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Brogden Middle

Public Grades 5-8

599^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 23% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Brogden Middle is a public middle school located in Dudley, North Carolina, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 603 students. The school is part of the Wayne County Public Schools district, which is ranked 134 out of 242 districts in the state.

Brogden Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 599-747 out of 773-786 schools. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Brogden Middle's 5th grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 36.3%, compared to 47.2% for the district and 59.3% for the state. The school's performance is particularly concerning in Reading, where the proficiency rates range from 24.8% to 38.1% across the grade levels, compared to 40.6% to 51.6% for the district and 52.3% to 54.2% for the state.

Brogden Middle's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with some subgroups performing much better than others. African American, English Language Learner, and Special Education students at Brogden Middle perform relatively better compared to their peers at other North Carolina middle schools, while White and Disabled students perform significantly worse, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of the state. The school also has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.49% to 99.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Compared to nearby middle schools within the Wayne County Public Schools district, such as Norwayne Middle and Rosewood Middle, Brogden Middle's performance is generally lower, with those schools having higher proficiency rates, better state rankings, and more favorable student-teacher ratios.

603

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,192

Per pupil spending ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3761 US 117 S Alt
Dudley, NC 28333

(919) 705-6010

District: Wayne County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Brogden Middle:

Elementary:

Brogden Primary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.9%

African American:

26.9%

White:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (36% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Science scores 26 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg55%

599^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Middle Schools in the Wayne County Public Schools

134^th of 242Wayne County Public 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	23.7	599 of 773	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	665 of 793	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	738 of 784	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	747 of 786	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	676 of 741	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	694 of 737	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	643 of 691	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.6	663 of 694	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.4	612 of 692	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.0	627 of 705	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.7	604 of 627	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.5	520 of 673	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.4	591 of 662	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.6	548 of 648	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.6	514 of 640	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.2	487 of 630	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.0	470 of 620	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.8	415 of 606	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.1	417 of 598	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	252 of 546	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.6	345 of 560	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.9	537 of 559	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	523 of 550	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	456 of 533	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	463 of 519	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	460 of 494	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	20.1	452 of 478	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	467 of 504	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	116 of 371	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	146 of 356	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.9	296 of 318	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	254 of 312	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	201 of 236	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	177 of 211	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	133 of 151	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	559 of 733	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	593 of 738	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	703 of 731	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	701 of 733	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	638 of 706	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	662 of 684	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	623 of 656	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	395 of 458	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	441 of 448	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	409 of 562	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	448 of 564	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	524 of 553	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	516 of 541	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	458 of 522	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	472 of 493	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	406 of 472	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	452 of 729	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	528 of 743	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	698 of 735	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	658 of 689	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	542 of 633	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	584 of 639	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	535 of 604	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	599 of 733	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	667 of 751	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	714 of 747	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	727 of 748	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	667 of 711	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	656 of 697	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	635 of 665	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	216 of 478	54.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	5.7	644 of 656	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	651 of 658	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	613 of 632	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	611 of 624	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	587 of 596	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)69th percentile+46 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)14th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2021)5th percentile-3 vs school

White (2023)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics39%-15 vs state

Science36%-26 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 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th 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
Brogden Middle	Public	5-8	3761 US 117 S Alt	Dudley	28333	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 705-6010	603	28	21.5	98.2%	39 (6.5%)	162 (26.9%)	379 (62.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	23.7	599^th of 773 public middle schools	22.5%		19.3	665^th of 793 public middle schools	16.1%	66	36.3	49.2	34.1	40.0	24.8	33.9	38.1	35.4	28.0	44.6	$9,192	$2,039	$7,153
Dillard Middle	Public	6-8	1101 S Devereaux St	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 580-9360	319	20	16.3	99.1%	8 (2.5%)	270 (84.6%)	33 (10.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	5.9	743^rd of 773 public middle schools	3.9%		7.6	752^nd of 793 public middle schools	5.2%	9		25.2	20.6	9.1		19.4	24.3	32.1		30.9	$11,466	$1,889	$9,578
Grantham Middle	Public	5-8	3093 S US Hwy 13	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 689-9999	301	17	18.0	99.0%	124 (41.2%)	58 (19.3%)	107 (35.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	44.7	434^th of 773 public middle schools	43.9%		31.3	556^th of 793 public middle schools	29.9%	122	51.9	68.0	65.3	51.9	44.4	40.0	43.1	40.5	40.7	45.6	$9,108	$1,394	$7,714
Mount Olive Middle	Public	5-8	309 Wooten Street	Mount Olive	28365	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 658-7320	329	18	18.4	99.1%	47 (14.3%)	149 (45.3%)	119 (36.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	25.2	588^th of 773 public middle schools	23.9%		33.8	542^nd of 793 public middle schools	31.7%	46	42.3	35.3	29.5	64.3	39.7	22.4	34.1	36.9	57.7	50.0	$9,924	$1,423	$8,500
Greenwood Middle	Public	5-8	3209 E Ash Street	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 751-7100	402	25	16.2	97.5%	89 (22.1%)	191 (47.5%)	89 (22.1%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (6.0%)	53.9	343^rd of 773 public middle schools	55.6%		58.8	298^th of 793 public middle schools	62.4%	45	42.2	51.5	50.0	47.7	46.1	46.5	57.1	61.4	51.5	69.3	$10,327	$1,454	$8,873
Rosewood Middle	Public	6-8	541 NC 581 South	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 736-5050	302	19	15.6	99.0%	174 (57.6%)	43 (14.2%)	58 (19.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.9%)	58.3	295^th of 773 public middle schools	61.8%		66.4	237^th of 793 public middle schools	70.1%	58		50.5	57.4	60.8		38.7	50.0	68.0		74.2	$11,009	$1,275	$9,734
Spring Creek Middle	Public	5-8	3579 S NC 111 Hwy	Seven Springs	28578	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 751-7125	571	35	16.5	99.5%	90 (15.8%)	63 (11.0%)	388 (68.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.2%)	53.2	355^th of 773 public middle schools	54.1%		47.7	417^th of 793 public middle schools	47.4%	62	68.3	68.1	58.6	66.3	54.5	49.6	44.5	45.8	69.7	52.4	$8,626	$1,380	$7,246
Eastern Wayne Middle	Public	6-8	3518 Central Heights Rd	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 751-7110	427	23	18.9	97.4%	54 (12.6%)	245 (57.4%)	87 (20.4%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.3%)	40.5	465^th of 773 public middle schools	39.8%		16.3	695^th of 793 public middle schools	12.4%	230		38.9	34.1	41.9		51.2	42.9	52.0		68.9	$9,024	$1,286	$7,738
E B Frink Middle	Public	6-8	102 N Martin Luther King Jr Dr	La Grange	28551	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 566-3326	488	32	15.0	99.4%	160 (32.8%)	204 (41.8%)	96 (19.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	30.9	539^th of 773 public middle schools	30.3%		44	450^th of 793 public middle schools	43.3%	89		41.6	55.4	37.7		40.9	44.4	44.0		41.7	$8,445	$1,333	$7,111
Norwayne Middle	Public	6-8	1394 Norwayne School Road	Fremont	27830	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 242-3414	848	43	19.5	99.6%	386 (45.5%)	218 (25.7%)	164 (19.3%)	19 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.8%)	54.8	330^th of 773 public middle schools	57.3%		58.1	305^th of 793 public middle schools	61.5%	25		43.4	56.2	75.4		38.2	50.8	59.6		74.1	$8,110	$796	$7,314

Frequently Asked Questions about Brogden Middle

What is the racial makeup of Brogden Middle?

Students at Brogden Middle are 63% Hispanic, 27% African American, 6% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is Brogden Middle a good school?

Brogden Middle ranks in the bottom 22.5% of North Carolina middle schools.

How many students attend Brogden Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 603 students attended Brogden Middle.

What district is Brogden Middle in?

Wayne County Public Schools

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