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Roseboro-Salemburg Middle

Public Grades 6-8

654^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 15% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Roseboro-Salemburg Middle is a public middle school located in Roseboro, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 420 students. The school is part of the Sampson County Schools district, which is ranked 130 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Roseboro-Salemburg Middle consistently underperforms compared to the Sampson County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from being ranked 280 out of 705 North Carolina middle schools in 2014-2015 to being ranked 654 out of 773 in 2024-2025, indicating a relative decline in academic performance compared to other schools in the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with the school's rankings for female, male, and white students all in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools.

Roseboro-Salemburg Middle has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.26% to 99.29% in recent years, indicating a very high concentration of students from low-income families. The school's per-student spending of $9,500 in 2018-2019 is slightly higher than the nearby Hobbton Middle and Union Middle schools, but lower than Midway Middle and Mac Williams Middle. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 16.5 to 17.8 in recent years, which may impact the level of individual attention and support students receive.

394

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,500

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

305 West Pleasant Street
Roseboro, NC 28382-0976

(910) 525-4764

District: Sampson County Schools

Students who attend Roseboro-Salemburg Middle usually attend:

High:	Lakewood High
	Sampson Early College High

Feeder schools for Roseboro-Salemburg Middle:

Elementary:	Roseboro Elementary
	Salemburg Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

33.8%

White:

32.5%

African American:

27.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (35% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 45 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg45%

North Carolina avg54%

654^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 45 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Sampson County Schools

130^th of 242Sampson 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	18.3	654 of 773	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	649 of 793	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	563 of 784	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	566 of 786	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	571 of 741	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.5	360 of 737	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	358 of 691	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.3	402 of 694	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.8	421 of 692	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.2	280 of 705	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	40.6	371 of 627	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.6	433 of 673	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.1	295 of 662	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.9	435 of 648	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.1	433 of 640	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.5	442 of 630	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.5	479 of 620	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.3	474 of 606	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.5	501 of 598	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	402 of 546	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	423 of 560	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.7	293 of 559	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	365 of 550	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	448 of 533	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.2	205 of 519	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	103 of 494	79.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	44.6	231 of 478	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	170 of 504	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.8	284 of 475	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	128 of 371	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	142 of 356	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	89 of 318	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	50.2	116 of 312	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.3	217 of 236	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	75.2	19 of 211	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	49.0	48 of 151	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	663 of 733	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	658 of 738	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	595 of 731	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	527 of 733	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	511 of 706	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.0	393 of 684	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	383 of 656	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	425 of 458	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	51.2	292 of 461	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	382 of 452	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.4	335 of 450	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.8	350 of 448	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.8	115 of 416	72.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	457 of 562	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	455 of 564	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	378 of 553	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	338 of 541	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	340 of 522	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.6	86 of 493	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	60.2	156 of 472	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	601 of 729	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	572 of 743	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	479 of 735	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	446 of 689	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	379 of 633	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.3	149 of 639	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	59.3	221 of 604	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	593 of 733	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	589 of 751	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	503 of 747	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	536 of 748	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	568 of 711	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.0	307 of 697	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	334 of 665	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	56.5	122 of 306	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.6	195 of 237	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	614 of 649	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	605 of 652	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	598 of 656	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	528 of 658	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	545 of 632	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.3	310 of 624	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	361 of 596	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile+50 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)60th percentile+42 vs school

Disabled (2021)52nd percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)26th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)7th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Reading37%-16 vs state

Science36%-24 vs state

Mathematics33%-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
Roseboro-Salemburg Middle	Public	6-8	305 West Pleasant Street	Roseboro	28382	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 525-4764	394	18	21.8	99.2%	128 (32.5%)	107 (27.2%)	133 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	18.3	654^th of 773 public middle schools	15.4%		20.8	649^th of 793 public middle schools	18.2%	5	48.7	28.7	22.6	37.5	37.8	35.2	35.8	$9,500	$1,365	$8,135
Sampson Middle	Public	6-8	1201 W Elizabeth St	Clinton	28328	Sampson County	Clinton City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 592-3327	703	43	16.4	99.6%	122 (17.4%)	231 (32.9%)	299 (42.5%)	5 (0.7%)	20 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.7%)	31.9	527^th of 773 public middle schools	31.8%		36.8	518^th of 793 public middle schools	34.7%	9	44.5	49.8	41.8	44.9	43.7	38.0	40.9	$8,860	$1,272	$7,588
Midway Middle	Public	6-8	1115 Roberts Grove Road	Dunn	28334	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 567-5879	584	32	18.3	97.1%	267 (45.7%)	61 (10.4%)	222 (38.0%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	52.4	362^nd of 773 public middle schools	53.2%		60	288^th of 793 public middle schools	63.7%	74	57.8	62.5	53.5	51.2	44.8	52.7	55.9	$8,346	$943	$7,403
Mac Williams Middle	Public	6-8	4644 Clinton Road	Fayetteville	28312	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 483-8222	1,109	63	17.7	61.0%	505 (45.5%)	308 (27.8%)	145 (13.1%)	10 (0.9%)	27 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (10.2%)	50.4	384^th of 773 public middle schools	50.3%		54.3	346^th of 793 public middle schools	56.4%	38	53.6	49.2	36.4	57.8	53.7	54.4	61.8	$8,092	$1,061	$7,031
Union Middle	Public	6-8	455 River Road	Clinton	28328	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 592-4547	374	21	18.1	99.2%	67 (17.9%)	67 (17.9%)	228 (61.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	21.9	619^th of 773 public middle schools	19.9%		30.2	563^rd of 793 public middle schools	29.0%	56	50.7	36.1	25.6	40.0	40.0	35.7	33.3	$9,309	$1,820	$7,489
Hobbton Middle	Public	6-8	12081 Hobbton Hwy	Newton Grove	28366	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 594-1420	428	24	18.0	99.3%	107 (25.0%)	48 (11.2%)	250 (58.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	41.7	460^th of 773 public middle schools	40.5%		21.3	645^th of 793 public middle schools	18.7%	185	56.7	48.9	26.4	45.4	41.5	53.5	64.6	$9,725	$1,805	$7,920

Frequently Asked Questions about Roseboro-Salemburg Middle

How many students attend Roseboro-Salemburg Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Roseboro-Salemburg Middle.

What district is Roseboro-Salemburg Middle in?

Sampson County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Roseboro-Salemburg Middle?

Students at Roseboro-Salemburg Middle are 34% Hispanic, 32% White, 27% African American, 6% Two or more races.

Is Roseboro-Salemburg Middle a good school?

Roseboro-Salemburg Middle ranks in the bottom 15.4% of North Carolina middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Roseboro-Salemburg Middle attend?

Students who attend Roseboro-Salemburg Middle usually go on to attend Lakewood High

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