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Northern Granville Middle

Q: Is Northern Granville Middle a good school?

Northern Granville Middle ranks in the bottom 8.3% of North Carolina middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Northern Granville Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 495 students attended Northern Granville Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Northern Granville Middle?

Students at Northern Granville Middle are 55% African American, 21% Hispanic, 18% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Northern Granville Middle attend?

Students who attend Northern Granville Middle usually go on to attend J. F. Webb High

Public Grades 6-8

709^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 8% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Northern Granville Middle is a public middle school in Oxford, North Carolina, serving 490 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Granville County Schools district, which is ranked 181 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northern Granville Middle consistently performs below the state and district averages in proficiency rates for Math, Reading, and Science on the End-of-Grade (EOG) assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 35% in 6th grade Math, 24.2% in 7th grade Math, and 28% in 8th grade Math, compared to the state averages of 57.2%, 53.5%, and 48.7%, respectively. The school's performance is also lower than the nearby G.C. Hawley Middle and Butner-Stem Middle, which are part of the same district but have higher proficiency rates across all grade levels and subjects.

The school faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 84.69% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the nearby G.C. Hawley Middle (56.01%) and Butner-Stem Middle (77.17%). Despite these challenges, the data shows that there are pockets of success, particularly among certain student subgroups, suggesting that the school may have effective strategies in place for supporting these students. Identifying and scaling these successful practices could help the school improve its overall academic outcomes.

495

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,718

Per pupil spending ?

94.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3144 Webb School Rd
Oxford, NC 27565-7325

(919) 693-1483

District: Granville County Schools

Students who attend Northern Granville Middle usually attend:

High:

J. F. Webb High

Feeder schools for Northern Granville Middle:

Elementary:	C. G. Credle Elementary
	Stovall-Shaw Elementary
	West Oxford Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.2%

Hispanic:

20.8%

White:

18.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (30% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg40%

North Carolina avg54%

709^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Granville County Schools

181^st of 242Granville 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	11.7	709 of 773	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	718 of 793	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	640 of 784	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	664 of 786	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	635 of 741	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	674 of 737	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	584 of 691	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.0	600 of 694	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.5	543 of 692	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.9	577 of 705	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.7	566 of 627	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.9	528 of 673	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.1	510 of 662	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.2	517 of 648	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.7	549 of 640	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.4	504 of 630	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.2	441 of 620	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.8	455 of 606	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.8	420 of 598	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	472 of 546	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	499 of 560	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	371 of 559	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	415 of 550	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	364 of 533	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	410 of 519	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	333 of 494	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	27.2	349 of 449	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.8	270 of 478	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	274 of 504	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	244 of 475	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	86 of 371	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	27.1	290 of 356	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.6	114 of 318	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	182 of 312	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	94 of 236	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	706 of 733	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	689 of 738	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	639 of 731	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	638 of 733	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	595 of 706	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	661 of 684	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	596 of 656	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	1.0	458 of 458	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	458 of 461	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	428 of 452	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	444 of 450	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	436 of 448	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	486 of 562	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	522 of 564	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	364 of 553	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.9	472 of 541	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	441 of 522	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	489 of 493	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	395 of 472	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	660 of 729	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	689 of 743	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	549 of 735	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	540 of 689	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	517 of 633	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	560 of 639	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	465 of 604	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	648 of 733	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	677 of 751	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	559 of 747	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	628 of 748	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	638 of 711	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	630 of 697	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	550 of 665	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	176 of 478	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.8	376 of 473	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	599 of 649	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	583 of 652	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	536 of 656	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	554 of 658	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	553 of 632	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	618 of 624	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	564 of 596	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)77th percentile+69 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile+55 vs school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

White (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science32%-29 vs state

Reading31%-22 vs state

Mathematics29%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Northern Granville Middle

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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
Northern Granville Middle	Public	6-8	3144 Webb School Rd	Oxford	27565	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 693-1483	495	27	18.5	94.7%	91 (18.4%)	273 (55.2%)	103 (20.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	11.7	709^th of 773 public middle schools	8.3%		12.7	718^th of 793 public middle schools	9.5%	9	35.0	24.2	28.0	34.3	31.2	28.0	31.5	$9,718	$942	$8,776
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
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
G. C. Hawley Middle	Public	6-8	305 East Wilton Avenue	Creedmoor	27522	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 528-2313	442	24	18.6	98.2%	194 (43.9%)	116 (26.2%)	106 (24.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	35.7	506^th of 773 public middle schools	34.5%		37.9	505^th of 793 public middle schools	36.3%	1	53.3	46.3	34.5	50.7	36.8	46.9	49.7	$8,177	$434	$7,743
Butner-Stem Middle	Public	6-8	501 East D St	Butner	27509	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 575-9429	391	23	17.0	99.2%	114 (29.2%)	83 (21.2%)	168 (43.0%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	32.5	525^th of 773 public middle schools	32.1%		30.6	560^th of 793 public middle schools	29.4%	35	42.0	38.5	36.2	39.5	35.9	60.3	51.1	$9,853	$996	$8,857
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Northern Granville Middle

What district is Northern Granville Middle in?

Granville County Schools

Is Northern Granville Middle a good school?

Northern Granville Middle ranks in the bottom 8.3% of North Carolina middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Northern Granville Middle?

Students at Northern Granville Middle are 55% African American, 21% Hispanic, 18% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Northern Granville Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 495 students attended Northern Granville Middle.

What high school do graduates of Northern Granville Middle attend?

Students who attend Northern Granville Middle usually go on to attend J. F. Webb High

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