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Dunn Middle

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Dunn Middle ranks 549 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

549^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 29% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Dunn Middle is a public middle school located in Dunn, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 399. The school is part of the Harnett County Schools district, which is ranked 184 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dunn Middle has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools, with a ranking between 549 and 656 over the past 10 years, and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on End-of-Grade (EOG) tests, is consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Dunn Middle's proficiency rates in mathematics ranged from 33.8% for 8th grade to 53.9% for 6th grade, compared to the state averages of 48.7% and 57.2%, respectively. Similarly, in reading, Dunn Middle's proficiency rates ranged from 31.7% for 7th grade to 44.4% for 8th grade, compared to the state averages of 51.9% and 54.2%.

Dunn Middle has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 98.95% to 99.27% over the past three school years, indicating that the school serves a predominantly low-income student population. When comparing Dunn Middle to other nearby middle schools in the Harnett County Schools district, as well as some schools in the neighboring Johnston County Public Schools district, Dunn Middle consistently underperforms academically. This suggests that the school may be facing significant challenges in serving its student population, which could be contributing to its consistently low academic performance.

388

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,917

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1301 Meadowlark Road
Dunn, NC 28334

(910) 892-1016

District: Harnett County Schools

Students who attend Dunn Middle usually attend:

High:

Triton High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.1%

Hispanic:

33.0%

White:

17.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (43% vs 54% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 15 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

North Carolina avg54%

549^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Middle Schools in the Harnett County Schools

184^th of 242Harnett 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	30.1	549 of 773	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	580 of 793	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	627 of 784	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	636 of 786	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	656 of 741	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	603 of 737	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	529 of 691	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	602 of 694	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.8	611 of 692	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.5	564 of 705	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.0	546 of 627	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.4	498 of 673	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.3	582 of 662	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.7	557 of 648	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.5	522 of 640	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.4	445 of 630	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.1	389 of 620	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.9	425 of 606	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.9	450 of 598	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	318 of 546	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	328 of 560	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	438 of 559	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	452 of 550	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	495 of 533	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	403 of 519	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	396 of 494	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	12.9	446 of 449	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	410 of 478	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	391 of 504	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.8	127 of 475	73.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	255 of 371	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	308 of 356	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.2	133 of 312	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.9	208 of 211	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	132 of 151	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	522 of 733	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	470 of 738	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	579 of 731	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	565 of 733	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	656 of 706	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	578 of 684	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	505 of 656	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	258 of 458	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.7	138 of 461	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	58.6	225 of 452	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	368 of 450	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.0	348 of 448	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.5	128 of 416	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	326 of 562	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	411 of 564	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	422 of 553	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	396 of 541	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	484 of 522	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	446 of 493	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	41.0	299 of 472	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	419 of 729	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	522 of 743	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	602 of 735	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	569 of 689	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	595 of 633	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	503 of 639	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	470 of 604	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	536 of 733	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	655 of 751	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	621 of 747	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	643 of 748	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	597 of 711	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	571 of 697	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	543 of 665	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	34.5	215 of 302	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	204 of 248	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	199 of 221	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	184 of 478	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.1	372 of 473	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	406 of 649	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	456 of 652	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	527 of 656	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	498 of 658	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	539 of 632	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	474 of 624	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	465 of 596	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+33 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)44th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)29th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics46%-7 vs state

Science46%-14 vs state

Reading37%-15 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
Dunn Middle	Public	6-8	1301 Meadowlark Road	Dunn	28334	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 892-1016	388	28	13.8	99.0%	69 (17.8%)	171 (44.1%)	128 (33.0%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	30.1	549^th of 773 public middle schools	29.0%		28.1	580^th of 793 public middle schools	26.9%	31	53.9	52.8	33.8	35.7	31.7	44.4	46.2	$10,917	$1,260	$9,657
Coats-Erwin Middle	Public	6-8	2833 NC Hwy 55E	Dunn	28334	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 230-0300	589	37	15.7	98.5%	246 (41.8%)	104 (17.7%)	210 (35.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	26.1	580^th of 773 public middle schools	25.0%		19	667^th of 793 public middle schools	15.9%	87	44.2	36.6	29.8	44.0	44.0	39.4	46.0	$8,076	$555	$7,521
Benson Middle	Public	6-8	1600 N Wall Street	Benson	27504	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 894-3889	377	26	14.7	99.2%	121 (32.1%)	72 (19.1%)	164 (43.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.0%)	39.6	475^th of 773 public middle schools	38.6%		51.4	380^th of 793 public middle schools	52.1%	95	45.2	62.2	37.9	40.0	47.1	51.6	52.0	$9,496	$899	$8,596
Midway Middle	Public	6-8	1115 Roberts Grove Road	Dunn	28334	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 567-5879	584	32	18.3	97.1%	267 (45.7%)	61 (10.4%)	222 (38.0%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	52.4	362^nd of 773 public middle schools	53.2%		60	288^th of 793 public middle schools	63.7%	74	57.8	62.5	53.5	51.2	44.8	52.7	55.9	$8,346	$943	$7,403
McGee's Crossroads Middle	Public	6-8	13353 NC Highway 210	Benson	27504	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 894-6003	757	42	18.0	98.9%	388 (51.3%)	93 (12.3%)	229 (30.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.3%)	63.4	258^th of 773 public middle schools	66.6%		64.3	257^th of 793 public middle schools	67.6%	1	60.4	61.4	44.8	60.4	63.1	61.1	61.5	$8,319	$639	$7,679
Harnett Central Middle	Public	6-8	2529 Harnett Central Rd	Angier	27501	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 639-6000	1,059	64	16.5	97.8%	458 (43.2%)	227 (21.4%)	310 (29.3%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.2%)	27.4	568^th of 773 public middle schools	26.5%		26.1	603^rd of 793 public middle schools	24.0%	35	40.8	36.5	35.9	41.3	44.5	43.6	46.9	$8,387	$686	$7,701
Four Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	1475 Boyette Road	Four Oaks	27524	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 963-4022	477	31	15.3	98.1%	235 (49.3%)	66 (13.8%)	152 (31.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	61.6	270^th of 773 public middle schools	65.1%		60.2	286^th of 793 public middle schools	63.9%	16	55.3	54.9	64.1	48.0	57.4	58.3	71.8	$9,812	$944	$8,868
Cleveland Middle	Public	6-8	2323 Cornwallis Road	Garner	27529	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 553-7500	936	51	18.4	99.7%	439 (46.9%)	215 (23.0%)	193 (20.6%)	26 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (6.5%)	66	242^nd of 773 public middle schools	68.7%		73	188^th of 793 public middle schools	76.3%	54	60.1	50.0	72.2	56.4	55.5	65.3	67.8	$7,527	$410	$7,117
Pine Forest Middle	Public	6-8	6901 Ramsey Street	Fayetteville	28311	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 488-2711	703	47	14.9	59.6%	199 (28.3%)	291 (41.4%)	116 (16.5%)	19 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	71 (10.1%)	54.3	335^th of 773 public middle schools	56.7%		45.2	436^th of 793 public middle schools	45.0%	101	44.4	46.3	46.4	59.3	53.7	64.2	66.4	$8,355	$972	$7,383
Swift Creek Middle	Public	6-8	325 Norris Rd	Clayton	27520	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 262-0750	691	45	15.5	99.3%	334 (48.3%)	101 (14.6%)	215 (31.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.2%)	56	316^th of 773 public middle schools	59.1%		62.7	269^th of 793 public middle schools	66.1%	47	65.6	67.7	43.8	58.6	52.5	49.2	55.4	$8,637	$480	$8,156

Frequently Asked Questions about Dunn Middle

What district is Dunn Middle in?

Harnett County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Dunn Middle?

Students at Dunn Middle are 44% African American, 33% Hispanic, 18% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Dunn Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Dunn Middle.

What high school do graduates of Dunn Middle attend?

Students who attend Dunn Middle usually go on to attend Triton High

Is Dunn Middle a good school?

Dunn Middle ranks 549^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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