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Archer Lodge Middle

Q: Is Archer Lodge Middle a good school?

Archer Lodge Middle ranks 221 st of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

221^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 72% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Archer Lodge Middle is a large public school in Wendell, NC, serving roughly 1,204 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of Johnston County Public Schools. It ranks as the top middle school in the immediate area, earning a 4-star rating and placing in the 72nd percentile of North Carolina middle schools — ahead of nearby Swift Creek Middle (62nd), Riverwood Middle (55th), and Clayton Middle (48th). Even schools in neighboring Wake County Schools, a district with a stronger overall rating, trail well behind: Wendell Middle sits in the 30th percentile, and Zebulon Middle in the 34th. Archer Lodge has also improved considerably over time, climbing from the 47th percentile in 2018–19 to an 81st-percentile peak in 2021–22.

Academically, Archer Lodge beats its district and the state in nearly every grade and subject. In 7th-grade math, 69.8% of students are proficient — 13.6 points above the state average — and 7th-grade reading proficiency is 65.3%. The school also keeps students in class: its 19.1% chronic absenteeism rate is well below the district's 21.8% and state's 24.2%, and far better than Smithfield Middle's 32.7% or Selma Middle's 35.2%. These results are especially notable because nearly every Archer Lodge student qualifies for free and reduced-price lunch. The school also produces strong outcomes for historically underserved students: African American students rank in the 82nd percentile statewide and low-income students in the 75th.

Archer Lodge achieves this without especially high funding — it spends about $7,395 per student and has an 18.7 student-teacher ratio, both less favorable than most neighboring schools. Areas worth watching include 8th-grade math (59.2% proficient, below the school's own 6th- and 7th-grade results) and 8th-grade science (69.4%, just under the district average). Special education results also dropped sharply last year, from the 86th percentile to the 37th. On balance, though, for families weighing middle school options near Wendell, Archer Lodge is the strongest and most consistent academic choice in the area.

1,204

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

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: Recently slipping — 81st percentile in 2022 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (65% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Above the North Carolina median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 81st-percentile peak (2022) to 72nd (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg58%

221^st of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to top 28% (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	67.9	221 of 778	71.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	73.7	97 of 553	82.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	56.4	102 of 363	71.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	69.6	203 of 731	72.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	58.9	226 of 465	51.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	61.0	173 of 566	69.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	66.4	178 of 725	75.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	63.8	250 of 736	66.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	58.1	126 of 333	62.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	35.5	315 of 500	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	61.7	234 of 644	63.7%	★★★☆☆
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 (2026)82nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)75th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile~ school

Male (2026)66th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)62nd percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)51st percentile-20 vs school

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

Special Education (2026)37th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science69%~ state avg

Mathematics65%+9 vs state

Reading62%+7 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 (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
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
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%)	54.9	352^nd of 778 public middle schools	54.8%		60.7	277^th of 773 public middle schools	64.2%	75	64.6	55.8	41.5	57.6	57.4	57.1	71.6	$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%)	31.3	541^st of 778 public middle schools	30.5%		26.3	578^th of 773 public middle schools	25.2%	37	47.8	43.2	34.3	51.3	43.8	47.8	59.1	$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%)	49.1	405^th of 778 public middle schools	47.9%		48.6	395^th of 773 public middle schools	48.9%	10	55.4	50.0	45.3	51.9	56.8	58.5	70.3	$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%)	35.2	513^th of 778 public middle schools	34.1%		31.2	536^th of 773 public middle schools	30.7%	23	53.4	42.0	46.4	47.0	50.0	43.9	60.7	$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%)	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
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%)	19.3	656^th of 778 public middle schools	15.7%		17.6	663^rd of 773 public middle schools	14.2%	7	43.7	34.6	33.3	39.4	37.9	36.9	55.9	$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%)	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
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%)	28.5	575^th of 778 public middle schools	26.1%		34.1	516^th of 773 public middle schools	33.2%	59	47.8	40.5	39.3	45.5	46.9	42.2	57.4	$8,808	$540	$8,269

Frequently Asked Questions about Archer Lodge Middle

How many students attend Archer Lodge Middle?

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

What high school do graduates of Archer Lodge Middle attend?

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

Is Archer Lodge Middle a good school?

Archer Lodge Middle ranks 221^st of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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