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Pembroke Middle

Q: Is Pembroke Middle a good school?

Pembroke Middle ranks in the bottom 8.5% of North Carolina middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Pembroke Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 645 students attended Pembroke Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Pembroke Middle?

Students at Pembroke Middle are 77% American Indian, 8% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% White.

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

Students who attend Pembroke Middle usually go on to attend PSRC Early College at RCC

Public Grades 6-8

707^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 9% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Pembroke Middle is a public middle school in Pembroke, North Carolina, serving 641 students in grades 6-8. 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.

Pembroke Middle consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages in standardized test scores for Mathematics, Reading, and Science. The school struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking particularly low for Hispanic students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. With an exceptionally high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.43% to 99.56%, Pembroke Middle serves a very high-poverty student population. The school's spending per student, at $9,694, is lower than the state average, which may contribute to its academic challenges.

Interestingly, Pembroke Middle stands out for its relatively strong performance for Native American students and English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the top half of North Carolina middle schools for these subgroups. However, the school's overall ranking and performance have been declining over the past several years, from a ranking of 532 out of 691 North Carolina middle schools in 2017-2018 to a ranking of 707 out of 773 in 2024-2025, with a consistent 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Nearby schools like Sandy Grove Middle and Spring Hill Middle outperform Pembroke Middle in most academic areas.

645

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,694

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8910 Deep Branch Road
Pembroke, NC 28372-9616

(910) 522-5013

District: Public Schools of Robeson County

Students who attend Pembroke Middle usually attend:

High:	PSRC Early College at RCC
	Purnell Swett High

Feeder schools for Pembroke Middle:

Elementary:	Deep Branch Elementary
	Pembroke Elementary
	Union Chapel Elementary
	Union Elementary

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

77.4%

Hispanic:

8.4%

African American:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (30% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg32%

North Carolina avg54%

707^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	11.9	707 of 773	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	688 of 793	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	623 of 784	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	622 of 786	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	683 of 741	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	642 of 737	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	532 of 691	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	597 of 694	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.4	624 of 692	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.7	591 of 705	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.0	554 of 627	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.5	531 of 673	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.3	558 of 662	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.0	539 of 648	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.5	477 of 640	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.4	510 of 630	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.2	534 of 620	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.0	443 of 606	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.3	436 of 598	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	430 of 546	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	339 of 560	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	304 of 559	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	377 of 550	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	447 of 533	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	391 of 519	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.6	225 of 494	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	25.8	369 of 449	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	444 of 478	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	394 of 504	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	363 of 475	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	174 of 371	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	168 of 356	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	129 of 211	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	689 of 733	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	656 of 738	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	564 of 731	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	621 of 733	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	667 of 706	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	631 of 684	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	534 of 656	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	174 of 458	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.9	427 of 461	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	41.9	342 of 452	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.5	278 of 450	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	329 of 448	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	334 of 416	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.5	48 of 127	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	538 of 562	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	515 of 564	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	521 of 553	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	460 of 541	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	511 of 522	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	452 of 493	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	369 of 472	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	701 of 729	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	646 of 743	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	594 of 735	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	583 of 689	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	609 of 633	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	522 of 639	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	473 of 604	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	669 of 733	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	660 of 751	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	632 of 747	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	565 of 748	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	659 of 711	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	606 of 697	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	519 of 665	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	189 of 328	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	207 of 306	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	185 of 302	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.4	271 of 283	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	248 of 248	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	12 of 21	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	12 of 21	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.8	8 of 18	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	6 of 20	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	49.0	12 of 23	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	17 of 24	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.4	10 of 23	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	476 of 478	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	373 of 473	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	19.7	553 of 652	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	594 of 632	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	523 of 624	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)62nd percentile+53 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+45 vs school

Native American (2025)43rd percentile+34 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-3 vs school

White (2024)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science34%-26 vs state

Mathematics31%-23 vs state

Reading28%-25 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
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
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
Red Springs Middle	Public	5-8	302 W Second Avenue	Red Springs	28377	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 843-3883	572	39	14.7	99.5%	24 (4.2%)	110 (19.2%)	229 (40.0%)	2 (0.3%)	179 (31.3%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.5%)	4.3	751^st of 773 public middle schools	2.8%		8	748^th of 793 public middle schools	5.7%	3		29.4	21.8	23.0	8.8		22.0	17.7	24.3	20.9	28.4	27.0	$9,042	$1,734	$7,309
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
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
Saint Pauls Middle	Public	5-8	526 W Shaw St	Saint Pauls	28384	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 865-4070	678	38	17.9	99.6%	68 (10.0%)	148 (21.8%)	348 (51.3%)	4 (0.6%)	68 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (6.0%)	6.6	738^th of 773 public middle schools	4.5%		11.5	724^th of 793 public middle schools	8.7%	14		11.8	21.3	23.1	12.6		27.6	28.2	29.7	21.8	26.0	32.4	$9,026	$1,557	$7,469
Spring Hill Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	22801 Airbase Road	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 369-0590	593	42	14.1	99.5%	118 (19.9%)	293 (49.4%)	31 (5.2%)	8 (1.3%)	90 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.9%)	18.6	650^th of 773 public middle schools	15.9%		27	593^rd of 793 public middle schools	25.2%	57			45.5	43.8	26.2			30.3	35.9	28.6		37.9	$10,508	$1,255	$9,253
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pembroke Middle

How many students attend Pembroke Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 645 students attended Pembroke Middle.

What district is Pembroke Middle in?

Public Schools of Robeson County

What is the racial makeup of Pembroke Middle?

Students at Pembroke Middle are 77% American Indian, 8% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% White.

Is Pembroke Middle a good school?

Pembroke Middle ranks in the bottom 8.5% of North Carolina middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Pembroke Middle attend?

Students who attend Pembroke Middle usually go on to attend PSRC Early College at RCC

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