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Southern Nash Middle

Q: Is Southern Nash Middle a good school?

Southern Nash Middle ranks 339 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

339^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 56% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Southern Nash Middle is a grades 6–8 school in Spring Hope, North Carolina, that enrolls about 795 students and is part of Nash County Public Schools. It has been on a clear upward path: after ranking in the low 20s statewide percentile in 2020–2022, it rose from the 28th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 56th percentile in 2025–2026, earning 3 stars and ranking 339th out of 778 North Carolina middle schools.

Inside the classroom, Southern Nash consistently beats its district average in reading, math, and science. Sixth graders topped state averages in both reading and math, and 8th grade science proficiency hit 77.2% — roughly 9 points above the state average and higher than nearby Rocky Mount Middle (58.2%) and Red Oak Middle (60.4%). The school also posts strong results for many student groups, ranking at the 61st percentile or higher for African American, Hispanic, White, and low-income students, with English Learner students at the 73rd percentile and gifted students at the 78th percentile. Among nearby schools, only Springfield Middle and Elm City Middle rank higher overall, and Southern Nash outranks several comparable schools, including Rocky Mount Middle, Wendell Middle, and Charles H Darden Middle.

The school's biggest challenges are attendance and special education. Chronic absenteeism reached 39.3% in 2024–2025 — far above the state rate of 24.2% and more than 28 points higher than Springfield Middle's rate of 10.7%. Special education students ranked at only the 30th percentile, down from the previous year. With a higher student-teacher ratio (20.1) and lower per-pupil spending than many peers, Southern Nash's continued improvement is notable; reducing chronic absenteeism could unlock still stronger academic results.

795

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5301 South NC Highway 581
Spring Hope, NC 27882

(252) 937-9020

District: Nash County Public Schools

Students who attend Southern Nash Middle usually attend:

High:

Southern Nash High

Feeder schools for Southern Nash Middle:

Elementary:	Bailey Elementary
	Middlesex Elementary
	Spring Hope Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.7%

White:

35.2%

African American:

20.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the North Carolina median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 24% North Carolina)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg51%

North Carolina avg58%

339^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

158^th of 246Nash 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	56.0	339 of 778	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.4	429 of 773	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	481 of 793	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	567 of 784	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	611 of 786	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	586 of 741	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	452 of 737	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	455 of 691	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.8	494 of 694	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.4	499 of 692	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.4	498 of 705	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.8	445 of 627	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.5	406 of 673	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.5	349 of 662	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.2	355 of 648	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.8	368 of 640	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.6	344 of 630	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.4	411 of 620	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.5	421 of 606	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.8	411 of 598	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	216 of 553	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.1	262 of 546	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.8	335 of 560	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	435 of 559	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	455 of 550	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	319 of 533	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	287 of 519	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	362 of 494	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	25.0	375 of 449	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	411 of 478	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	308 of 504	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	278 of 475	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	99 of 363	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	64.3	74 of 371	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	40.7	197 of 356	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	280 of 318	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	289 of 312	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.3	73 of 211	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	29 of 151	80.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	361 of 731	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.2	406 of 733	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	432 of 738	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	529 of 731	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	591 of 733	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	572 of 706	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	443 of 684	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	475 of 656	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	101 of 465	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	68.9	105 of 458	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.6	175 of 461	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	164 of 452	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	257 of 450	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	379 of 448	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.6	65 of 416	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	11 of 127	91.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	222 of 566	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.3	258 of 562	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.1	372 of 564	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	433 of 553	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	451 of 541	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	451 of 522	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	271 of 493	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	280 of 472	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	270 of 725	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.2	312 of 729	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	372 of 743	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.8	524 of 735	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	521 of 689	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	456 of 633	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.0	298 of 639	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	330 of 604	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	295 of 736	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.6	413 of 733	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	481 of 751	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	567 of 747	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	578 of 748	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	550 of 711	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	429 of 697	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	429 of 665	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	106 of 333	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.5	117 of 328	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	145 of 306	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.3	232 of 302	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	229 of 283	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	224 of 248	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.3	95 of 237	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	352 of 500	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.9	254 of 478	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	285 of 473	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	250 of 644	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.7	339 of 649	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	345 of 652	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	464 of 656	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	549 of 658	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	558 of 632	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	456 of 624	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	407 of 596	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)78th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)73rd percentile+16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)68th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)61st percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)61st percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)61st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)30th percentile-27 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science77%+9 vs state

Reading57%~ state avg

Mathematics54%~ state avg

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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
Southern Nash Middle	Public	6-8	5301 South NC Highway 581	Spring Hope	27882	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 937-9020	795	40	20.1	98.2%	280 (35.2%)	166 (20.9%)	308 (38.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.5%)	56	339^th of 778 public middle schools	56.4%		45.4	429^th of 773 public middle schools	44.5%	90	63.4	52.7	46.4	62.9	52.9	56.0	77.2	$7,877	$815	$7,062
Nash Central Middle	Public	6-8	1638 South First Street	Nashville	27856	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 937-9065	531	29	18.1	99.2%	167 (31.5%)	278 (52.4%)	56 (10.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	59	315^th of 778 public middle schools	59.5%		46.7	420^th of 773 public middle schools	45.7%	105	65.0	53.2	49.7	62.8	60.8	57.7	70.3	$8,981	$1,407	$7,574
Bunn Middle	Public	6-8	4742 NC 39 Hwy S	Bunn	27508	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-7700	618	34	18.1	99.4%	234 (37.9%)	123 (19.9%)	225 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	26.9	593^rd of 778 public middle schools	23.8%		31.4	533^rd of 773 public middle schools	31.0%	60	55.2	32.3	33.3	47.4	42.6	42.3	56.1	$8,683	$797	$7,886
Forest Hills Middle	Public	6-8	1210 Forest Hills	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7913	654	36	18.2	99.5%	79 (12.1%)	400 (61.2%)	113 (17.3%)	23 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.0%)	57.1	331^st of 778 public middle schools	57.5%		52	367^th of 773 public middle schools	52.5%	36	47.1	53.3	67.6	57.2	58.3	57.5	76.0	$8,665	$708	$7,958
Zebulon Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1000 Shepard School Rd	Zebulon	27597	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 404-3630	772	50	15.5	99.6%	109 (14.1%)	378 (49.0%)	227 (29.4%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.7%)	35.2	513^th of 778 public middle schools	34.1%		31.2	536^th of 773 public middle schools	30.7%	23	53.4	42.0	46.4	47.0	50.0	43.9	60.7	$10,412	$366	$10,046
Elm City Middle	Public	6-8	215 E Church St	Elm City	27822	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 236-4148	399	26	15.5	99.2%	197 (49.4%)	115 (28.8%)	56 (14.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.0%)	73.8	184^th of 778 public middle schools	76.3%		77.1	157^th of 773 public middle schools	79.7%	27	77.4	71.3	55.8	69.2	67.4	58.0	76.8	$7,994	$522	$7,472
Springfield Middle	Public	6-8	5551 Wiggins Mill Rd	Lucama	27851	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 239-1347	448	25	17.9	99.3%	208 (46.4%)	75 (16.7%)	138 (30.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	89.7	54^th of 778 public middle schools	93.1%		81.5	125^th of 773 public middle schools	83.8%	71	83.6	81.9	76.7	74.7	74.0	72.6	91.1	$8,059	$596	$7,463
Red Oak Middle	Public	6-8	3170 Red Oak-Battleboro Road	Battleboro	27809	Edgecombe County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 462-2000	840	41	20.4	99.6%	244 (29.0%)	445 (53.0%)	87 (10.4%)	5 (0.6%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.7%)	39	485^th of 778 public middle schools	37.7%		25.9	583^rd of 773 public middle schools	24.6%	98	50.0	47.9	45.3	47.8	55.1	49.0	60.4	$8,118	$762	$7,357
Charles H Darden Middle	Public	6-8	1665 Lipscomb Road	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 206-4973	378	28	13.6	99.2%	10 (2.6%)	242 (64.0%)	116 (30.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	18.3	665^th of 778 public middle schools	14.5%		18	660^th of 773 public middle schools	14.6%	5	40.8	30.7	18.9	34.2	50.9	44.5	46.4	$12,284	$3,499	$8,785
Rocky Mount Middle	Public	6-8	841 Nash Street	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2010	692	35	20.0	99.3%	59 (8.5%)	501 (72.4%)	82 (11.8%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.6%)	16	676^th of 778 public middle schools	13.1%		12.1	706^th of 773 public middle schools	8.7%	30	32.7	25.7	34.7	37.6	36.2	35.0	58.2	$10,165	$1,474	$8,691

Frequently Asked Questions about Southern Nash Middle

Is Southern Nash Middle a good school?

Southern Nash Middle ranks 339^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Southern Nash Middle in?

Nash County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Southern Nash Middle?

Students at Southern Nash Middle are 39% Hispanic, 35% White, 21% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Southern Nash Middle attend?

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

How many students attend Southern Nash Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 795 students attended Southern Nash Middle.

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