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Orrum Middle

Q: Is Orrum Middle a good school?

Orrum Middle ranks in the bottom 5.7% of North Carolina middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Orrum Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 294 students attended Orrum Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Orrum Middle?

Students at Orrum Middle are 31% African American, 28% White, 17% American Indian, 16% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

Q: What high school do graduates of Orrum Middle attend?

Students who attend Orrum Middle usually go on to attend Fairmont High

Public Grades 5-8

734^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 6% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Orrum Middle is a small, rural school in Orrum, NC, serving 294 students in grades 5th through 8th as part of the Public Schools of Robeson County. The school serves a student body in which nearly all students (around 99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a high-poverty community. The school has faced significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 6% of North Carolina schools and holding a 0-star rating in the most recent data. Academic proficiency rates on state tests in reading, math, and science are consistently below state averages, and chronic absenteeism affects about 43.7% of students—a rate much higher than the statewide average of 24.2% but not the highest in its immediate area.

Looking at how Orrum Middle compares to nearby schools, the picture is mixed. Orrum outperforms the lower-ranked Fairmont Middle in most subjects, and its 6th-grade math and 7th-grade reading proficiency rates are comparable to district averages. However, these are narrow exceptions. In key areas like 8th-grade math, only 16.3% of Orrum students are proficient, well behind district (33.7%) and state (53.0%) averages. The impact of high poverty is evident, but a comparison with Littlefield Middle, a same-district school with nearly identical poverty levels, reveals a significant gap—Littlefield posts proficiency rates 15 to 30 percentage points higher in many categories, proving that strong outcomes are possible even in similar circumstances.

Several factors beyond demographics influence Orrum’s performance. Chronic absenteeism is a serious obstacle, and academic performance tends to decline by 8th grade, especially in math and science. Notably, the school’s spending and staffing levels do not appear to explain the low performance; it spends less than Fairmont Middle but has a favorable student-teacher ratio. For parents, the most important takeaways are that Orrum is a high-poverty school with significant academic and attendance challenges, but the success of Littlefield Middle suggests that improvement is achievable with the right strategies and support.

294

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1684 South Creek Road
Orrum, NC 28369

(910) 628-8408

District: Public Schools of Robeson County

Students who attend Orrum Middle usually attend:

High:	Fairmont High
	PSRC Early College at RCC

Feeder schools for Orrum Middle:

Elementary:

Long Branch Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

31.0%

White:

27.9%

American Indian:

17.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (31% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg39%

North Carolina avg59%

734^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

190^th of 246Public Schools of Robeson County 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	8.2	734 of 778	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.1	734 of 773	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	742 of 793	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	704 of 784	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	722 of 786	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	721 of 741	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	710 of 737	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	606 of 691	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.1	584 of 694	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.9	568 of 692	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	582 of 705	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.3	565 of 627	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.2	533 of 673	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	54.1	373 of 662	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.8	479 of 648	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.6	536 of 640	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.4	565 of 630	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.6	530 of 620	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.1	511 of 606	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.5	519 of 598	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	6.1	546 of 553	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	533 of 546	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	557 of 560	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	461 of 559	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	498 of 550	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	529 of 533	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	507 of 519	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	475 of 494	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	38.9	243 of 449	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	345 of 478	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	477 of 504	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	443 of 475	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.5	692 of 731	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	700 of 733	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	687 of 738	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	649 of 731	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	668 of 733	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	699 of 706	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	665 of 684	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	590 of 656	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	409 of 458	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	424 of 461	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	676 of 725	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.4	710 of 729	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	710 of 743	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	636 of 735	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	611 of 689	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	616 of 633	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	615 of 639	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	557 of 604	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	6.8	712 of 736	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.3	710 of 733	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	715 of 751	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	696 of 747	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	709 of 748	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	680 of 711	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	678 of 697	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	596 of 665	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	4.9	329 of 333	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	326 of 328	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	301 of 306	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	278 of 302	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	14 of 21	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	10.4	21 of 21	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	17 of 21	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.4	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.1	18 of 23	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	24 of 24	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	22 of 23	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	265 of 500	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	584 of 644	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	551 of 649	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	607 of 652	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	636 of 656	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	644 of 658	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	622 of 632	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	601 of 624	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	509 of 596	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)47th percentile+41 vs school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile+38 vs school

Native American (2026)33rd percentile+28 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)1st percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science37%-31 vs state

Mathematics29%-29 vs state

Reading29%-27 vs state

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I don't like school myself but Orrum offers the best education of any school in this state. Close Quote

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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 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 4th 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
Orrum Middle	Public	5-8	1684 South Creek Road	Orrum	28369	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 628-8408	294	19	15.3	99.0%	82 (27.9%)	91 (31.0%)	22 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (17.0%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (16.3%)	8.2	734^th of 778 public middle schools	5.7%		7.1	734^th of 773 public middle schools	5.0%			31.6	42.4	29.2	16.3		27.6	28.8	34.7	25.0	42.1	32.5	$10,974	$1,727	$9,246
Fairmont Middle	Public	5-8	402 Iona St	Fairmont	28340	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 628-4363	253	21	11.9	98.8%	15 (5.9%)	124 (49.0%)	25 (9.9%)	3 (1.2%)	56 (22.1%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (11.5%)	2.3	765^th of 778 public middle schools	1.7%		4.1	753^rd of 773 public middle schools	2.6%	12		12.1	11.5	13.2	< 5%		13.8	16.4	25.0	25.8	27.6	29.0	$11,030	$1,703	$9,326
Lumberton Junior	Public	6-8	82 Marion Rd	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 735-2108	655	39	16.8	99.5%	62 (9.5%)	309 (47.2%)	157 (24.0%)	20 (3.1%)	62 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.7%)	5.5	748^th of 778 public middle schools	3.9%		11.5	711^th of 773 public middle schools	8.0%	37			24.2	20.2	20.6			29.4	25.4	20.0		45.2	$12,283	$1,793	$10,489
Bladenboro Middle	Public	5-8	910 South Main Street	Bladenboro	28320	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 863-3232	254	14	18.6	98.8%	121 (47.6%)	56 (22.0%)	43 (16.9%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.0%)	12.2	701^st of 778 public middle schools	9.9%		18.1	657^th of 773 public middle schools	15.0%	44		40.0	26.2	33.3	7.7		41.5	40.0	43.5	29.2	66.2	46.2	$9,981	$1,030	$8,951
Littlefield Middle	Public	4-8	9674 NC Hwy 41 N	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 671-6065	632	32	19.6	99.5%	128 (20.3%)	152 (24.1%)	120 (19.0%)	2 (0.3%)	156 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (11.7%)	48.6	408^th of 778 public middle schools	47.6%		24.9	590^th of 773 public middle schools	23.7%	182	74.2	75.0	53.1	56.3	50.0	61.7	68.5	54.6	49.2	56.9	75.7	68.6	$8,506	$1,456	$7,050
South Robeson Middle School	Public	6-8	3268 South Robeson Road	Rowland	28383	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 422-3987	344	22	15.4	99.1%	14 (4.1%)	146 (42.4%)	28 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	119 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.5%)	11.1	715^th of 778 public middle schools	8.1%		11.7	708^th of 773 public middle schools	8.4%	7			40.5	35.4	28.3			25.2	38.0	23.0		40.7
Pembroke Middle	Public	6-8	8910 Deep Branch Road	Pembroke	28372	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 522-5013	645	38	17.0	99.5%	19 (2.9%)	36 (5.6%)	54 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	499 (77.4%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.6%)	15.5	680^th of 778 public middle schools	12.6%		11.9	707^th of 773 public middle schools	8.5%	27			33.0	38.2	35.5			38.6	36.5	25.8		50.6	$9,694	$1,485	$8,209
CIS Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	818 West 3rd Street	Pembroke	28359	Robeson County	CIS Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 521-1669	114	9	13.3	61.4%	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	33.2	525^th of 778 public middle schools	32.5%		34.8	511^th of 773 public middle schools	33.9%	14			29.6	44.7	54.8			33.3	47.4	58.1		58.1
Central Middle	Public	6-8	310 S Martin L King Jr Ave	Whiteville	28472	Columbus County	Whiteville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 642-3546	451	27	16.5	99.3%	161 (35.7%)	193 (42.8%)	64 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	40	478^th of 778 public middle schools	38.6%		42.2	457^th of 773 public middle schools	40.9%	21			50.4	63.4	45.0			39.1	52.3	47.0		59.7	$10,356	$1,869	$8,486

Frequently Asked Questions about Orrum Middle

Is Orrum Middle a good school?

Orrum Middle ranks in the bottom 5.7% of North Carolina middle schools.

What district is Orrum Middle in?

Public Schools of Robeson County

What is the racial makeup of Orrum Middle?

Students at Orrum Middle are 31% African American, 28% White, 17% American Indian, 16% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

How many students attend Orrum Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 294 students attended Orrum Middle.

What high school do graduates of Orrum Middle attend?

Students who attend Orrum Middle usually go on to attend Fairmont High

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