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South Edgecombe Middle

Q: Is South Edgecombe Middle a good school?

South Edgecombe Middle ranks 433 rd of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

433^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 44% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

South Edgecombe Middle serves 271 students in grades 6–8 in the rural community of Pinetops, North Carolina, as part of Edgecombe County Public Schools, a district where nearly all students—about 99% at this school—come from economically disadvantaged households.

Despite that challenge, South Edgecombe Middle has become the highest-performing middle school in its district and has climbed from the 15th percentile statewide in 2018-2019 to the 44th percentile in 2025-2026. In 6th grade math, 65.7% of students scored proficient, beating the state average of 59.2% and far outpacing district peers like W A Pattillo Middle (39.4%), West Edgecombe Middle (36.0%), and J W Parker Middle (11.4%). Reading and science scores also approach or exceed state averages, and the school outperforms some neighboring-district schools, including Rocky Mount Middle in Nash County Public Schools and Charles H Darden Middle in Wilson County Schools. It still trails regional standouts such as Elm City Middle and Forest Hills Middle, but the gap is narrowing.

The school has also earned impressive results for specific groups of students. English Language Learners rank in the 96th percentile statewide, gifted students in the 94th, and students with disabilities in the 65th—all dramatic jumps in just a few years. Low-income students perform above the school's overall ranking, suggesting effective instruction for vulnerable populations. The most pressing concern is attendance: 41% of students are chronically absent, well above the state average of 24.2%. Reducing absenteeism could unlock even greater progress. With 6th grade math proficiency more than doubling since 2022-2023, South Edgecombe Middle is clearly on an upward trajectory and a school worth watching.

271

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

230 Pinetops-Crisp Road
Pinetops, NC 27864

(252) 827-5083

District: Edgecombe County Public Schools

Students who attend South Edgecombe Middle usually attend:

High:	Edgecombe Early College High
	SouthWest Edgecombe High

Feeder schools for South Edgecombe Middle:

Elementary:

G W Carver Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.0%

African American:

34.3%

Hispanic:

18.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 24% North Carolina)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg37%

North Carolina avg58%

433^rd of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

215^th of 246Edgecombe County Public Schools 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
2026	45.2	433 of 778	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.5	478 of 773	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	561 of 793	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	578 of 784	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	553 of 786	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	607 of 741	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	629 of 737	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	594 of 691	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.5	609 of 694	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.2	470 of 692	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.2	505 of 705	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.7	540 of 627	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.8	564 of 673	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.4	530 of 662	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.1	526 of 648	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.1	533 of 640	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.6	523 of 630	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.5	552 of 620	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.7	489 of 606	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.2	488 of 598	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	268 of 553	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.8	375 of 546	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	431 of 560	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	421 of 559	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	333 of 550	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	443 of 533	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	485 of 519	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	468 of 494	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	21.7	405 of 449	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	360 of 478	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	333 of 504	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	319 of 475	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.8	15 of 363	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	31.5	236 of 318	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	465 of 731	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.6	459 of 733	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	603 of 738	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	485 of 731	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	525 of 733	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	562 of 706	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	564 of 684	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	577 of 656	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	27 of 465	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	30.2	408 of 458	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	459 of 461	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	48.5	296 of 452	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.4	125 of 450	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	48.9	290 of 448	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	347 of 416	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	100 of 127	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	170 of 566	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	67.9	128 of 562	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	86 of 564	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	52.4	234 of 553	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	287 of 541	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	254 of 522	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.5	423 of 493	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	357 of 472	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	266 of 725	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.5	355 of 729	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	430 of 743	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	505 of 735	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	565 of 689	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	466 of 633	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	585 of 639	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	554 of 604	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	369 of 736	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.4	464 of 733	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	462 of 751	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.5	607 of 747	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	526 of 748	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	601 of 711	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	621 of 697	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	588 of 665	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	177 of 500	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.4	325 of 478	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	303 of 473	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	389 of 644	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.2	417 of 649	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	529 of 652	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	587 of 656	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	520 of 658	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	589 of 632	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	561 of 624	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	571 of 596	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)96th percentile+52 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)94th percentile+50 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2026)65th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile+19 vs school

African American (2026)52nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)50th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)40th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science66%-3 vs state

Mathematics53%-3 vs state

Reading50%-5 vs state

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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
South Edgecombe Middle	Public	6-8	230 Pinetops-Crisp Road	Pinetops	27864	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 827-5083	271	19	14.0	98.9%	111 (41.0%)	93 (34.3%)	50 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	45.2	433^rd of 778 public middle schools	44.3%		38.5	478^th of 773 public middle schools	38.2%	45	65.7	50.0	45.1	51.4	55.4	43.9	65.9	$9,619	$1,193	$8,426
West Edgecombe Middle	Public	6-8	6301 Nobles Mill Pond Road	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 446-2030	249	16	15.4	96.8%	61 (24.5%)	153 (61.4%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.2%)	22.5	630^th of 778 public middle schools	19.0%		14.8	689^th of 773 public middle schools	10.9%	59	36.0	44.0	32.9	33.7	34.1	45.2	67.1	$10,069	$1,755	$8,314
W A Pattillo Middle	Public	6-8	501 East Ave	Tarboro	27866	Northampton County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 823-3812	289	20	14.3	99.0%	28 (9.7%)	218 (75.4%)	32 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	13	698^th of 778 public middle schools	10.3%		16.5	675^th of 773 public middle schools	12.7%	23	39.4	28.6	37.9	22.7	37.7	29.8	44.7	$11,830	$1,874	$9,956
Elm City Middle	Public	6-8	215 E Church St	Elm City	27822	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 236-4148	399	26	15.5	99.2%	197 (49.4%)	115 (28.8%)	56 (14.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.0%)	73.8	184^th of 778 public middle schools	76.3%		77.1	157^th of 773 public middle schools	79.7%	27	77.4	71.3	55.8	69.2	67.4	58.0	76.8	$7,994	$522	$7,472
Farmville Middle	Public	6-8	3914 Grimmersburg Street	Farmville	27828	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 753-2116	552	39	14.2	99.5%	133 (24.1%)	299 (54.2%)	86 (15.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.1%)	30.8	548^th of 778 public middle schools	29.6%		33	521^st of 773 public middle schools	32.6%	27	42.5	36.9	50.3	39.9	50.3	43.2	63.9	$9,090	$1,247	$7,844
J W Parker Middle	Public	6-8	1500 E Virginia Street	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 937-9060	336	18	19.2	99.1%	3 (0.9%)	300 (89.3%)	19 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	2.7	764^th of 778 public middle schools	1.8%					(n/a)	11.4	16.3	6.9	23.3	29.6	13.7	36.3
Charles H Darden Middle	Public	6-8	1665 Lipscomb Road	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 206-4973	378	28	13.6	99.2%	10 (2.6%)	242 (64.0%)	116 (30.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	18.3	665^th of 778 public middle schools	14.5%		18	660^th of 773 public middle schools	14.6%	5	40.8	30.7	18.9	34.2	50.9	44.5	46.4	$12,284	$3,499	$8,785
Rocky Mount Middle	Public	6-8	841 Nash Street	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2010	692	35	20.0	99.3%	59 (8.5%)	501 (72.4%)	82 (11.8%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.6%)	16	676^th of 778 public middle schools	13.1%		12.1	706^th of 773 public middle schools	8.7%	30	32.7	25.7	34.7	37.6	36.2	35.0	58.2	$10,165	$1,474	$8,691
Speight Middle	Public	6-8	5514 Old Stantonsburg Road	Stantonsburg	27883	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 238-3983	281	17	16.5	98.9%	76 (27.0%)	75 (26.7%)	113 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)	53	372^nd of 778 public middle schools	52.2%		54.9	327^th of 773 public middle schools	57.7%	45	41.9	74.0	39.6	50.5	63.5	54.2	76.0	$9,297	$641	$8,656
Phillips Middle	Public	6-8	4371 Battleboro-Leggett Road	Battleboro	27809	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 446-2031	118	10	12.4	97.5%	6 (5.1%)	87 (73.7%)	20 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	10.8	718^th of 778 public middle schools	7.7%		17.1	672^nd of 773 public middle schools	13.1%	46	25.6	41.9	6.3	30.8	40.9	28.1	31.3	$13,631	$2,688	$10,943

Frequently Asked Questions about South Edgecombe Middle

Is South Edgecombe Middle a good school?

South Edgecombe Middle ranks 433^rd of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend South Edgecombe Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended South Edgecombe Middle.

What is the racial makeup of South Edgecombe Middle?

Students at South Edgecombe Middle are 41% White, 34% African American, 18% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of South Edgecombe Middle attend?

Students who attend South Edgecombe Middle usually go on to attend Edgecombe Early College High

What district is South Edgecombe Middle in?

Edgecombe County Public Schools

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