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Southern Middle

Public Grades 6-8
293rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools
Better than 62% of North Carolina middle schools
Summary

Southern Middle is a public middle school located in Aberdeen, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 607 students. It is part of the Moore County Schools district, which is ranked 58 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southern Middle's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is generally lower than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Southern Middle's proficiency rates in mathematics ranged from 40.9% (8th grade) to 55.1% (7th grade), compared to the district's 49.8% (8th grade) to 67.5% (6th grade) and the state's 48.7% (8th grade) to 57.2% (6th grade). Similarly, in reading, Southern Middle's proficiency rates ranged from 61% (6th grade) to 63.2% (8th grade), while the district and state had higher rates. The school's performance for students with disabilities, English Language Learners, and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds is also notably lower than the overall school, district, and state averages.

The nearby schools, such as New Century Middle, Crain's Creek Middle, and West Pine Middle, generally outperform Southern Middle in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, New Century Middle and West Pine Middle had significantly higher proficiency rates in mathematics and reading compared to Southern Middle. These nearby schools also have higher overall statewide rankings and SchoolDigger ratings, indicating they are performing better than Southern Middle.

620
Students ?
15.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,266
Per pupil spending ?
98.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 717 Johnson Street
       Aberdeen, NC  28315

(910) 693-1550

District: Moore County Schools


Students who attend Southern Middle usually attend:

High:    Pinecrest High

Feeder schools for Southern Middle:

Elementary:    Aberdeen Elementary
Racial breakdown:

White:
48.5%
African American:
22.6%
Hispanic:
16.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015
Above the North Carolina median (62nd percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school56%
District avg63%
North Carolina avg54%
293rd of 773
North Carolina public middle schools ?
Top 38%▲ up 22 pts since 2015
From bottom 40% (2015) to top 38% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 5Middle Schools in the Moore County Schools
58th of 242Moore 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202558.5293 of 77362.1%★★★☆☆
202464.9250 of 79368.5%★★★☆☆
202353.7351 of 78455.2%★★★☆☆
202247.9395 of 78649.7%★★★☆☆
202137.8452 of 74139.0%★★☆☆☆
201927.1576 of 73721.8%★☆☆☆☆
201835.9467 of 69132.4%★★☆☆☆
201735.8467 of 69432.7%★★☆☆☆
201636.0462 of 69233.2%★★☆☆☆
201541.8420 of 70540.4%★★☆☆☆
201426.9466 of 62725.7%★☆☆☆☆
201338.8410 of 67339.1%★★☆☆☆
201244.3434 of 66234.4%★★☆☆☆
201151.7377 of 64841.8%★★☆☆☆
201046.0414 of 64035.3%★★☆☆☆
200947.3392 of 63037.8%★★☆☆☆
200842.3398 of 62035.8%★★☆☆☆
200738.1442 of 60627.1%★☆☆☆☆
200639.9418 of 59830.1%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202528.0418 of 54623.4%★☆☆☆☆
202433.2392 of 56030.0%★★☆☆☆
202331.7403 of 55927.9%★☆☆☆☆
202223.1469 of 55014.7%★☆☆☆☆
202126.9415 of 53322.1%★☆☆☆☆
201922.0460 of 51911.4%★☆☆☆☆
201829.4385 of 49422.1%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202236.5260 of 44942.1%★★☆☆☆
202128.2388 of 47818.8%★☆☆☆☆
201940.4291 of 50442.3%★★☆☆☆
201843.2246 of 47548.2%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202552.1120 of 37167.7%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202557.7281 of 73361.7%★★★☆☆
202460.6268 of 73863.7%★★★☆☆
202353.0337 of 73153.9%★★★☆☆
202241.6429 of 73341.5%★★☆☆☆
202133.6464 of 70634.3%★★☆☆☆
201919.6596 of 68412.9%★☆☆☆☆
201838.3445 of 65632.2%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202568.6107 of 45876.6%★★★★☆
202469.888 of 46180.9%★★★★☆
202357.3243 of 45246.2%★★☆☆☆
202235.8385 of 45014.4%★☆☆☆☆
202140.3339 of 44824.3%★☆☆☆☆
201935.1360 of 41613.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202559.4188 of 56266.5%★★★☆☆
202475.480 of 56485.8%★★★★☆
202356.8199 of 55364.0%★★★☆☆
202257.4194 of 54164.1%★★★☆☆
202151.1232 of 52255.6%★★★☆☆
201923.2426 of 49313.6%★☆☆☆☆
201825.2393 of 47216.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202537.4464 of 72936.4%★★☆☆☆
202448.8358 of 74351.8%★★★☆☆
202330.9535 of 73527.2%★☆☆☆☆
202228.4531 of 68922.9%★☆☆☆☆
202127.0481 of 63324.0%★☆☆☆☆
201923.8540 of 63915.5%★☆☆☆☆
201830.2454 of 60424.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202557.4290 of 73360.4%★★★☆☆
202466.4221 of 75170.6%★★★★☆
202351.9332 of 74755.6%★★★☆☆
202251.8348 of 74853.5%★★★☆☆
202141.7404 of 71143.2%★★☆☆☆
201931.8502 of 69728.0%★☆☆☆☆
201831.5480 of 66527.8%★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202561.424 of 6462.5%★★★☆☆
202479.69 of 5884.5%★★★★☆
202378.210 of 5481.5%★★★★☆
202264.224 of 5858.6%★★★☆☆
202162.620 of 5764.9%★★★☆☆
201946.029 of 4839.6%★★☆☆☆
201852.322 of 4551.1%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202533.5234 of 32828.7%★☆☆☆☆
202435.6203 of 30633.7%★★☆☆☆
202329.7234 of 30222.5%★☆☆☆☆
202240.1170 of 28339.9%★★☆☆☆
202148.8113 of 24854.4%★★★☆☆
201927.2196 of 23717.3%★☆☆☆☆
201827.1186 of 22115.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202531.5346 of 47827.6%★☆☆☆☆
202437.0274 of 47342.1%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202569.7179 of 64972.4%★★★★☆
202471.6165 of 65274.7%★★★★☆
202363.6226 of 65665.5%★★★☆☆
202256.4268 of 65859.3%★★★☆☆
202151.6284 of 63255.1%★★★☆☆
201937.5422 of 62432.4%★★☆☆☆
201850.9294 of 59650.7%★★★☆☆
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 (2025)77th percentile+15 vs school
White (2025)72nd percentile+10 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+4 vs school
Military Connected (2025)62nd percentile~ school
Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school
Male (2025)60th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)42nd percentile-8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-26 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile-33 vs school
Special Education (2025)28th percentile-34 vs school
African American (2025)23rd percentile-39 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Reading62%+9 vs state
Science62%~ state avg
Mathematics49%-4 vs state

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Students who attend Southern Middle usually go on to attend Pinecrest High

In the 2024-25 school year, 620 students attended Southern Middle.

Students at Southern Middle are 49% White, 23% African American, 16% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Southern Middle ranks 293rd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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