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Lumberton Junior

Public Grades 6-8

711^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 8% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Lumberton Junior is a public middle school in Lumberton, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 640 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.

Lumberton Junior has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 607 and 747 out of the state's middle schools. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating poor overall performance. Its proficiency rates in end-of-grade tests are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects, often less than half the state averages. The school's student subgroups, such as African American and Economically Disadvantaged students, also perform significantly worse than their peers across the state.

However, some nearby schools within the same district, such as Littlefield Middle and Pembroke Middle, have significantly higher academic proficiency rates and better overall rankings, suggesting that the challenges faced by Lumberton Junior may be specific to the school and not necessarily reflective of the entire district. The school's higher per-student spending compared to some nearby schools indicates that the issue may not be solely a matter of funding, but rather how the resources are being utilized to support student learning.

655

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,283

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

82 Marion Rd
Lumberton, NC 28358-7285

(910) 735-2108

District: Public Schools of Robeson County

Students who attend Lumberton Junior usually attend:

High:	Lumberton Senior High
	PSRC Early College at RCC

Feeder schools for Lumberton Junior:

Elementary:	L Gilbert Carroll
	Rowland Norment Elementary
	Tanglewood Elementary
	W H Knuckles

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.2%

Hispanic:

24.0%

White:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (29% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg32%

North Carolina avg54%

711^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	11.5	711 of 773	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	747 of 793	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	714 of 784	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	734 of 786	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	689 of 741	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	698 of 737	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	631 of 691	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	616 of 694	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.3	637 of 692	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.9	607 of 705	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.4	555 of 627	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.3	499 of 673	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.5	542 of 662	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.0	540 of 648	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.6	581 of 640	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	23.2	527 of 630	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.5	516 of 620	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.2	479 of 606	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.2	453 of 598	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	503 of 546	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	525 of 560	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	508 of 559	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	506 of 550	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	471 of 533	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	493 of 519	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	441 of 494	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	18.0	96 of 110	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	13.9	445 of 449	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	44.1	235 of 478	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.5	369 of 504	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.5	229 of 475	51.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	259 of 371	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	286 of 356	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.3	155 of 318	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.7	223 of 312	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	130 of 236	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	175 of 211	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	690 of 733	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	703 of 738	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	683 of 731	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	696 of 733	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	659 of 706	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	668 of 684	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	636 of 656	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	427 of 458	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	442 of 461	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	423 of 452	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	398 of 450	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	434 of 448	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	482 of 562	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	530 of 564	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	440 of 553	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	473 of 541	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	480 of 522	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	477 of 493	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	442 of 472	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	634 of 729	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	697 of 743	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	662 of 735	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	655 of 689	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	584 of 633	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	609 of 639	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	573 of 604	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	664 of 733	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	726 of 751	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	682 of 747	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	710 of 748	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	668 of 711	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	660 of 697	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	595 of 665	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	303 of 328	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	302 of 306	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	279 of 302	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	261 of 283	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	223 of 248	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	219 of 221	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	9 of 21	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.9	14 of 21	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	13 of 18	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.6	17 of 20	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	21 of 23	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	20 of 24	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	20 of 23	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	357 of 478	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	386 of 649	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	6.9	636 of 652	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	632 of 656	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	638 of 658	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	593 of 632	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.8	620 of 624	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	553 of 596	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2025)57th percentile+49 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2023)13th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

African American (2025)8th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science46%-14 vs state

Mathematics27%-27 vs state

Reading25%-27 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lumberton Junior

What is the racial makeup of Lumberton Junior?

Students at Lumberton Junior are 47% African American, 24% Hispanic, 9% White, 9% American Indian, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Lumberton Junior attend?

Students who attend Lumberton Junior usually go on to attend Lumberton Senior High

Is Lumberton Junior a good school?

Lumberton Junior ranks in the bottom 8.0% of North Carolina middle schools.

What district is Lumberton Junior in?

Public Schools of Robeson County

How many students attend Lumberton Junior?

In the 2024-25 school year, 655 students attended Lumberton Junior.

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