	19.6	99.5%	128 (20.3%)	152 (24.1%)	120 (19.0%)	2 (0.3%)	156 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (11.7%)	24.9	590^th of 773 public middle schools	23.7%		39.3	491^st of 793 public middle schools	38.1%	99	66.7	48.5	46.4	23.9	35.1	63.8	45.5	44.8	34.8	41.5	59.1	47.0	$8,506	$1,456	$7,050
South Robeson Middle School	Public	6-8	3268 South Robeson Road	Rowland	28383	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 422-3987	344	22	15.4	99.1%	14 (4.1%)	146 (42.4%)	28 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	119 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.5%)	11.7	708^th of 773 public middle schools	8.4%		12	722^nd of 793 public middle schools	9.0%	14			41.6	18.8	31.3			20.6	22.4	33.9		35.7
Pembroke Middle	Public	6-8	8910 Deep Branch Road	Pembroke	28372	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 522-5013	645	38	17.0	99.5%	19 (2.9%)	36 (5.6%)	54 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	499 (77.4%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.6%)	11.9	707^th of 773 public middle schools	8.5%		17.1	688^th of 793 public middle schools	13.2%	19			33.3	27.4	32.9			23.8	27.4	29.6		34.4	$9,694	$1,485	$8,209
CIS Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	818 West 3rd Street	Pembroke	28372	Robeson County	CIS Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 521-1669	114	9	13.3	61.4%	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	34.8	511^th of 773 public middle schools	33.9%		32.4	551^st of 793 public middle schools	30.5%	40			39.0	57.6	43.6			39.0	48.5	41.0		51.3
Central Middle	Public	6-8	310 S Martin L King Jr Ave	Whiteville	28472	Columbus County	Whiteville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 642-3546	451	27	16.5	99.3%	161 (35.7%)	193 (42.8%)	64 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	42.2	457^th of 773 public middle schools	40.9%		56.6	317^th of 793 public middle schools	60.0%	140			49.0	66.7	47.1			47.7	46.7	44.2		40.6	$10,356	$1,869	$8,486

Frequently Asked Questions about Orrum Middle

How many students attend Orrum Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 294 students attended Orrum Middle.

What district is Orrum Middle in?

Public Schools of Robeson County

What high school do graduates of Orrum Middle attend?

Students who attend Orrum Middle usually go on to attend Fairmont High

What is the racial makeup of Orrum Middle?

Students at Orrum Middle are 31% African American, 28% White, 17% American Indian, 16% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

Is Orrum Middle a good school?

Orrum Middle ranks in the bottom 5.0% of North Carolina middle schools.

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