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Woodington Middle

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Woodington Middle ranks 483 rd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

483^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 38% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Woodington Middle is a public middle school located in Kinston, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 582 students. The school is part of the Lenoir County Public Schools district, which is ranked 165 out of 242 districts in the state and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Woodington Middle generally performs better than the Lenoir County Public Schools district average in most subject areas and grade levels, but still lags behind the state average. For example, in 2024-2025, Woodington Middle's 6th grade math proficiency rate was 52.9% compared to the district's 41.7% and the state's 57.2%. The school also has relatively strong performance for some student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students, compared to the state. However, the school's performance for Gifted and Talented students is particularly concerning, with the school ranking in the bottom 10 middle schools in the state for this subgroup in recent years.

While Woodington Middle outperforms the Lenoir County district average, it lags behind nearby schools like E.B. Frink Middle and Trexler Middle (in the Onslow County district) in many academic metrics. Additionally, Woodington Middle's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, from 364 out of 786 middle schools in 2021-2022 to 483 out of 773 in 2024-2025, suggesting the school is struggling to keep pace with other middle schools in the state. The school's extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (over 99%) indicates it faces significant challenges in serving a highly economically disadvantaged student population, which likely contributes to its academic struggles.

584

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,277

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4939 Hwy 258 South
Kinston, NC 28504

(252) 527-9570

District: Lenoir County Public Schools

Students who attend Woodington Middle usually attend:

High:	Lenoir County Early College High
	South Lenoir High

Feeder schools for Woodington Middle:

Elementary:	Moss Hill Elementary
	Pink Hill Elementary
	Southwood Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.5%

Hispanic:

24.7%

African American:

19.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 38th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (47% vs 54% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg39%

North Carolina avg54%

483^rd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	38.2	483 of 773	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	419 of 793	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	413 of 784	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	364 of 786	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	409 of 741	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	412 of 737	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	366 of 691	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.4	487 of 694	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.9	456 of 692	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.4	434 of 705	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.0	410 of 627	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.8	301 of 673	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.8	242 of 662	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.3	354 of 648	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.9	253 of 640	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.0	225 of 630	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.9	209 of 620	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.5	174 of 606	71.3%	★★★★☆
2006	65.6	204 of 598	65.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	361 of 546	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	311 of 560	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	252 of 559	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	326 of 550	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.0	482 of 533	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	376 of 519	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.0	244 of 494	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	49.2	163 of 449	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	96 of 478	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	56.7	152 of 504	69.8%	★★★★☆
2018	57.5	128 of 475	73.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	141 of 371	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	162 of 356	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.9	219 of 318	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	99 of 312	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	481 of 733	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	430 of 738	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	430 of 731	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	360 of 733	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.1	430 of 706	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	404 of 684	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	393 of 656	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	449 of 458	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	430 of 461	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	425 of 452	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	48.7	299 of 450	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.1	418 of 448	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	398 of 416	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	51.9	73 of 127	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	288 of 562	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	256 of 564	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.4	379 of 553	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	246 of 541	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	171 of 522	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	157 of 493	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	171 of 472	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	435 of 729	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	301 of 743	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	392 of 735	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	393 of 689	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	409 of 633	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	310 of 639	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	270 of 604	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	457 of 733	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	363 of 751	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	376 of 747	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	337 of 748	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	346 of 711	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	409 of 697	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	343 of 665	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	282 of 328	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	236 of 306	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	190 of 302	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	128 of 283	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	161 of 478	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	207 of 473	56.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	480 of 649	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.6	393 of 652	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	435 of 656	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	295 of 658	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.1	421 of 632	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	455 of 624	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	415 of 596	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)66th percentile+29 vs school

Disabled (2022)64th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)14th percentile-23 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)2nd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science56%-4 vs state

Mathematics46%-7 vs state

Reading45%-8 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
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
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
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
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
Trexler Middle	Public	6-8	112 East Foy Street	Richlands	28574	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 324-4414	770	42	18.3	50.5%	504 (65.5%)	76 (9.9%)	119 (15.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	63 (8.2%)	47.6	409^th of 773 public middle schools	47.1%		38.8	498^th of 793 public middle schools	37.2%	89		53.5	54.8	46.7		43.9	53.3	55.3		53.9	$7,777	$744	$7,033

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodington Middle

What district is Woodington Middle in?

Lenoir County Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Woodington Middle attend?

Students who attend Woodington Middle usually go on to attend Lenoir County Early College High

What is the racial makeup of Woodington Middle?

Students at Woodington Middle are 49% White, 25% Hispanic, 19% African American, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Woodington Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 584 students attended Woodington Middle.

Is Woodington Middle a good school?

Woodington Middle ranks 483^rd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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