Middle Schools in Lenoir County Public Schools

Summary:

The Lenoir County Public Schools district in North Carolina is home to three middle schools: Woodington Middle, E B Frink Middle, and Rochelle Middle. These schools serve students in grades 6-8 and provide a crucial educational foundation for the local community.

Among the three middle schools, Woodington Middle stands out as the top performer, with the highest overall state-wide ranking and the strongest proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science across various grade levels. In contrast, Rochelle Middle appears to be the weakest performer, with the lowest state-wide ranking and the lowest proficiency rates in most subject areas and grade levels.

Interestingly, the data reveals an inverse relationship between spending per student and academic performance, with Rochelle Middle having the highest spending per student but the lowest academic performance. Additionally, all three schools have very high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the student population comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. These factors, along with the varying student-teacher ratios, may contribute to the disparities in educational outcomes observed across the district.

District Detail

2017 W Vernon Avenue
Kinston, NC 28504

(252) 527-1109

SchoolDigger Rank:
165^th of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-13
Students: 8,331

Primary Schools: 9
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 1

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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 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
Rochelle Middle	Public	6-8	301 N Rochelle Blvd	Kinston	28501	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-4290	517	26	20.0	96.9%	9 (1.7%)	448 (86.7%)	29 (5.6%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.3%)	15.5	681^st of 773 public middle schools	11.9%		15.2	706^th of 793 public middle schools	11.0%	25	44.0	39.9	10.5	34.6	38.9	25.3	31.1	$11,035	$1,690	$9,345
E B Frink Middle	Public	6-8	102 N Martin Luther King Jr Dr	La Grange	28551	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 566-3326	488	32	15.0	99.4%	160 (32.8%)	204 (41.8%)	96 (19.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	30.9	539^th of 773 public middle schools	30.3%		44	450^th of 793 public middle schools	43.3%	89	41.6	55.4	37.7	40.9	44.4	44.0	41.7	$8,445	$1,333	$7,111
Woodington Middle	Public	6-8	4939 Hwy 258 South	Kinston	28504	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-9570	584	35	16.8	99.5%	289 (49.5%)	111 (19.0%)	144 (24.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.3%)	38.2	483^rd of 773 public middle schools	37.5%		47.5	419^th of 793 public middle schools	47.2%	64	52.9	44.7	41.3	42.0	47.5	44.6	56.3	$8,277	$1,227	$7,051

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
NC Health and Human Services	2.9 mi	11
Pitt County Schools	9.65 mi	40	124^th
Greene County Schools	11.83 mi	6	209^th
Craven County Board of Education	16.41 mi	26	128^th
Wayne County Public Schools	16.84 mi	33	134^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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