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Terrell Lane Middle

Public Grades 6-8

603^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 22% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Terrell Lane Middle is a public middle school located in Louisburg, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 390 students. The school is part of the Franklin County Schools district, which is ranked 117 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Terrell Lane Middle has consistently underperformed compared to the Franklin County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in terms of proficiency rates on the End-of-Grade (EOG) tests for Mathematics, Reading, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, Terrell Lane Middle has a low statewide ranking, placing in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools in recent years, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on the EOG tests also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the rankings for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students being particularly low.

When comparing Terrell Lane Middle to other middle schools in the Franklin County Schools district and nearby districts, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming. For instance, Cedar Creek Middle and Franklinton Middle, both within the Franklin County Schools district, have significantly higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings than Terrell Lane Middle. To address these challenges, the school and district may need to implement comprehensive improvement strategies, allocate resources more effectively, and provide targeted support for struggling students.

403

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,048

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Terrell Lane
Louisburg, NC 27549-9207

(919) 496-1855

District: Franklin County Schools

Students who attend Terrell Lane Middle usually attend:

High:

Louisburg Magnet High

Feeder schools for Terrell Lane Middle:

Elementary:	Laurel Mill Elementary
	Louisburg Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.2%

White:

30.5%

Hispanic:

24.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (39% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg46%

North Carolina avg54%

603^rd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Franklin County Schools

117^th of 242Franklin County 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
2025	23.3	603 of 773	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	612 of 793	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	472 of 784	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	475 of 786	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	556 of 741	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	411 of 737	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	398 of 691	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.6	292 of 694	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.8	381 of 692	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.6	455 of 705	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	21.5	505 of 627	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.8	496 of 673	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.0	455 of 662	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.6	463 of 648	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.7	495 of 640	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.4	446 of 630	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.0	436 of 620	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.9	435 of 606	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.9	462 of 598	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	392 of 546	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	424 of 560	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.2	298 of 559	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	292 of 550	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	308 of 533	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	230 of 519	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	271 of 494	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	47.3	178 of 449	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	10.4	495 of 504	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	410 of 475	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	316 of 371	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	202 of 356	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	110 of 312	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	526 of 733	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	580 of 738	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	492 of 731	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	507 of 733	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	523 of 706	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.2	350 of 684	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	339 of 656	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	274 of 458	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	297 of 461	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	281 of 452	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.0	211 of 450	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.5	337 of 448	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.0	305 of 416	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	454 of 562	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	412 of 564	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.9	231 of 553	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	257 of 541	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.6	362 of 522	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.4	78 of 493	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	132 of 472	72.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	493 of 729	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	562 of 743	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.2	339 of 735	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	268 of 689	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.7	388 of 633	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.5	190 of 639	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	53.0	272 of 604	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	631 of 733	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	579 of 751	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.4	417 of 747	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	401 of 748	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	539 of 711	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	463 of 697	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	439 of 665	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	182 of 328	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.0	112 of 302	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	386 of 478	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	350 of 473	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	473 of 649	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	449 of 652	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	395 of 656	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	326 of 658	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.4	517 of 632	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	438 of 624	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	292 of 596	51.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)60th percentile+21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)45th percentile+23 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)40th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Reading43%-10 vs state

Science42%-18 vs state

Mathematics33%-20 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 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
Terrell Lane Middle	Public	6-8	101 Terrell Lane	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-1855	403	23	17.3	99.3%	123 (30.5%)	150 (37.2%)	100 (24.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.5%)	23.3	603^rd of 773 public middle schools	22.0%		25.5	612^th of 793 public middle schools	22.8%	9	34.0	34.3	29.9	46.1	41.8	41.4	41.9	$10,048	$1,080	$8,968
Bunn Middle	Public	6-8	4742 NC 39 Hwy S	Bunn	27508	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-7700	618	34	18.1	99.4%	234 (37.9%)	123 (19.9%)	225 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	31.4	533^rd of 773 public middle schools	31.0%		29.5	566^th of 793 public middle schools	28.6%	33	54.6	31.4	29.2	48.5	40.8	44.0	52.1	$8,683	$797	$7,886
Franklinton Middle	Public	6-8	3 N Main St	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 494-2971	232	19	12.4	98.7%	57 (24.6%)	98 (42.2%)	45 (19.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (12.5%)	38.5	479^th of 773 public middle schools	38.0%		35.2	529^th of 793 public middle schools	33.3%	50	53.7	39.4	40.0	52.4	42.4	50.6	48.2	$12,515	$1,448	$11,066
Cedar Creek Middle	Public	6-8	2228 Cedar Creek Road	Youngsville	27596	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 554-4848	529	30	17.7	98.9%	188 (35.5%)	181 (34.2%)	125 (23.6%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)	55.7	320^th of 773 public middle schools	58.6%		43.3	456^th of 793 public middle schools	42.5%	136	55.3	60.5	48.9	62.3	55.4	53.4	51.7	$8,919	$658	$8,262
Heritage Middle	Public	6-8	3400 Rogers Road	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 562-6204	947	58	16.2	16.9%	608 (64.2%)	116 (12.2%)	105 (11.1%)	82 (8.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.6%)	91.9	46^th of 773 public middle schools	94.0%		92.8	46^th of 793 public middle schools	94.2%		82.6	85.8	73.6	72.5	76.1	80.4	80.4	$9,218	$405	$8,813
STEM Early High	Public	6-8	219 Charles Street	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 738-2260	281	17	16.6	98.9%	44 (15.7%)	134 (47.7%)	87 (31.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (2.8%)	75.5	164^th of 773 public middle schools	78.8%		80.4	128^th of 793 public middle schools	83.9%	36	61.8	58.2	58.1	69.1	73.5	68.9	70.3	$7,944	$592	$7,352
Rolesville Middle	Public	6-8	4700 Burlington Mills Road	Rolesville	27571	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 570-2260	889	54	16.6	43.4%	326 (36.7%)	286 (32.2%)	178 (20.0%)	36 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.9%)	67	233^rd of 773 public middle schools	69.9%		66.1	240^th of 793 public middle schools	69.7%	7	69.2	61.2	52.7	65.1	56.9	53.4	69.1	$9,428	$385	$9,043
Wake Forest Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 S Main St	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 554-8440	878	55	15.9	57.2%	269 (30.6%)	310 (35.3%)	204 (23.2%)	46 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.4%)	38.2	482^nd of 773 public middle schools	37.6%		48.7	407^th of 793 public middle schools	48.7%	75	53.6	41.4	35.9	46.4	49.3	45.9	56.2	$8,523	$403	$8,120
Vance County Middle School	Public	6-8	293 Warrenton Road	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 492-6041	755	48	15.8	99.5%	46 (6.1%)	532 (70.5%)	144 (19.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.7%)	7.9	731^st of 773 public middle schools	5.4%		9.4	739^th of 793 public middle schools	6.8%	8	15.4	21.5	21.3	21.3	25.7	31.2	41.5	$10,199	$1,633	$8,566
Zebulon Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1000 Shepard School Rd	Zebulon	27597	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 404-3630	772	50	15.5	99.6%	109 (14.1%)	378 (49.0%)	227 (29.4%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.7%)	31.2	536^th of 773 public middle schools	30.7%		39	495^th of 793 public middle schools	37.6%	41	51.0	39.3	34.6	45.6	42.1	44.0	47.6	$10,412	$366	$10,046

Frequently Asked Questions about Terrell Lane Middle

How many students attend Terrell Lane Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 403 students attended Terrell Lane Middle.

Is Terrell Lane Middle a good school?

Terrell Lane Middle ranks in the bottom 22.0% of North Carolina middle schools.

What district is Terrell Lane Middle in?

Franklin County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Terrell Lane Middle?

Students at Terrell Lane Middle are 37% African American, 31% White, 25% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Terrell Lane Middle attend?

Students who attend Terrell Lane Middle usually go on to attend Louisburg Magnet High

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