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Red Springs Middle

Public Grades 5-8
751st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools
Better than 3% of North Carolina middle schools
Summary

Red Springs Middle is a public middle school located in Red Springs, North Carolina, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 580 students. The school is part of the Public Schools of Robeson County district, which is ranked 215 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Red Springs Middle consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of North Carolina middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 722-764 out of 741-793 schools over the past 5 years. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 7 years, indicating very low academic performance. Red Springs Middle struggles across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of North Carolina middle schools for female, male, African American, Hispanic, Native American, English Language Learner, Low Socioeconomic Status, and Disabled student groups. The school's proficiency rates on North Carolina's End-of-Grade (EOG) tests are significantly lower than the state and district averages, ranging from 8.8% to 29.4% in math and 17.7% to 24.3% in reading, compared to the state averages of 48.7% to 59.3% in math and 51.9% to 54.2% in reading.

When comparing Red Springs Middle to other nearby middle schools in the same Public Schools of Robeson County district and surrounding districts, it consistently performs worse academically. For example, Saint Pauls Middle and Pembroke Middle, also in the Public Schools of Robeson County district, have higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings than Red Springs Middle. Despite having a slightly higher spending per student of $9,042 in 2018-2019 compared to the state average, and a student-teacher ratio within the typical range, Red Springs Middle's academic struggles appear to be systemic, and addressing the root causes should be a priority for the district and community.

572
Students ?
14.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,042
Per pupil spending ?
99.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 302 W Second Avenue
       Red Springs, NC  28377-1202

(910) 843-3883

District: Public Schools of Robeson County


Students who attend Red Springs Middle usually attend:

High:    PSRC Early College at RCC
    Red Springs High

Feeder schools for Red Springs Middle:

Elementary:    Oxendine Elementary
    Peterson Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
40.0%
American Indian:
31.3%
African American:
19.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (22% vs 55% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school22%
District avg33%
North Carolina avg55%
751st of 773
North Carolina public middle schools ?
Bottom 3%▼ down 11 pts since 2015
From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 7Middle Schools in the Public Schools of Robeson County
215th of 242Public 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
20254.3751 of 7732.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.0748 of 7935.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.7759 of 7843.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.0764 of 7862.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.2722 of 7412.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.7667 of 7379.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.7551 of 69120.3%★☆☆☆☆
201723.2548 of 69421.0%★☆☆☆☆
201622.1552 of 69220.2%★☆☆☆☆
201516.1606 of 70514.0%★☆☆☆☆
201412.4564 of 62710.0%★☆☆☆☆
201315.8583 of 67313.4%★☆☆☆☆
201226.4544 of 66217.8%★☆☆☆☆
201119.2571 of 64811.9%★☆☆☆☆
20108.9597 of 6406.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20098.9579 of 6308.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20089.2572 of 6207.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200710.1565 of 6066.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20067.0567 of 5985.2%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202517.7492 of 5469.9%★☆☆☆☆
202415.0524 of 5606.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.4558 of 5590.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.7533 of 5503.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.1489 of 5338.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.5465 of 51910.4%★☆☆☆☆
201838.6322 of 49434.8%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202214.7443 of 4491.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202154.7138 of 47871.1%★★★★☆
201932.1375 of 50425.6%★☆☆☆☆
201853.1165 of 47565.3%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202513.9370 of 3710.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202322.5293 of 3187.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.5295 of 3125.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.9233 of 2361.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201923.5192 of 2119.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201885.39 of 15194.0%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
20254.6724 of 7331.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.2707 of 7384.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.0728 of 7310.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.0722 of 7331.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.5696 of 7061.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.2648 of 6845.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.0562 of 65614.3%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202432.7401 of 46113.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
20259.0554 of 5621.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.3500 of 56411.3%★☆☆☆☆
20239.6543 of 5531.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.2532 of 5411.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.7508 of 5222.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.3461 of 4936.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201837.2326 of 47230.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
20257.0711 of 7292.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.4699 of 7435.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.8720 of 7352.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.1674 of 6892.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.5599 of 6335.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.7558 of 63912.7%★☆☆☆☆
201835.6407 of 60432.6%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
20255.3715 of 7332.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.5719 of 7514.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.2726 of 7472.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.9733 of 7482.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.7687 of 7113.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.6641 of 6978.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.8539 of 66518.9%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
201926.0199 of 23716.0%★☆☆☆☆
201824.3195 of 22111.8%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202512.920 of 214.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.920 of 214.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.118 of 180.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.020 of 200.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202122.520 of 2313.0%★☆☆☆☆
201930.919 of 2420.8%★☆☆☆☆
201833.617 of 2326.1%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202425.2400 of 47315.4%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202421.8539 of 65217.3%★☆☆☆☆
202218.2586 of 65810.9%★☆☆☆☆
202119.3554 of 63212.3%★☆☆☆☆
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)
White (2024)17th percentile+12 vs school
Multi-racial (2019)16th percentile+7 vs school
Special Education (2024)15th percentile+10 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2024)13th percentile+7 vs school
African American (2025)10th percentile+7 vs school
Native American (2025)5th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)1st percentile~ school
Female (2025)1st percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Science28%-33 vs state
Reading21%-32 vs state
Mathematics20%-35 vs state

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Students at Red Springs Middle are 40% Hispanic, 31% American Indian, 19% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% White.

Red Springs Middle ranks in the bottom 2.8% of North Carolina middle schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 572 students attended Red Springs Middle.

Students who attend Red Springs Middle usually go on to attend PSRC Early College at RCC


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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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