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E B Frink Middle

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E B Frink Middle ranks 488 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

488^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 37% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

E B Frink Middle is a grades 6–8 middle school in La Grange, North Carolina, serving 488 students as part of the Lenoir County Public Schools district. The school serves an intensely high-poverty population—99.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch—and maintains a favorable 15:1 student-teacher ratio. For 2025–2026, E B Frink ranked 488th of 778 North Carolina middle schools, landing in the 37th percentile with a 2-star rating. That position mirrors its district's overall profile, though the school consistently beats Lenoir County averages in math and reading across grades 6, 7, and 8, and sits surprisingly close to state averages in 7th and 8th grade math despite its poverty levels.

Comparisons with nearby schools show a wide achievement band. E B Frink dramatically outperforms Rochelle Middle, another district school nearby, where math proficiency rates fall roughly 10 to 40 points lower and the school ranks in the 7th percentile. On the other hand, Woodington Middle, a same-district school serving a nearly identical high-poverty student body, ranks in the 54th percentile and posts reading and science scores 5–14 points higher. Notably, E B Frink made strong one-year jumps in 8th grade math and science, and its English Learner program has become a genuine bright spot, rising from the 27th to the 86th percentile statewide over two years.

In short, E B Frink sits in the middle of a low-performing district, surrounded by both very weak and noticeably stronger neighbors. Its most pressing concern is chronic absenteeism: 35.5% of students were chronically absent in 2024–25, well above the district average and about nine points higher than Woodington's rate. Gifted students at the school also rank in the 8th percentile, suggesting advanced learners may not be getting the challenge they need, and female students have slipped relative to their statewide peers over the past two years. With targeted work on attendance and stronger supports for advanced learners, E B Frink has real room to move from the middle of the pack into the upper tier of nearby middle schools.

488

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

102 N Martin Luther King Jr Dr
La Grange, NC 28551-1441

(252) 566-3326

District: Lenoir County Public Schools

Students who attend E B Frink Middle usually attend:

High:	Lenoir County Early College High
	North Lenoir High

Feeder schools for E B Frink Middle:

Elementary:	Banks Elementary
	La Grange Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.8%

White:

32.8%

Hispanic:

19.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 44th percentile in 2022 → 37th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (51% vs 58% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 24% North Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped from its 44th-percentile peak (2022) to 37th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg46%

North Carolina avg58%

488^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

163^rd of 246Lenoir 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	38.9	488 of 778	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.9	539 of 773	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	450 of 793	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	454 of 784	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	442 of 786	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	456 of 741	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	420 of 737	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	449 of 691	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.0	473 of 694	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.6	495 of 692	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.4	467 of 705	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.8	386 of 627	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.6	332 of 673	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.5	280 of 662	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.9	306 of 648	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.5	345 of 640	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.6	372 of 630	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.0	294 of 620	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.3	278 of 606	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.5	243 of 598	59.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	370 of 553	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.2	414 of 546	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.2	220 of 560	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	268 of 559	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	334 of 550	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	339 of 533	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	320 of 519	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	351 of 494	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	42.9	208 of 449	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	110 of 478	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	57 of 504	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	54.3	160 of 475	66.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	52 of 363	85.7%	★★★★☆
2025	47.0	158 of 371	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.6	259 of 356	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	248 of 318	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.9	88 of 312	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	42.3	114 of 236	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	121 of 211	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	515 of 731	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	553 of 733	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.8	376 of 738	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	388 of 731	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	352 of 733	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.6	417 of 706	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	410 of 684	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	442 of 656	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	430 of 465	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	444 of 458	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	374 of 461	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	374 of 452	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	409 of 450	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	435 of 448	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	401 of 416	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	55.6	63 of 127	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	249 of 566	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.4	428 of 562	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	362 of 564	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	268 of 553	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	155 of 541	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	54.5	198 of 522	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	287 of 493	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.2	155 of 472	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.9	404 of 725	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.8	471 of 729	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	352 of 743	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	418 of 735	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	380 of 689	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	343 of 633	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	358 of 639	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	365 of 604	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	423 of 736	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.4	490 of 733	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	486 of 751	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	515 of 747	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	507 of 748	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	460 of 711	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	410 of 697	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	452 of 665	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	212 of 500	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.8	333 of 478	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	371 of 473	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	263 of 644	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.0	346 of 649	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.5	268 of 652	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	331 of 656	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.8	281 of 658	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	350 of 632	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.9	238 of 624	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	317 of 596	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)86th percentile+48 vs school

White (2026)59th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2026)58th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2022)54th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)33rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)8th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science59%-9 vs state

Mathematics50%-6 vs state

Reading49%-6 vs state

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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 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
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%)	38.9	488^th of 778 public middle schools	37.3%		30.9	539^th of 773 public middle schools	30.3%	51		45.7	53.1	50.4		48.9	50.3	48.9		59.1	$8,445	$1,333	$7,111
Eastern Wayne Middle	Public	6-8	3518 Central Heights Rd	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 751-7110	427	23	18.9	97.4%	54 (12.6%)	245 (57.4%)	87 (20.4%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.3%)	44.1	440^th of 778 public middle schools	43.4%		40.5	465^th of 773 public middle schools	39.8%	25		42.2	54.8	59.2		39.7	53.9	45.0		77.5	$9,024	$1,286	$7,738
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%)	57.9	321^st of 778 public middle schools	58.7%		53.2	355^th of 773 public middle schools	54.1%	34	75.1	58.5	65.3	76.1	52.7	48.1	53.7	50.7	71.0	73.9	$8,626	$1,380	$7,246
Greenwood Middle	Public	5-8	3209 E Ash Street	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 751-7100	402	25	16.2	97.5%	89 (22.1%)	191 (47.5%)	89 (22.1%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (6.0%)	52.4	374^th of 778 public middle schools	51.9%		53.9	343^rd of 773 public middle schools	55.6%	31	52.9	65.4	52.7	63.6	45.7	56.1	48.4	57.6	45.7	60.6	$10,327	$1,454	$8,873
Dillard Middle	Public	6-8	1101 S Devereaux St	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 580-9360	319	20	16.3	99.1%	8 (2.5%)	270 (84.6%)	33 (10.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	5.2	751^st of 778 public middle schools	3.5%		5.9	743^rd of 773 public middle schools	3.9%	8		21.4	14.9	18.9		31.1	31.0	25.8		36.8	$11,466	$1,889	$9,578
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%)	10.1	723^rd of 778 public middle schools	7.1%		15.5	681^st of 773 public middle schools	11.9%	42		30.1	23.3	10.6		38.2	28.0	30.4		54.9	$11,035	$1,690	$9,345
Brogden Middle	Public	5-8	3761 US 117 S Alt	Dudley	28333	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 705-6010	603	28	21.5	98.2%	39 (6.5%)	162 (26.9%)	379 (62.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	21.1	645^th of 778 public middle schools	17.1%		23.7	599^th of 773 public middle schools	22.5%	46	41.7	41.5	31.7	42.5	30.7	33.1	30.9	33.5	31.9	63.7	$9,192	$2,039	$7,153
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%)	8	735^th of 778 public middle schools	5.5%		10.1	719^th of 773 public middle schools	7.0%	16		26.3	32.7	17.2		31.2	32.1	31.0		41.9	$8,407	$-343	$8,750
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%)	53.7	361^st of 778 public middle schools	53.6%		38.2	483^rd of 773 public middle schools	37.5%	122		54.7	59.9	50.5		58.0	55.1	54.1		71.6	$8,277	$1,227	$7,051
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

Frequently Asked Questions about E B Frink Middle

What is the racial makeup of E B Frink Middle?

Students at E B Frink Middle are 42% African American, 33% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is E B Frink Middle in?

Lenoir County Public Schools

How many students attend E B Frink Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 488 students attended E B Frink Middle.

What high school do graduates of E B Frink Middle attend?

Students who attend E B Frink Middle usually go on to attend Lenoir County Early College High

Is E B Frink Middle a good school?

E B Frink Middle ranks 488^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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