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Best Middle Schools in Spring Hope, NC

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School

795

Students

Top rankedSouthern Nash Middle339^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools

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Biggest riser

Southern Nash Middle up 90 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Spring Hope, North Carolina, is served by a single public middle school, Southern Nash Middle, which enrolls 795 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Nash County Public Schools district. Because only one middle school operates in this small community, there are no local schools to compare side by side; instead, the most meaningful context comes from measuring Southern Nash Middle against its district and statewide averages. The school has posted a strong upward trend in its SchoolDigger state ranking, climbing from the 39th percentile (481 out of 793 ranked middle schools) in 2023–2024, to the 45th percentile in 2024–2025, to the 56th percentile (339 out of 778) in the 2025–2026 school year.

Academically, Southern Nash Middle outperforms its district in every End-of-Grade (EOG) subject and grade level tested, while its results against the state are more mixed. In 6th-grade reading, 62.9% of students scored proficient, well above the state rate of 54.8%, and in 8th-grade science the school posted a standout 77.2% proficiency rate versus 68.6% statewide. Sixth-grade math also exceeded the state average (63.4% vs. 59.2%). However, upper-grade math is a relative weakness: 8th-grade math proficiency sits at 46.4% compared to 53.0% statewide, and 7th-grade math (52.7%) trails the state mark of 56.2% by a smaller margin. Even so, the school improved in every tested subject year over year between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, with particularly impressive gains in 8th-grade science (+15.2 points) and 6th-grade reading (+11.1 points).

What makes these gains especially noteworthy is the context of the student population. A striking 98.24% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating very high economic disadvantage, yet the school continues to beat its district averages in all seven EOG test category comparisons. One concern is chronic absenteeism: 39.3% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, significantly higher than both the district rate of 25.9% and the state rate of 24.2%. This remains a risk factor to watch. Overall, the school's rising state rankings, climbing star rating (now three stars), and consistent year-over-year academic growth point to real momentum, with 8th-grade science and 6th-grade reading/math as standout strengths and upper-level math as the clearest area needing continued attention.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Southern Nash Middle	Public	6-8	5301 South NC Highway 581	Spring Hope	27882	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 937-9020	795	40	20.1	98.2%	280 (35.2%)	166 (20.9%)	308 (38.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.5%)	56	339^th of 778 public middle schools	56.4%		45.4	429^th of 773 public middle schools	44.5%	90	63.4	52.7	46.4	62.9	52.9	56.0	77.2	$7,877	$815	$7,062

Cities Near Spring Hope

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bailey	6.27 mi	2	237^th
Bunn	7.37 mi	3	320^th
Nashville	8.97 mi	2	199^th
Elm City	10.3 mi	3	49^th
Louisburg	11.13 mi	8	224^th

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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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