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Northern Middle

Public Grades 6-8

631^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 18% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Northern Middle is a public middle school located in Roxboro, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 456 students. The school is part of the Person County Schools district, which is ranked 106 out of 242 districts in the state.

Despite being part of the same district, Northern Middle consistently underperforms compared to the nearby Southern Middle School on state assessments. Northern Middle's academic performance has ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools over the past decade, with significantly lower proficiency rates in mathematics and other subjects compared to state and district averages. The school's struggles are particularly pronounced for its African American, Hispanic, and Economically Disadvantaged student subgroups.

While Northern Middle serves a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, its per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are not significantly better than the higher-performing Southern Middle School. This raises questions about the effective allocation and utilization of resources at Northern Middle to support the unique needs of its student population and address the persistent achievement gaps.

454

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,611

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1935 Carver Dr
Roxboro, NC 27574

(336) 599-6344

District: Person County Schools

Students who attend Northern Middle usually attend:

High:

Person High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.9%

White:

37.4%

Hispanic:

13.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (37% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg47%

North Carolina avg54%

631^st of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Person County Schools

106^th of 242Person 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
2025	20.5	631 of 773	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	578 of 793	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	588 of 784	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	595 of 786	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	595 of 741	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	534 of 737	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	451 of 691	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.4	427 of 694	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	19.7	570 of 692	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.4	466 of 705	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.7	425 of 627	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.3	392 of 673	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.3	474 of 662	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.3	464 of 648	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.3	501 of 640	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.7	488 of 630	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.7	379 of 620	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.9	395 of 606	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.0	378 of 598	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	497 of 546	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	458 of 560	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	492 of 559	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	473 of 550	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	480 of 533	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	408 of 519	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.3	250 of 494	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	46.0	186 of 449	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.1	456 of 478	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	474 of 504	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	403 of 475	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	602 of 733	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	532 of 738	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	519 of 731	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	552 of 733	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	567 of 706	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	515 of 684	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	430 of 656	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	379 of 458	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	417 of 461	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	370 of 452	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	393 of 450	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	440 of 448	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	301 of 416	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	109 of 127	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	467 of 562	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.4	323 of 564	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.0	183 of 553	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	124 of 541	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	55.5	195 of 522	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	272 of 493	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.3	135 of 472	71.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	620 of 729	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	506 of 743	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	571 of 735	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	435 of 689	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	391 of 633	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	458 of 639	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.2	349 of 604	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	607 of 733	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	581 of 751	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	604 of 747	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	594 of 748	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	569 of 711	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	509 of 697	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	467 of 665	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	267 of 328	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	276 of 306	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	141 of 237	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	171 of 221	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	329 of 478	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	212 of 473	55.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	519 of 649	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	496 of 652	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	534 of 656	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	571 of 658	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	573 of 632	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	465 of 624	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	453 of 596	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)59th percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science47%-13 vs state

Mathematics38%-15 vs state

Reading33%-20 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 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
Northern Middle	Public	6-8	1935 Carver Dr	Roxboro	27574	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 599-6344	454	28	16.2	99.3%	170 (37.4%)	172 (37.9%)	63 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.6%)	20.5	631^st of 773 public middle schools	18.4%		28.2	578^th of 793 public middle schools	27.1%	53	41.1	40.4	31.8	28.5	35.8	35.1	47.4	$8,611	$930	$7,681
Southern Middle	Public	6-8	209 Southern Middle Sch Rd	Roxboro	27573	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 599-6995	456	29	15.4	99.3%	235 (51.5%)	105 (23.0%)	79 (17.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.7%)	54.7	333^rd of 773 public middle schools	56.9%		55.4	330^th of 793 public middle schools	58.4%	3	73.4	53.4	53.8	44.6	41.7	51.3	71.3	$9,679	$1,337	$8,342

Frequently Asked Questions about Northern Middle

What high school do graduates of Northern Middle attend?

Students who attend Northern Middle usually go on to attend Person High

Is Northern Middle a good school?

Northern Middle ranks in the bottom 18.4% of North Carolina middle schools.

How many students attend Northern Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 454 students attended Northern Middle.

What district is Northern Middle in?

Person County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Northern Middle?

Students at Northern Middle are 38% African American, 37% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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