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Selma Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

604^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 22% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Selma Middle School is a public middle school in Selma, North Carolina, serving 335 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Johnston County Public Schools district, which is ranked 94 out of 242 districts in the state.

Selma Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in academic proficiency, with significantly lower proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science. The school has been ranked in the bottom quartile of North Carolina middle schools for the past several years, placing it in the bottom 20-25% of schools statewide. While the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, it struggles with the academic achievement of African American, male, and special education students, who rank in the bottom 25-30% of their respective subgroups in the state.

Selma Middle School's performance is significantly lower than most of the nearby middle schools in the Johnston County Public Schools district, such as Cleveland Middle, Riverwood Middle, and The Innovation Academy at South Campus, which consistently outperform Selma Middle School in academic proficiency and statewide rankings. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Selma Middle School may be a significant factor contributing to the school's lower academic performance, presenting opportunities for targeted interventions and support to address the specific needs of its student population.

339

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,296

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1533 Hwy 301 N
Selma, NC 27576-9998

(919) 965-2555

District: Johnston County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Selma Middle School:

Elementary:

Selma Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.0%

African American:

21.8%

White:

7.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (38% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Reading scores 19 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg54%

604^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 12Middle Schools in the Johnston County Public Schools

94^th of 242Johnston 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
2025	23.2	604 of 773	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	620 of 793	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	655 of 784	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	676 of 786	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	695 of 741	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	702 of 737	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	644 of 691	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.8	604 of 694	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.1	625 of 692	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.4	584 of 705	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.5	577 of 627	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.5	559 of 673	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.9	457 of 662	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.6	439 of 648	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.5	437 of 640	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.7	418 of 630	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.2	440 of 620	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.7	470 of 606	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.7	432 of 598	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	468 of 546	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	456 of 560	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	534 of 559	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	504 of 550	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	527 of 533	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	495 of 519	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	473 of 494	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	30.6	320 of 449	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	462 of 504	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	371 of 475	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	218 of 371	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	271 of 356	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	190 of 318	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	128 of 312	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.7	187 of 236	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	207 of 211	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	143 of 151	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	499 of 733	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	465 of 738	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.1	603 of 731	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	677 of 733	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	670 of 706	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	655 of 684	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	627 of 656	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	232 of 458	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	358 of 562	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	353 of 564	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	390 of 553	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	412 of 541	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	483 of 522	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	482 of 493	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	438 of 472	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	474 of 729	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	444 of 743	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	564 of 735	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	575 of 689	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	607 of 633	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	614 of 639	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	534 of 604	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	657 of 733	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	676 of 751	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	667 of 747	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	587 of 748	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	661 of 711	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	677 of 697	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	626 of 665	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	348 of 478	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	415 of 473	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	529 of 649	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	431 of 652	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.5	550 of 656	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	569 of 632	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	607 of 624	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)49th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science42%-18 vs state

Mathematics42%-12 vs state

Reading33%-19 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
Selma Middle School	Public	6-8	1533 Hwy 301 N	Selma	27576	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 965-2555	339	34	9.9	99.1%	26 (7.7%)	74 (21.8%)	217 (64.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	23.2	604^th of 773 public middle schools	21.9%		25	620^th of 793 public middle schools	21.8%	16	33.0	39.6	50.8	25.9	38.5	36.4	41.8	$10,296	$1,265	$9,031
Smithfield Middle	Public	6-8	1455 Buffalo Rd	Smithfield	27577	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 934-4696	573	44	13.1	98.8%	52 (9.1%)	176 (30.7%)	316 (55.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	18	659^th of 773 public middle schools	14.7%		23.1	632^nd of 793 public middle schools	20.3%	27	31.6	28.9	20.9	39.8	43.3	42.3	33.7	$10,489	$1,415	$9,074
North Johnston Middle	Public	6-8	435 Oil Company Road	Micro	27555	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 284-3374	598	41	14.5	97.2%	268 (44.8%)	52 (8.7%)	240 (40.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.2%)	55.9	318^th of 773 public middle schools	58.9%		62.5	272^nd of 793 public middle schools	65.7%	46	60.4	56.1	48.7	56.6	55.1	49.2	61.5	$8,490	$818	$7,672
The Innovation Academy at South Campus	Public	6-8	521 Martin Luther King Dr	Smithfield	27577	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 934-6481	263	18	14.4	98.5%	134 (51.0%)	41 (15.6%)	68 (25.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	94.6	37^th of 773 public middle schools	95.2%		89.8	64^th of 793 public middle schools	91.9%	27	90.3	72.4	79.1	86.0	78.6	91.0	92.5	$8,168	$360	$7,808
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
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
Archer Lodge Middle	Public	6-8	762 Wendell Rd	Wendell	27591	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 553-0714	1,204	64	18.7	99.8%	641 (53.2%)	203 (16.9%)	283 (23.5%)	13 (1.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (4.9%)	75.3	166^th of 773 public middle schools	78.5%		70.5	206^th of 793 public middle schools	74.0%	40	68.7	69.6	56.6	62.9	64.3	67.1	67.8	$7,395	$351	$7,044
Riverwood Middle	Public	6-8	204 Athletic Club Blvd	Clayton	27527	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 359-2769	902	53	16.9	99.4%	393 (43.6%)	248 (27.5%)	182 (20.2%)	16 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (6.7%)	60.7	277^th of 773 public middle schools	64.2%		63.7	262^nd of 793 public middle schools	67.0%	15	68.0	50.8	45.7	59.4	59.0	58.8	62.1	$7,553	$421	$7,132
Clayton Middle	Public	6-8	490 Guy Rd	Clayton	27520	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 553-5811	609	38	16.0	96.2%	169 (27.8%)	170 (27.9%)	221 (36.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.1%)	48.6	395^th of 773 public middle schools	48.9%		54.6	341^st of 793 public middle schools	57.0%	54	51.4	49.8	42.1	50.3	60.6	49.0	59.4	$9,361	$587	$8,774
Rosewood Middle	Public	6-8	541 NC 581 South	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 736-5050	302	19	15.6	99.0%	174 (57.6%)	43 (14.2%)	58 (19.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.9%)	58.3	295^th of 773 public middle schools	61.8%		66.4	237^th of 793 public middle schools	70.1%	58	50.5	57.4	60.8	38.7	50.0	68.0	74.2	$11,009	$1,275	$9,734

Frequently Asked Questions about Selma Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Selma Middle School?

Students at Selma Middle School are 64% Hispanic, 22% African American, 8% White, 6% Two or more races.

Is Selma Middle School a good school?

Selma Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.9% of North Carolina middle schools.

What district is Selma Middle School in?

Johnston County Public Schools

How many students attend Selma Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 339 students attended Selma Middle School.

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