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Mount Olive Middle

Public Grades 5-8

588^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 24% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Mount Olive Middle is a public middle school in Mount Olive, North Carolina, serving 364 students in grades 5-8 as part of the Wayne County Public Schools district.

Academically, Mount Olive Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools over the past 5-10 years, with student performance on state standardized tests generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Math ranged from 29.5% (7th grade) to 64.3% (8th grade), compared to the state averages of 53.5% to 59.3%. In Reading, the proficiency rates ranged from 22.4% (6th grade) to 39.7% (5th grade), compared to the state averages of 51.9% to 52.9%. The school's performance on Science tests was also below the state averages.

Mount Olive Middle serves a diverse student population, with a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 98.67% to 99.18% over the past 3 years. Compared to nearby schools in the Wayne County Public Schools district, such as Rosewood Middle and Greenwood Middle, Mount Olive Middle's academic performance is generally lower, with lower proficiency rates and worse statewide rankings. However, the school performs better than some other nearby schools, such as Dillard Middle and Brogden Middle, which have even lower proficiency rates and rankings.

329

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,924

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

309 Wooten Street
Mount Olive, NC 28365-1599

(919) 658-7320

District: Wayne County Public Schools

Students who attend Mount Olive Middle usually attend:

High:

Southern Wayne High

Feeder schools for Mount Olive Middle:

Elementary:

Carver Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.3%

Hispanic:

36.2%

White:

14.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (41% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg55%

588^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	25.2	588 of 773	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	542 of 793	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.7	648 of 784	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	598 of 786	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	539 of 741	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	607 of 737	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	552 of 691	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.5	536 of 694	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.0	529 of 692	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.2	470 of 705	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	22.0	502 of 627	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.3	417 of 673	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.6	485 of 662	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.6	451 of 648	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.2	526 of 640	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.7	494 of 630	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.3	484 of 620	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.9	469 of 606	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.0	461 of 598	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	448 of 546	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	416 of 560	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	451 of 559	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	411 of 550	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.6	264 of 533	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.6	441 of 519	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	461 of 494	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	47.8	204 of 478	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	217 of 504	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	225 of 475	52.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	87 of 371	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.4	93 of 356	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	37.3	194 of 318	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	260 of 312	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	181 of 236	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.8	72 of 211	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	23 of 151	84.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	586 of 733	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	548 of 738	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	624 of 731	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	517 of 733	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	543 of 706	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	599 of 684	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	571 of 656	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	11 of 458	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	34.0	371 of 448	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.1	256 of 416	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	83 of 127	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	271 of 562	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	213 of 564	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.7	425 of 553	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	375 of 541	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	357 of 522	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	333 of 493	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	286 of 472	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	524 of 729	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.3	398 of 743	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	558 of 735	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	587 of 689	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	415 of 633	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.3	526 of 639	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	562 of 604	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	550 of 733	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	466 of 751	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	606 of 747	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	614 of 748	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	512 of 711	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	576 of 697	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	533 of 665	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	531 of 649	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.6	357 of 652	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	320 of 656	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	308 of 658	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.4	417 of 632	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	412 of 624	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	436 of 596	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)98th percentile+74 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)77th percentile+53 vs school

Disabled (2021)57th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science54%-7 vs state

Mathematics43%-12 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Olive Middle

What high school do graduates of Mount Olive Middle attend?

Students who attend Mount Olive Middle usually go on to attend Southern Wayne High

What district is Mount Olive Middle in?

Wayne County Public Schools

How many students attend Mount Olive Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 329 students attended Mount Olive Middle.

Is Mount Olive Middle a good school?

Mount Olive Middle ranks in the bottom 23.9% of North Carolina middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mount Olive Middle?

Students at Mount Olive Middle are 45% African American, 36% Hispanic, 14% White, 3% Two or more races.

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