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West Pine Middle

Public Grades 6-8

55^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 93% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

West Pine Middle is a grades 6–8 public middle school in West End, NC, that enrolls about 717 students and belongs to Moore County Schools, a 4-star district ranked 63rd of 246 districts statewide. The school has firmly established itself as one of the best middle schools in North Carolina: the most recent data places it 55th out of 778 middle schools, which is the 93rd percentile and earns a 5-star rating. That marks a strong rebound from a 128th-place finish in 2021–22 and continues a trend that has kept West Pine in the 84th–93rd percentile for nearly a decade.

West Pine's consistency shows up in its testing. Students scored above district and state averages in every single grade and subject tested, with proficiency ranging from 76.6% in 7th-grade reading to 87.2% in 8th-grade science. In 8th-grade math — the school's largest advantage — 77.7% of students are proficient, compared with 59.3% for the district and 53.0% for the state. Among nearby schools, New Century Middle is the closest competitor at the 89th percentile, though West Pine still posts higher math proficiency at every grade level. The gap is far wider against Southern Middle, Crain's Creek Middle, and Elise Middle, all of which rank in the 55th–63rd percentile range.

The school also stands out for serving a wide range of learners well. Economically disadvantaged students rank at the 91st percentile statewide, special education students at the 91st percentile, and Hispanic students at the 95th percentile. African American students, while ranking at the 60th percentile and below the school's overall standing, improved notably from the 49th percentile the previous year. Attendance is another real strength: West Pine's 15.2% chronic absenteeism rate sits well below the state's 24.2% and is meaningfully better than several nearby middle schools, a factor that likely supports its consistently high academic performance.

717

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

144 Archie Road
West End, NC 27376

(910) 673-1464

District: Moore County Schools

Students who attend West Pine Middle usually attend:

High:

Pinecrest High

Feeder schools for West Pine Middle:

Elementary:	West End Elementary
	West Pine Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.1%

Hispanic:

10.6%

African American:

7.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (79% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of North Carolina middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg69%

North Carolina avg58%

55^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

63^rd of 246Moore County 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	89.6	55 of 778	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	87.7	72 of 773	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	78 of 793	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	75 of 784	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	82.1	128 of 786	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	85.7	78 of 741	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	109 of 737	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	64 of 691	90.7%	★★★★★
2017	86.2	62 of 694	91.1%	★★★★★
2016	85.6	69 of 692	90.0%	★★★★★
2015	86.8	69 of 705	90.2%	★★★★★
2014	90.6	46 of 627	92.7%	★★★★★
2013	91.0	49 of 673	92.7%	★★★★★
2012	83.1	57 of 662	91.4%	★★★★★
2011	82.6	59 of 648	90.9%	★★★★★
2010	83.4	52 of 640	91.9%	★★★★★
2009	85.9	34 of 630	94.6%	★★★★★
2008	86.8	42 of 620	93.2%	★★★★★
2007	86.7	31 of 606	94.9%	★★★★★
2006	87.0	29 of 598	95.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	220 of 553	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.3	276 of 546	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.3	211 of 560	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	270 of 559	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	274 of 550	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	267 of 533	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	298 of 519	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.0	172 of 494	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	71.0	59 of 449	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	66 of 478	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	71 of 504	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	66 of 475	86.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.6	55 of 731	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	85.1	85 of 733	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	113 of 738	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	88 of 731	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	112 of 733	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	66 of 706	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	79.7	118 of 684	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	79 of 656	88.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.0	21 of 465	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	73.5	62 of 458	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	68 of 461	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	87 of 452	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	164 of 450	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.6	28 of 448	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	72.4	47 of 416	88.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	92.7	28 of 566	95.1%	★★★★★
2025	74.3	89 of 562	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	51 of 564	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	45 of 553	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	62.7	157 of 541	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	90 of 522	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	95 of 493	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	31 of 472	93.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	65 of 725	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	81.6	72 of 729	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	81.5	77 of 743	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	69 of 735	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	61.8	206 of 689	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	108 of 633	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	152 of 639	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	177 of 604	70.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	89.3	59 of 736	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	88.6	59 of 733	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	52 of 751	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	65 of 747	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	80.3	126 of 748	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	98 of 711	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	103 of 697	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	63 of 665	90.5%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	9 of 67	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	9 of 64	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	7 of 58	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	2 of 54	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	80.3	6 of 58	89.7%	★★★★★
2021	83.1	6 of 57	89.5%	★★★★★
2019	83.1	3 of 48	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	1 of 45	97.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	61 of 333	81.7%	★★★★☆
2025	74.2	65 of 328	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	70 of 306	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	34 of 302	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.8	34 of 248	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	18 of 237	92.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	44 of 500	91.2%	★★★★★
2025	75.1	40 of 478	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	57.4	127 of 473	73.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	91 of 644	85.9%	★★★★☆
2025	83.7	91 of 649	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	104 of 652	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	93 of 656	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	158 of 658	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	100 of 632	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	143 of 624	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	99 of 596	83.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)95th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)95th percentile~ school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)87th percentile+3 vs school

Military Connected (2026)87th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)86th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)82nd percentile-11 vs school

African American (2026)60th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science87%+19 vs state

Mathematics78%+22 vs state

Reading77%+21 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 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
West Pine Middle	Public	6-8	144 Archie Road	West End	27376	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 673-1464	717	43	16.8	99.6%	524 (73.1%)	51 (7.1%)	76 (10.6%)	13 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.6%)	89.6	55^th of 778 public middle schools	92.9%		87.7	72^nd of 773 public middle schools	90.7%	17	78.9	77.4	77.7	76.9	76.6	77.3	87.2	$8,445	$445	$8,000
Southern Middle	Public	6-8	717 Johnson Street	Aberdeen	28315	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 693-1550	620	39	15.8	98.9%	301 (48.5%)	140 (22.6%)	100 (16.1%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.5%)	60.7	291^st of 778 public middle schools	62.6%		58.5	293^rd of 773 public middle schools	62.1%	2	57.3	53.5	43.4	65.0	57.5	67.8	80.9	$9,266	$896	$8,370
New Century Middle	Public	6-8	1577 Union Church Road	Cameron	28326	Harnett County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 947-1301	602	39	15.3	32.4%	461 (76.6%)	36 (6.0%)	64 (10.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	33 (5.5%)	85.6	87^th of 778 public middle schools	88.8%		85.4	89^th of 773 public middle schools	88.5%	2	77.8	68.2	69.5	76.9	67.7	76.9	92.3	$8,510	$600	$7,910
Crain's Creek Middle	Public	6-8	4631 Union Church Rd	Carthage	28327	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 245-3796	481	31	15.6	99.4%	256 (53.2%)	106 (22.0%)	69 (14.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.6%)	60.5	293^rd of 778 public middle schools	62.3%		47.3	414^th of 773 public middle schools	46.4%	121	54.2	54.4	50.0	58.1	61.1	69.9	79.5	$9,638	$999	$8,640
Elise Middle	Public	6-8	180 W Elm St	Robbins	27325	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 948-2421	192	18	10.4	97.4%	40 (20.8%)	26 (13.5%)	114 (59.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	56.5	335^th of 778 public middle schools	56.9%		38.2	484^th of 773 public middle schools	37.4%	149	78.6	65.6	50.8	51.8	57.4	48.3	66.1	$12,902	$1,764	$11,138
East Middle	Public	6-8	130 Merlin's Maze	Biscoe	27209	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 428-3278	422	29	14.6	99.3%	108 (25.6%)	42 (10.0%)	242 (57.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.6%)	14.1	690^th of 778 public middle schools	11.3%		24.6	592^nd of 773 public middle schools	23.4%	98	30.2	45.5	23.0	31.7	39.0	33.1	45.9	$9,309	$1,204	$8,105
Tillery Charter Remote Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	170 Academy Street	Biscoe	27209	Montgomery County	Tillery Charter Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(910) 828-4143	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ellerbe Middle	Public	6-8	128 W Ballard Street	Ellerbe	28338	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 582-7925	182	14	13.0	98.4%	64 (35.2%)	40 (22.0%)	52 (28.6%)	3 (1.6%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.9%)	45	435^th of 778 public middle schools	44.1%		41.3	461^st of 773 public middle schools	40.4%	26	51.2	43.6	62.5	50.0	38.2	57.1	75.0	$10,518	$2,016	$8,502

Frequently Asked Questions about West Pine Middle

Is West Pine Middle a good school?

Yes. West Pine Middle ranks in the top 7.1% of North Carolina middle schools.

How many students attend West Pine Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 717 students attended West Pine Middle.

What is the racial makeup of West Pine Middle?

Students at West Pine Middle are 73% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is West Pine Middle in?

Moore County Schools

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Students who attend West Pine Middle usually go on to attend Pinecrest High

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