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Rochelle Middle

Q: Is Rochelle Middle a good school?

Rochelle Middle ranks in the bottom 11.9% of North Carolina middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Rochelle Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 517 students attended Rochelle Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Rochelle Middle?

Students at Rochelle Middle are 87% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Rochelle Middle attend?

Students who attend Rochelle Middle usually go on to attend Kinston High

Public Grades 6-8

681^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 12% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Rochelle Middle is a public middle school in Kinston, North Carolina, serving 429 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Lenoir County Public Schools district, which is ranked 165 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rochelle Middle consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of North Carolina middle schools, with significantly below-average performance on state standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Math ranged from just 10.5% in 8th grade to 44% in 6th grade, compared to state averages of 48.7% to 57.2%. The school also struggles to meet the needs of certain student subgroups, such as Gifted and Talented students, who rank in the bottom 5% of middle schools statewide. Despite having a relatively high per-student spending of $11,035, Rochelle Middle's academic outcomes remain among the lowest in the state.

Interestingly, the two other middle schools in the Lenoir County district, E.B. Frink Middle and Woodington Middle, perform significantly better than Rochelle Middle on state assessments, ranking in the middle to upper half of North Carolina middle schools. These nearby schools have similar demographic characteristics, such as high percentages of economically disadvantaged students, but are able to achieve better academic outcomes, suggesting that factors beyond just socioeconomic status may be contributing to the performance gap.

517

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,035

Per pupil spending ?

96.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 N Rochelle Blvd
Kinston, NC 28501-5240

(252) 527-4290

District: Lenoir County Public Schools

Students who attend Rochelle Middle usually attend:

High:	Kinston High
	Lenoir County Early College High

Feeder schools for Rochelle Middle:

Elementary:	Northeast Elementary
	Northwest Elementary
	Southeast Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.7%

Hispanic:

5.6%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (32% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Science scores 29 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg39%

North Carolina avg54%

681^st of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Lenoir County Public Schools

165^th of 242Lenoir 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	15.5	681 of 773	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	706 of 793	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	693 of 784	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	703 of 786	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	712 of 741	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	677 of 737	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	639 of 691	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	644 of 694	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.8	663 of 692	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.3	644 of 705	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.1	614 of 627	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.0	614 of 673	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.8	607 of 662	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.6	596 of 648	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.7	579 of 640	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.4	582 of 630	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.1	548 of 620	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.1	506 of 606	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.6	517 of 598	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	358 of 546	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	420 of 560	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	434 of 559	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	437 of 550	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	459 of 533	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	436 of 519	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	410 of 494	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	35.7	323 of 478	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	345 of 504	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	315 of 475	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	653 of 733	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	644 of 738	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	655 of 731	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	660 of 733	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	669 of 706	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	630 of 684	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	632 of 656	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	2.1	457 of 458	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	456 of 461	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	424 of 452	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	447 of 450	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	437 of 448	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	68.4	126 of 553	77.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	594 of 729	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	634 of 743	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	614 of 735	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	595 of 689	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	585 of 633	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	581 of 639	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	547 of 604	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	645 of 733	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	688 of 751	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	679 of 747	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	665 of 748	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	691 of 711	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	662 of 697	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	616 of 665	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	425 of 478	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)77th percentile+66 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2021)32nd percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)<1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Reading33%-20 vs state

Science31%-29 vs state

Mathematics31%-22 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 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rochelle Middle	Public	6-8	301 N Rochelle Blvd	Kinston	28501	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-4290	517	26	20.0	96.9%	9 (1.7%)	448 (86.7%)	29 (5.6%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.3%)	15.5	681^st of 773 public middle schools	11.9%		15.2	706^th of 793 public middle schools	11.0%	25		44.0	39.9	10.5		34.6	38.9	25.3		31.1	$11,035	$1,690	$9,345
Woodington Middle	Public	6-8	4939 Hwy 258 South	Kinston	28504	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-9570	584	35	16.8	99.5%	289 (49.5%)	111 (19.0%)	144 (24.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.3%)	38.2	483^rd of 773 public middle schools	37.5%		47.5	419^th of 793 public middle schools	47.2%	64		52.9	44.7	41.3		42.0	47.5	44.6		56.3	$8,277	$1,227	$7,051
E B Frink Middle	Public	6-8	102 N Martin Luther King Jr Dr	La Grange	28551	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 566-3326	488	32	15.0	99.4%	160 (32.8%)	204 (41.8%)	96 (19.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	30.9	539^th of 773 public middle schools	30.3%		44	450^th of 793 public middle schools	43.3%	89		41.6	55.4	37.7		40.9	44.4	44.0		41.7	$8,445	$1,333	$7,111
Ayden Middle	Public	6-8	192 Third St	Ayden	28513	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 746-3672	365	26	14.2	99.2%	149 (40.8%)	139 (38.1%)	49 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.1%)	36.5	499^th of 773 public middle schools	35.4%		42.1	466^th of 793 public middle schools	41.2%	33		49.0	59.4	39.6		34.3	54.7	41.7		46.0	$9,366	$1,268	$8,097
Greene County Middle	Public	6-8	485 Middle School Road	Snow Hill	28580	Greene County	Greene County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 747-8191	602	46	13.2	99.5%	159 (26.4%)	207 (34.4%)	213 (35.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	10.1	719^th of 773 public middle schools	7.0%		16.9	691^st of 793 public middle schools	12.9%	28		26.2	31.0	20.0		28.6	32.8	27.7		34.1	$8,407	$-343	$8,750
Spring Creek Middle	Public	5-8	3579 S NC 111 Hwy	Seven Springs	28578	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 751-7125	571	35	16.5	99.5%	90 (15.8%)	63 (11.0%)	388 (68.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.2%)	53.2	355^th of 773 public middle schools	54.1%		47.7	417^th of 793 public middle schools	47.4%	62	68.3	68.1	58.6	66.3	54.5	49.6	44.5	45.8	69.7	52.4	$8,626	$1,380	$7,246

Frequently Asked Questions about Rochelle Middle

What district is Rochelle Middle in?

Lenoir County Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Rochelle Middle attend?

Students who attend Rochelle Middle usually go on to attend Kinston High

Is Rochelle Middle a good school?

Rochelle Middle ranks in the bottom 11.9% of North Carolina middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Rochelle Middle?

Students at Rochelle Middle are 87% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Rochelle Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 517 students attended Rochelle Middle.

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