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Archer Lodge Middle

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Archer Lodge Middle ranks 166 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 79% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Archer Lodge Middle is a public middle school located in Wendell, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,223 students. The school is part of the Johnston County Public Schools district, which is ranked 94 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Archer Lodge Middle consistently outperforms the Johnston County Public Schools district and the state of North Carolina in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Archer Lodge Middle had 68.7% of 6th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 58.7% for the district and 57.2% for the state. The school has maintained a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 25% of North Carolina middle schools for the past several years, and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Archer Lodge Middle outperforms the nearby middle schools in the Johnston County Public Schools district, such as Selma Middle School and Smithfield Middle, in academic proficiency across all subjects and grade levels. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 22.49% in 2021-2022 to 99.75% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students that may present unique challenges for the school.

1,204

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,395

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

762 Wendell Rd
Wendell, NC 27591

(919) 553-0714

District: Johnston County Public Schools

Students who attend Archer Lodge Middle usually attend:

High:

Corinth Holders High

Feeder schools for Archer Lodge Middle:

Elementary:	Corinth-Holders Elementary
	River Dell Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.2%

Hispanic:

23.5%

African American:

16.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (65% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of North Carolina middle schools

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg54%

166^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	75.3	166 of 773	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	206 of 793	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	177 of 784	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	151 of 786	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	60.0	259 of 741	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	387 of 737	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	353 of 691	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.6	313 of 694	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.2	251 of 692	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.8	209 of 705	70.4%	★★★★☆
2014	61.5	221 of 627	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.5	220 of 673	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	80.1	86 of 662	87.0%	★★★★☆
2011	75.1	144 of 648	77.8%	★★★★☆
2010	71.7	171 of 640	73.3%	★★★★☆
2009	69.6	191 of 630	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.1	205 of 620	66.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	68 of 546	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	143 of 560	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	104 of 559	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	75 of 550	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	86 of 533	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	46.1	265 of 519	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	228 of 494	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	56.4	114 of 449	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	44.0	236 of 478	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	250 of 504	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	265 of 475	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	64 of 371	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	53.5	109 of 356	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	69 of 318	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	37 of 312	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	48.2	79 of 236	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.8	127 of 211	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	163 of 733	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	191 of 738	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	164 of 731	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	151 of 733	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	222 of 706	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	377 of 684	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	382 of 656	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	198 of 458	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	164 of 461	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.8	43 of 452	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	66.2	128 of 450	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	57.5	223 of 448	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.0	331 of 416	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	69.8	22 of 127	82.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	141 of 562	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	55.9	215 of 564	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	127 of 553	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	116 of 541	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	53.4	208 of 522	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.1	410 of 493	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	362 of 472	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	123 of 729	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	220 of 743	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	158 of 735	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	77 of 689	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	54.2	239 of 633	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.8	457 of 639	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	410 of 604	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	167 of 733	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	200 of 751	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	186 of 747	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	148 of 748	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	54.7	294 of 711	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	375 of 697	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	320 of 665	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	33 of 64	48.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	91 of 328	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	91 of 306	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	100 of 302	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.5	57 of 283	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	31.0	186 of 248	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	197 of 237	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	206 of 221	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	65 of 478	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	49.4	171 of 473	63.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	167 of 649	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	179 of 652	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	189 of 656	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	154 of 658	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	51.5	287 of 632	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	382 of 624	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	352 of 596	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)88th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)83rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)75th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)72nd percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)57th percentile-22 vs school

Military Connected (2025)48th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science68%+8 vs state

Mathematics65%+12 vs state

Reading65%+12 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, May 29, 2015

My son has said that the teachers are nice and really want to make sure you pass and do your very best and the school is clean but the rules of no chewing gum is dumb but over all the school is very good and are strict about bullying. Close Quote

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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
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
Wendell Middle	Public	6-8	3409 NC Highway 97	Wendell	27591	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 365-1667	762	54	14.0	99.6%	135 (17.7%)	274 (36.0%)	293 (38.5%)	17 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.2%)	26.3	578^th of 773 public middle schools	25.2%		35.4	527^th of 793 public middle schools	33.5%	51	44.6	41.0	22.5	42.6	40.2	43.0	49.2	$8,914	$440	$8,473
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
Zebulon Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1000 Shepard School Rd	Zebulon	27597	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 404-3630	772	50	15.5	99.6%	109 (14.1%)	378 (49.0%)	227 (29.4%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.7%)	31.2	536^th of 773 public middle schools	30.7%		39	495^th of 793 public middle schools	37.6%	41	51.0	39.3	34.6	45.6	42.1	44.0	47.6	$10,412	$366	$10,046
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
Neuse River Middle	Public	6-8	2700 Old Milburnie Rd	Raleigh	27604	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 266-8500	877	64	13.8	99.7%	107 (12.2%)	286 (32.6%)	416 (47.4%)	29 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.1%)	17.6	663^rd of 773 public middle schools	14.2%		25.3	614^th of 793 public middle schools	22.6%	49	39.1	32.6	25.9	31.3	37.9	34.9	45.1	$10,715	$1,359	$9,355
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
East Garner Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6301 Jones Sausage Rd	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 662-2339	1,109	71	15.6	99.7%	148 (13.3%)	514 (46.3%)	355 (32.0%)	51 (4.6%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	34 (3.1%)	34.1	516^th of 773 public middle schools	33.2%		25	619^th of 793 public middle schools	21.9%	103	41.1	41.3	47.4	39.6	41.4	49.7	54.5	$8,808	$540	$8,269

Frequently Asked Questions about Archer Lodge Middle

What district is Archer Lodge Middle in?

Johnston County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Archer Lodge Middle?

Students at Archer Lodge Middle are 53% White, 24% Hispanic, 17% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Archer Lodge Middle a good school?

Archer Lodge Middle ranks 166^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Archer Lodge Middle attend?

Students who attend Archer Lodge Middle usually go on to attend Corinth Holders High

How many students attend Archer Lodge Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,204 students attended Archer Lodge Middle.

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