Is Selma Middle School a good school?

Selma Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.5% of North Carolina middle schools.

How many students attend Selma Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 359 students attended Selma Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Selma Middle School?

Students at Selma Middle School are 64% Hispanic, 23% African American, 10% White, 3% Two or more races.

Selma Middle School

Public 6-8

1533 Hwy 301 N
Selma, NC 27576-9998

(919) 965-2555

District: Johnston County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
655^th of 784 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,296

Feeder schools for Selma Middle School:

Elementary:

Selma Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 9.8

Number of students: 359

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.5%

African American:

23.1%

White:

10.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 99.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Selma Middle School ranks worse than 83.5% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks last among 12 ranked middle schools in the Johnston County Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.57. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (63.5%), African American (23.1%), White (10%). (See more...)

Compare Details 99.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Selma Middle School is 9.8, which is the lowest among 12 middle schools in the Johnston County Public Schools District! (See more...)

Compare Selma Middle School employs 36.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Selma Middle School is $10,296, which is the 2^nd highest among 12 middle schools in the Johnston County Public Schools District.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Selma Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Selma Middle School 655^th of 784 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Selma Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Johnston County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Johnston County Public Schools 99^th of 243 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Selma Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2006	37.66	432^nd	598	27.8%
2007	32.66	470^th	606	22.4%
2008	36.22	440^th	620	29.0%
2009	43.71	418^th	630	33.7%
2010	41.51	437^th	640	31.7%
2011	42.64	439^th	648	32.3%
2012	40.92	457^th	662	31.0%
2013	19.45	559^th	673	16.9%
2014	10.55	577^th	627	8.0%
2015	19.42	584^th	705	17.2%
2016	12.13	625^th	692	9.7%
2017	14.80	604^th	694	13.0%
2018	8.57	644^th	691	6.8%
2019	6.20	702^nd	737	4.7%
2021	9.15	695^th	741	6.2%
2022	17.97	676^th	786	14.0%
2023	19.57	655^th	784	16.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Selma Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	20.90	143^rd	151	5.3%
2019	18.88	207^th	211	1.9%
2021	29.74	187^th	236	20.8%
2022	47.88	128^th	312	59.0%
2023	38.02	190^th	318	40.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Selma Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	18.80	534^th	604	11.6%
2019	7.25	614^th	639	3.9%
2021	11.66	607^th	633	4.1%
2022	23.80	575^th	689	16.5%
2023	28.61	564^th	735	23.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Selma Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	7.67	627^th	656	4.4%
2019	6.96	655^th	684	4.2%
2021	9.25	670^th	706	5.1%
2022	12.97	677^th	733	7.6%
2023	22.08	603^rd	731	17.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Selma Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	29.11	371^st	475	21.9%
2019	21.75	462^nd	504	8.3%
2022	30.62	320^th	449	28.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Selma Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	8.68	626^th	665	5.9%
2019	4.63	677^th	697	2.9%
2021	10.32	661^st	711	7.0%
2022	24.22	587^th	748	21.5%
2023	15.25	667^th	747	10.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Selma Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	12.49	473^rd	494	4.3%
2019	11.54	495^th	519	4.6%
2021	10.74	527^th	533	1.1%
2022	17.48	504^th	550	8.4%
2023	14.30	534^th	559	4.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Selma Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	15.76	438^th	472	7.2%
2019	10.76	482^nd	493	2.2%
2021	16.42	483^rd	522	7.5%
2022	29.71	412^th	541	23.8%
2023	35.25	390^th	553	29.5%

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Rank History for White students at Selma Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2019	6.72	607^th	624	2.7%
2021	16.30	569^th	632	10.0%
2023	22.47	550^th	656	16.2%

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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Selma Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1994	266	254	1	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	540
1995	288	284	0	28	1	n/a	n/a	0	601
1996	288	284	0	28	1	n/a	n/a	0	601
1997	299	274	5	40	3	n/a	n/a	0	621
1998	284	276	4	34	4	n/a	n/a	0	602
1999	269	262	4	44	5	n/a	n/a	0	584
2000	242	266	7	76	5	n/a	n/a	0	596
2001	235	268	6	103	2	n/a	n/a	0	614
2002	193	268	1	152	1	n/a	n/a	0	615
2003	193	268	1	152	1	n/a	n/a	0	615
2004	202	280	3	148	2	n/a	n/a	0	635
2005	168	302	2	173	2	n/a	n/a	0	647
2006	148	287	5	180	1	n/a	n/a	0	621
2007	130	266	3	207	3	n/a	n/a	24	633
2008	67	194	2	146	4	n/a	n/a	20	433
2009	64	185	3	158	2	n/a	n/a	0	412
2010	64	160	4	154	3	n/a	n/a	0	385
2011	66	136	4	166	1	0	10	0	383
2012	68	139	1	165	1	0	14	0	388
2013	72	134	2	168	2	0	13	0	391
2014	52	119	2	203	0	0	7	0	383
2015	72	187	0	300	1	0	8	0	568
2016	67	175	0	323	2	0	6	0	573
2017	67	175	0	299	2	1	7	0	551
2018	50	174	1	288	0	0	11	0	524
2019	53	167	1	295	0	0	14	0	530
2020	48	181	2	311	2	0	14	0	558
2021	38	135	1	227	2	0	13	0	416
2022	39	105	1	225	1	0	12	0	383
2023	36	83	1	228	0	0	11	0	359

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Selma Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	540	38.0	14.2	38.7
1995	601	42.0	14.3	48.3
1996	601	42.0	14.3	48.3
1997	621	43.0	14.4	50.7
1998	602	47.0	12.8	49.8
1999	584	45.0	13.0	65.9
2000	596	46.0	13.0	66.3
2001	614	50.0	12.3	64.8
2002	615	48.0	12.8	69.9
2003	615	48.0	12.8	69.9
2004	635	47.0	13.5	71.8
2005	647	47.0	13.8	78.7
2006	621	47.0	13.2	78.1
2007	633	46.3	13.7	74.1
2008	433	39.0	11.1	n/a
2009	412	38.8	10.6	n/a
2010	385	38.0	10.1	87.8
2011	383	38.8	9.8	86.2
2012	388	36.4	10.6	88.7
2013	391	32.7	11.9	87.5
2014	383	36.5	10.4	89.6
2015	568	41.0	13.8	90.8
2016	573	45.0	12.7	91.6
2017	551	44.8	12.2	88.9
2018	524	40.3	12.9	87.4
2019	530	38.9	13.6	99.4
2020	558	46.2	12.0	98.7
2021	416	37.0	11.2	99.3
2022	383	34.0	11.2	99.2
2023	359	36.5	9.8	99.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Selma Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	540	38.0	14.2	38.7
1995	601	42.0	14.3	48.3
1996	601	42.0	14.3	48.3
1997	621	43.0	14.4	50.7
1998	602	47.0	12.8	49.8
1999	584	45.0	13.0	65.9
2000	596	46.0	13.0	66.3
2001	614	50.0	12.3	64.8
2002	615	48.0	12.8	69.9
2003	615	48.0	12.8	69.9
2004	635	47.0	13.5	71.8
2005	647	47.0	13.8	78.7
2006	621	47.0	13.2	78.1
2007	633	46.3	13.7	74.1
2008	433	39.0	11.1	n/a
2009	412	38.8	10.6	n/a
2010	385	38.0	10.1	87.8
2011	383	38.8	9.8	86.2
2012	388	36.4	10.6	88.7
2013	391	32.7	11.9	87.5
2014	383	36.5	10.4	89.6
2015	568	41.0	13.8	90.8
2016	573	45.0	12.7	91.6
2017	551	44.8	12.2	88.9
2018	524	40.3	12.9	87.4
2019	530	38.9	13.6	99.4
2020	558	46.2	12.0	98.7
2021	416	37.0	11.2	99.3
2022	383	34.0	11.2	99.2
2023	359	36.5	9.8	99.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Selma Middle School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$1,264 (12.3%)	$9,031 (87.7%)	$10,296

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Selma Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 702^nd of 737 Middle schools	Ranks 655^th of 784 Middle schools	11.7%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Selma Middle School)	14.7	40.7	26%
6th Grade Mathematics (Johnston County Public Schools)	51.9	54.7	2.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)	58.8	52.3	6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Selma Middle School)	26.6	35	8.4%
6th Grade Reading (Johnston County Public Schools)	55.5	48.1	7.4%
6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)	60	49.3	10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Selma Middle School)	25.4	29.2	3.8%
7th Grade Mathematics (Johnston County Public Schools)	51.8	55	3.2%
7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)	58.4	50.1	8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Selma Middle School)	27	30.1	3.1%
7th Grade Reading (Johnston County Public Schools)	52.8	52.9	0.1%
7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)	58.8	50.2	8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Selma Middle School)	22.5	25	2.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Johnston County Public Schools)	45.9	45.1	0.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)	52.6	44.8	7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Selma Middle School)	29.5	30.1	0.6%
8th Grade Reading (Johnston County Public Schools)	50.4	51.5	1.1%
8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)	55.6	51	4.6%
8th Grade Science (Selma Middle School)	56.6	52.2	4.4%
8th Grade Science (Johnston County Public Schools)	77.5	72.9	4.6%
8th Grade Science (North Carolina)	78.6	70.3	8.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	530	359	32.3%
African American	167	83	50.3%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	1	1
Hispanic	295	228	22.7%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	53	36	32.1%
Two or More Races	14	11	21.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	99.4%	99.2%	0.3%

Schools Near Selma Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				EOG Mathematics (2023)			EOG Reading (2023)			EOG Science (2023)	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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 965-2555	359	37	9.8	99.2%	36 (10.0%)	83 (23.1%)	228 (63.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	19.6	655^th of 784 public middle schools	16.5%		18	676^th of 786 public middle schools	14.0%	21	40.7	29.2	25.0	35.0	30.1	30.1	52.2	$10,296	$1,265	$9,031
Smithfield Middle	Public	6-8	1455 Buffalo Rd	Smithfield	27577	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 934-4696	501	44	11.4	99.4%	67 (13.4%)	165 (32.9%)	251 (50.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	28.3	573^rd of 784 public middle schools	26.9%		29.6	570^th of 786 public middle schools	27.5%	3	28.7	34.6	35.0	30.5	34.6	45.6	67.5	$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	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 284-3374	600	40	15.0	71.5%	286 (47.7%)	64 (10.7%)	227 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	62.4	265^th of 784 public middle schools	66.2%		53.6	354^th of 786 public middle schools	55.0%	89	58.8	51.0	57.4	47.1	51.0	52.2	82.3	$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	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 934-6481	232	19	12.2	52.6%	122 (52.6%)	33 (14.2%)	65 (28.0%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	92.5	50^th of 784 public middle schools	93.6%		88.6	71^st of 786 public middle schools	91.0%	21	83.1	70.2	72.2	70.4	79.8	83.3	91.7	$8,168	$360	$7,808
Four Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	1475 Boyette Road	Four Oaks	27524	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 963-4022	468	31	15.0	67.1%	211 (45.1%)	59 (12.6%)	170 (36.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	40.6	456^th of 784 public middle schools	41.8%		48.1	393^rd of 786 public middle schools	50.0%	63	45.2	49.1	38.7	38.4	44.1	42.3	66.9	$9,812	$944	$8,868
Swift Creek Middle	Public	6-8	325 Norris Rd	Clayton	27520	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 262-0750	750	46	16.3	46.3%	391 (52.1%)	126 (16.8%)	193 (25.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.8%)	54.3	341^st of 784 public middle schools	56.5%		70.1	202^nd of 786 public middle schools	74.3%	139	56.3	62.4	43.5	50.2	55.0	44.9	64.3	$8,637	$480	$8,156
Archer Lodge Middle	Public	6-8	762 Wendell Rd	Wendell	27591	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 553-0714	1,219	62	19.5	40.3%	677 (55.5%)	191 (15.7%)	263 (21.6%)	13 (1.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (5.7%)	73.3	177^th of 784 public middle schools	77.4%		78.2	151^st of 786 public middle schools	80.8%	26	67.9	69.4	55.8	55.1	60.7	57.8	75.1	$7,395	$351	$7,044
Riverwood Middle	Public	6-8	204 Athletic Club Blvd	Clayton	27527	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 359-2769	948	56	16.9	42.2%	444 (46.8%)	235 (24.8%)	194 (20.5%)	17 (1.8%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (5.4%)	53.8	349^th of 784 public middle schools	55.5%		78.3	150^th of 786 public middle schools	80.9%	199	56.0	50.0	33.0	50.5	55.4	52.7	70.9	$7,553	$421	$7,132
Clayton Middle	Public	6-8	490 Guy Rd	Clayton	27520	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 553-5811	573	36	15.9	57.8%	200 (34.9%)	149 (26.0%)	183 (31.9%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.6%)	56.5	319^th of 784 public middle schools	59.3%		46.8	403^rd of 786 public middle schools	48.7%	84	44.4	58.5	41.8	43.6	58.5	54.0	76.1	$9,361	$587	$8,774
Rosewood Middle	Public	6-8	541 NC 581 South	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 736-5050	322	20	15.8	99.1%	185 (57.5%)	68 (21.1%)	53 (16.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.0%)	59.6	295^th of 784 public middle schools	62.4%		51.3	370^th of 786 public middle schools	52.9%	75	66.7	47.5	55.2	54.9	44.9	49.0	76.0	$11,009	$1,275	$9,734

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