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Butner-Stem Middle

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Butner-Stem Middle ranks 525 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

525^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 32% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Butner-Stem Middle is a public middle school in Butner, North Carolina, serving 403 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.

Butner-Stem Middle has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages in standardized test scores for mathematics, reading, and science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in EOG/Mathematics ranged from 36.2% for 8th grade to 42% for 6th grade, while the state averages were 48.7% and 57.2%, respectively. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American students and English Language Learners performing relatively better, while White students, Gifted and Talented students, and students with disabilities have struggled. Butner-Stem Middle has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 77.17% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Compared to nearby schools, G.C. Hawley Middle, which is also part of the Granville County Schools district, has consistently outperformed Butner-Stem Middle in academic measures and has a higher 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, several magnet middle schools in the Durham Public Schools district, such as Lakewood Montessori Middle and Rogers-Herr Middle, significantly outperform Butner-Stem Middle in academic achievement and have higher school ratings.

391

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,853

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 East D St
Butner, NC 27509

(919) 575-9429

District: Granville County Schools

Students who attend Butner-Stem Middle usually attend:

High:

Granville Central High

Feeder schools for Butner-Stem Middle:

Elementary:

Butner-Stem Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.0%

White:

29.2%

African American:

21.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (44% vs 54% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg40%

North Carolina avg54%

525^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	32.5	525 of 773	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	560 of 793	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	582 of 784	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	574 of 786	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	601 of 741	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	586 of 737	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	494 of 691	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.2	497 of 694	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.7	526 of 692	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.3	586 of 705	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.2	528 of 627	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.1	492 of 673	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.8	429 of 662	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.1	473 of 648	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.5	428 of 640	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.9	379 of 630	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.7	351 of 620	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.9	429 of 606	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.3	409 of 598	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	193 of 546	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	321 of 560	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	412 of 559	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	325 of 550	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	387 of 533	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	347 of 519	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	285 of 494	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	34.7	277 of 449	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.6	82 of 478	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	44.5	252 of 504	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	236 of 475	50.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	193 of 371	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	156 of 356	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	173 of 318	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	160 of 312	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.4	58 of 236	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	25.8	186 of 211	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.3	60 of 151	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	520 of 733	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	570 of 738	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	598 of 731	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	588 of 733	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	601 of 706	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	572 of 684	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	471 of 656	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	411 of 458	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	414 of 461	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	415 of 452	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	47.4	308 of 450	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	410 of 448	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	385 of 416	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	49.7	81 of 127	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	400 of 562	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	387 of 564	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	377 of 553	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	352 of 541	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	408 of 522	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	393 of 493	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.7	291 of 472	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	441 of 729	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	407 of 743	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	474 of 735	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	338 of 689	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.3	460 of 633	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	437 of 639	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	314 of 604	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	500 of 733	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	517 of 751	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	535 of 747	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	515 of 748	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.6	554 of 711	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	551 of 697	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	503 of 665	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	55.3	87 of 248	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	375 of 478	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.7	219 of 473	53.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	503 of 649	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	497 of 652	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	562 of 656	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	529 of 658	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	579 of 632	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	573 of 624	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	541 of 596	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2021)65th percentile+46 vs school

African American (2025)65th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)10th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science51%-9 vs state

Reading46%-7 vs state

Mathematics39%-14 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
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
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
Lucas Middle	Public	6-8	923 Snow Hill Road	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3843	400	24	16.9	99.3%	47 (11.8%)	182 (45.5%)	150 (37.5%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	26.9	574^th of 773 public middle schools	25.7%		22.6	637^th of 793 public middle schools	19.7%	63	40.7	41.2	26.0	43.6	40.0	48.5	45.4	$11,258	$1,302	$9,956
George L Carrington Middle	Public	6-8	227 Milton Road	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3916	771	51	15.1	99.6%	93 (12.1%)	291 (37.7%)	326 (42.3%)	18 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.6%)	29	556^th of 773 public middle schools	28.1%		25.5	611^th of 793 public middle schools	23.0%	55	46.5	28.5	42.3	45.6	36.6	43.4	50.6	$10,263	$957	$9,306
Neal Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	201 Baptist Road	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3955	706	48	14.7	99.6%	22 (3.1%)	281 (39.8%)	363 (51.4%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.2%)	17.5	665^th of 773 public middle schools	14.0%		18	677^th of 793 public middle schools	14.6%	12	32.4	33.6	33.5	26.1	34.3	38.3	45.0	$12,097	$2,570	$9,527
Brogden Middle	Public	6-8	1001 Leon Street	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3906	753	45	16.8	99.5%	94 (12.5%)	253 (33.6%)	344 (45.7%)	21 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.4%)	17.1	671^st of 773 public middle schools	13.2%		17.2	686^th of 793 public middle schools	13.5%	15	35.0	52.4	25.4	33.1	27.7	31.3	32.3	$12,887	$1,406	$11,481
Lakewood Montessori Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2119 Chapel Hill Rd	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-2894	309	20	15.2	99.0%	179 (57.9%)	51 (16.5%)	59 (19.1%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.5%)	95.7	31^st of 773 public middle schools	96.0%		93.4	42^nd of 793 public middle schools	94.7%	11	83.0	88.2	84.7	80.2	83.3	83.7	88.8	$14,182	$1,909	$12,273
James E Shepard Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2401 Dakota Street	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3938	423	29	14.5	98.6%	10 (2.4%)	263 (62.2%)	129 (30.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	48.3	401^st of 773 public middle schools	48.1%		47.7	416^th of 793 public middle schools	47.5%	15	41.9	53.2	65.0	43.1	51.1	50.0	60.0	$11,998	$1,606	$10,392
Rogers-Herr Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	911 Cornwallis Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3970	660	40	16.6	99.5%	195 (29.5%)	250 (37.9%)	155 (23.5%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.2%)	83.8	104^th of 773 public middle schools	86.5%		79.7	134^th of 793 public middle schools	83.1%	30	68.6	77.7	63.9	70.5	71.0	73.4	72.4	$11,594	$781	$10,812
Pine Hollow Middle	Public	6-8	5365 Bartram Place	Raleigh	27617	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8880	776	52	14.9	33.1%	418 (53.9%)	165 (21.3%)	115 (14.8%)	44 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)	81	129^th of 773 public middle schools	83.3%		86.7	88^th of 793 public middle schools	88.9%	41	67.7	64.1	76.5	65.7	62.0	71.9	76.8	$8,836	$462	$8,374

Frequently Asked Questions about Butner-Stem Middle

What district is Butner-Stem Middle in?

Granville County Schools

What high school do graduates of Butner-Stem Middle attend?

Students who attend Butner-Stem Middle usually go on to attend Granville Central High

How many students attend Butner-Stem Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 391 students attended Butner-Stem Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Butner-Stem Middle?

Students at Butner-Stem Middle are 43% Hispanic, 29% White, 21% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Butner-Stem Middle a good school?

Butner-Stem Middle ranks 525^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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