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Saint Pauls Middle

Public Grades 5-8

738^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 5% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Saint Pauls Middle is a public middle school in Saint Pauls, North Carolina, serving 703 students in grades 5-8 as part of the Public Schools of Robeson County district.

Despite serving a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with 98-99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Saint Pauls Middle consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of North Carolina middle schools on academic performance. The school's statewide ranking has been between 705-738 out of 741-793 schools over the past 5 years, with performance on state assessments significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. This underperformance extends across various student subgroups, including female, male, African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students.

When compared to nearby middle schools in the Cumberland County and Hoke County districts, which are also ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina districts, Saint Pauls Middle consistently underperforms on academic measures, suggesting the school is facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. Addressing the school's academic, equity, and resource issues, such as its relatively high student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending, will be crucial in order to improve student outcomes.

678

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,026

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

526 W Shaw St
Saint Pauls, NC 28384-1429

(910) 865-4070

District: Public Schools of Robeson County

Students who attend Saint Pauls Middle usually attend:

High:	PSRC Early College at RCC
	Saint Pauls High

Feeder schools for Saint Pauls Middle:

Elementary:

Saint Pauls Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.3%

African American:

21.8%

White:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (24% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg33%

North Carolina avg55%

738^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Middle Schools in the Public Schools of Robeson County

215^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	738 of 773	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	724 of 793	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	723 of 784	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	712 of 786	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	705 of 741	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	593 of 737	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	479 of 691	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.3	528 of 694	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.3	589 of 692	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.1	543 of 705	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.1	486 of 627	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.6	505 of 673	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.3	499 of 662	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.8	521 of 648	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.4	566 of 640	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.5	541 of 630	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.1	495 of 620	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.4	500 of 606	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.2	507 of 598	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	534 of 546	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	486 of 560	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	518 of 559	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	502 of 550	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	334 of 533	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	334 of 519	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	298 of 494	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	17.3	430 of 449	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	451 of 478	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	338 of 504	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	331 of 475	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	273 of 371	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	234 of 356	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	182 of 318	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	179 of 312	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	51 of 211	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	16 of 151	89.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	718 of 733	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	695 of 738	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	702 of 731	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	687 of 733	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	680 of 706	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	569 of 684	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	472 of 656	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	437 of 458	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	449 of 461	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	47.7	306 of 450	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	276 of 448	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	527 of 562	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	509 of 564	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	497 of 553	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	485 of 541	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	504 of 522	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	370 of 493	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.2	253 of 472	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	697 of 729	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	683 of 743	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	682 of 735	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	636 of 689	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	583 of 633	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	421 of 639	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	356 of 604	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	704 of 733	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	692 of 751	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	690 of 747	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	658 of 748	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	679 of 711	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	555 of 697	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	473 of 665	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	14 of 21	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	9.6	21 of 21	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	18 of 20	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	23 of 23	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.0	15 of 24	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	12 of 23	47.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	372 of 478	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	377 of 473	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	582 of 649	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	547 of 652	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	637 of 656	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	596 of 658	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	617 of 632	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	558 of 624	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	489 of 596	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2025)33rd percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science30%-31 vs state

Reading27%-26 vs state

Mathematics18%-37 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 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
Saint Pauls Middle	Public	5-8	526 W Shaw St	Saint Pauls	28384	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 865-4070	678	38	17.9	99.6%	68 (10.0%)	148 (21.8%)	348 (51.3%)	4 (0.6%)	68 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (6.0%)	6.6	738^th of 773 public middle schools	4.5%		11.5	724^th of 793 public middle schools	8.7%	14		11.8	21.3	23.1	12.6		27.6	28.2	29.7	21.8	26.0	32.4	$9,026	$1,557	$7,469
Gray's Creek Middle	Public	6-8	5151 Celebration Drive	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 483-4124	1,068	59	17.9	53.4%	472 (44.2%)	291 (27.2%)	153 (14.3%)	12 (1.1%)	22 (2.1%)	4 (0.4%)	114 (10.7%)	50.8	382^nd of 773 public middle schools	50.6%		53.4	355^th of 793 public middle schools	55.2%	27			53.6	49.3	43.3			47.8	54.2	51.7		70.5	$7,625	$904	$6,721
Hope Mills Middle	Public	6-8	4975 Cameron Road	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 425-5106	474	32	14.6	97.0%	141 (29.7%)	177 (37.3%)	83 (17.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	59 (12.4%)	47.2	415^th of 773 public middle schools	46.3%		42.6	464^th of 793 public middle schools	41.5%	49			41.1	45.9	50.3			45.0	53.4	52.0		71.1	$10,179	$1,099	$9,080
Sandy Grove Middle	Public	6-8	300 Chason Road	Lumber Bridge	28357	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-3559	604	33	18.5	99.5%	144 (23.8%)	182 (30.1%)	141 (23.3%)	4 (0.7%)	66 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	64 (10.6%)	22.3	615^th of 773 public middle schools	20.4%		44.2	448^th of 793 public middle schools	43.5%	167			37.0	36.3	21.2			39.1	39.3	40.9		51.8	$7,541	$1,124	$6,417
Red Springs Middle	Public	5-8	302 W Second Avenue	Red Springs	28377	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 843-3883	572	39	14.7	99.5%	24 (4.2%)	110 (19.2%)	229 (40.0%)	2 (0.3%)	179 (31.3%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.5%)	4.3	751^st of 773 public middle schools	2.8%		8	748^th of 793 public middle schools	5.7%	3		29.4	21.8	23.0	8.8		22.0	17.7	24.3	20.9	28.4	27.0	$9,042	$1,734	$7,309
South View Middle	Public	6-8	4100 Elk Road	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-3131	614	39	15.7	99.5%	89 (14.5%)	348 (56.7%)	115 (18.7%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.8%)	7 (1.1%)	41 (6.7%)	30.2	547^th of 773 public middle schools	29.2%		27	594^th of 793 public middle schools	25.1%	47			41.6	32.1	33.3			45.4	31.6	48.0		61.5	$9,019	$1,257	$7,762
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%)	24.9	590^th of 773 public middle schools	23.7%		39.3	491^st of 793 public middle schools	38.1%	99	66.7	48.5	46.4	23.9	35.1	63.8	45.5	44.8	34.8	41.5	59.1	47.0	$8,506	$1,456	$7,050
John R Griffin Middle	Public	6-8	5551 Fisher Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 424-7678	1,024	58	17.7	41.3%	345 (33.7%)	265 (25.9%)	227 (22.2%)	67 (6.5%)	18 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	99 (9.7%)	73.5	178^th of 773 public middle schools	77.0%		76.1	162^nd of 793 public middle schools	79.6%	16			61.9	73.2	56.4			65.1	62.6	62.4		70.6	$8,311	$843	$7,468
New Century International Middle	Public	6-8	7455 Century Circle	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 487-2001	362	24	15.0	97.2%	77 (21.3%)	169 (46.7%)	63 (17.4%)	15 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.9%)	67.5	225^th of 773 public middle schools	70.9%		63.2	264^th of 793 public middle schools	66.7%	39			61.9	63.0	44.2			55.9	66.7	59.7		79.8	$9,852	$814	$9,038
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%)	11.5	711^th of 773 public middle schools	8.0%		8.1	747^th of 793 public middle schools	5.8%	36			25.7	38.1	17.6			28.5	21.9	25.1		45.9	$12,283	$1,793	$10,489

Frequently Asked Questions about Saint Pauls Middle

What district is Saint Pauls Middle in?

Public Schools of Robeson County

What high school do graduates of Saint Pauls Middle attend?

Students who attend Saint Pauls Middle usually go on to attend PSRC Early College at RCC

What is the racial makeup of Saint Pauls Middle?

Students at Saint Pauls Middle are 51% Hispanic, 22% African American, 10% White, 10% American Indian, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Saint Pauls Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 678 students attended Saint Pauls Middle.

Is Saint Pauls Middle a good school?

Saint Pauls Middle ranks in the bottom 4.5% of North Carolina middle schools.

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