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North Johnston Middle

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North Johnston Middle ranks 295 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

295^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 62% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

North Johnston Middle, in Micro, NC, serves about 598 students in grades 6–8 as part of Johnston County Public Schools. The school's biggest story is its turnaround: after ranking in just the 11th percentile statewide in 2018-19 with a 1-star rating, it has held a steady 3-star rating since 2021-22 and now ranks 295th of 778 North Carolina middle schools, putting it in the 62nd percentile. That upward climb is especially noteworthy given that roughly 97% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, North Johnston is an above-expectations school. Eighth grade science is its clear signature subject, with 82.9% of students proficient in the latest testing year—well ahead of the district's 70.8% and the state's 68.6%. In 7th and 8th grade reading and math, the school matches or slightly beats district and state averages. Students are also outperforming their peers at nearby Selma Middle School and Smithfield Middle by wide margins in 8th grade math and reading, even though all three schools serve very similar high-poverty communities.

Progress extends beyond test scores. Chronic absenteeism, which stood at a severe 54.6% in 2020-21, has fallen to 23.8%—now below the state average. The school also earns strong marks for its special education and low-income students, both of whom rank in the 70th percentile or higher statewide. Two soft spots stand out: 6th grade reading lags roughly 5 points behind the district average, and results for gifted and talented students dropped sharply in the most recent testing year. Still, North Johnston's sustained improvement and standout science program make it a school that is clearly beating expectations in its region.

598

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

97.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

435 Oil Company Road
Micro, NC 27555

(919) 284-3374

District: Johnston County Public Schools

Students who attend North Johnston Middle usually attend:

High:

North Johnston High

Feeder schools for North Johnston Middle:

Elementary:	Glendale-Kenly Elementary
	Pine Level Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.8%

Hispanic:

40.1%

African American:

8.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the North Carolina median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg58%

295^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 36 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

98^th of 246Johnston 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
2026	60.4	295 of 778	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.9	318 of 773	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	272 of 793	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	265 of 784	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	354 of 786	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.2	490 of 741	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.5	658 of 737	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	563 of 691	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.4	516 of 694	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.6	511 of 692	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.9	428 of 705	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.1	353 of 627	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.2	462 of 673	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.7	289 of 662	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.1	276 of 648	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.9	262 of 640	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.4	280 of 630	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.8	256 of 620	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.7	286 of 606	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.9	237 of 598	60.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	247 of 553	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.1	214 of 546	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	250 of 560	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	165 of 559	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	43.7	280 of 550	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	390 of 533	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	500 of 519	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	389 of 494	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	213 of 449	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	197 of 478	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.0	454 of 504	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	357 of 475	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	174 of 363	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.1	108 of 371	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	53.1	113 of 356	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	80 of 318	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	34 of 312	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	45.3	98 of 236	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.7	181 of 211	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	290 of 731	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.1	340 of 733	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	241 of 738	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	235 of 731	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	309 of 733	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.7	449 of 706	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.1	637 of 684	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	580 of 656	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	352 of 465	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	61.5	200 of 458	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	144 of 461	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	143 of 452	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	361 of 450	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	407 of 448	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	415 of 416	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	61.1	50 of 127	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	176 of 566	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.7	226 of 562	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	194 of 564	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	172 of 553	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	219 of 541	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.5	359 of 522	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.8	476 of 493	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	440 of 472	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	217 of 725	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	60.9	232 of 729	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	156 of 743	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	139 of 735	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	61.7	208 of 689	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.4	394 of 633	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.4	570 of 639	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	501 of 604	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	282 of 736	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.6	286 of 733	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	282 of 751	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	283 of 747	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	357 of 748	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.8	491 of 711	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.0	619 of 697	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	541 of 665	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	133 of 333	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.1	73 of 328	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	45.5	164 of 302	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	135 of 500	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	46.1	181 of 478	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	95 of 473	79.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	264 of 644	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.3	324 of 649	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	265 of 652	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	241 of 656	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	333 of 658	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	498 of 632	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	612 of 624	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	560 of 596	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)73rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)60th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)60th percentile~ school

White (2026)59th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)55th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)52nd percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)24th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science83%+14 vs state

Mathematics58%~ state avg

Reading57%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	60.4	295^th of 778 public middle schools	62.1%		55.9	318^th of 773 public middle schools	58.9%	23	57.8	57.9	59.0	51.0	59.0	60.0	82.9	$8,490	$818	$7,672
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%)	20.6	648^th of 778 public middle schools	16.7%		23.2	604^th of 773 public middle schools	21.9%	44	40.4	34.7	41.6	42.6	32.2	39.8	56.0	$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%)	18.8	660^th of 778 public middle schools	15.2%		18	659^th of 773 public middle schools	14.7%	1	44.6	33.6	29.9	43.3	41.3	38.9	46.9	$10,489	$1,415	$9,074
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%)	93.3	39^th of 778 public middle schools	95.0%		94.6	37^th of 773 public middle schools	95.2%	2	82.8	93.5	72.5	83.9	90.2	84.6	86.8	$8,168	$360	$7,808
Springfield Middle	Public	6-8	5551 Wiggins Mill Rd	Lucama	27851	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 239-1347	448	25	17.9	99.3%	208 (46.4%)	75 (16.7%)	138 (30.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	89.7	54^th of 778 public middle schools	93.1%		81.5	125^th of 773 public middle schools	83.8%	71	83.6	81.9	76.7	74.7	74.0	72.6	91.1	$8,059	$596	$7,463
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%)	52	378^th of 778 public middle schools	51.4%		58.3	295^th of 773 public middle schools	61.8%	83	31.3	48.9	75.2	39.6	46.2	67.9	87.2	$11,009	$1,275	$9,734
Archer Lodge Middle	Public	6-8	762 Wendell Rd	Wendell	27591	Wake 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%)	67.9	221^st of 778 public middle schools	71.6%		75.3	166^th of 773 public middle schools	78.5%	55	67.9	69.8	59.2	61.1	65.3	60.8	69.4	$7,395	$351	$7,044
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%)	60.6	292^nd of 778 public middle schools	62.5%		61.6	270^th of 773 public middle schools	65.1%	22	61.7	50.0	71.8	52.5	47.0	64.4	84.6	$9,812	$944	$8,868
Norwayne Middle	Public	6-8	1394 Norwayne School Road	Fremont	27830	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 242-3414	848	43	19.5	99.6%	386 (45.5%)	218 (25.7%)	164 (19.3%)	19 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.8%)	49.7	400^th of 778 public middle schools	48.6%		54.8	330^th of 773 public middle schools	57.3%	70	61.7	42.0	64.8	45.0	48.8	58.9	71.8	$8,110	$796	$7,314
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%)	60.1	297^th of 778 public middle schools	61.8%		56	316^th of 773 public middle schools	59.1%	19	66.7	66.5	58.7	55.1	58.7	55.6	65.9	$8,637	$480	$8,156

Frequently Asked Questions about North Johnston Middle

What is the racial makeup of North Johnston Middle?

Students at North Johnston Middle are 45% White, 40% Hispanic, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend North Johnston Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 598 students attended North Johnston Middle.

Is North Johnston Middle a good school?

North Johnston Middle ranks 295^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is North Johnston Middle in?

Johnston County Public Schools

What high school do graduates of North Johnston Middle attend?

Students who attend North Johnston Middle usually go on to attend North Johnston High

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