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Norwayne Middle

Q: Is Norwayne Middle a good school?

Norwayne Middle ranks 400 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Norwayne Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 848 students attended Norwayne Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Norwayne Middle?

Students at Norwayne Middle are 46% White, 26% African American, 19% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Norwayne Middle attend?

Students who attend Norwayne Middle usually go on to attend Charles B Aycock High

Public Grades 6-8

400^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 49% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Norwayne Middle serves grades 6–8 in Fremont, North Carolina, and enrolls 848 students, making it the largest middle school in its local area. It is part of Wayne County Public Schools, a mid-ranked North Carolina district. Nearly all students (99.65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has historically fallen in the middle range of state rankings, but its most recent standings place it at the 49th percentile with a 2-star rating — its lowest level in the available data.

The strongest part of the school appears to be 8th grade. Eighth-grade math proficiency is 64.8%, well above the state's 53.0%, and 8th-grade science has exceeded the state average for the past four years. Sixth- and 7th-grade results are less consistent. English Learner students rank at the 74th percentile statewide, and African American students rank at the 62nd percentile — both well above the school's overall 49th-percentile rank. That suggests several support systems are working well despite very high poverty rates.

Families should also weigh attendance and subgroup supports. Chronic absenteeism affects 37.5% of students — improved from 55.2% a few years ago but still above the district rate of 31.6% and the state rate of 24.2%. Test results in 6th and 7th grades are uneven, with 7th-grade math falling 14 percentage points in a single year. Gifted students have ranked between the 11th and 28th percentile for three consecutive years, and special education results dropped sharply from the 67th to the 24th percentile. Springfield Middle, serving a similarly high-poverty population, has dramatically lower chronic absenteeism at 10.7% and reaches the 93rd percentile statewide — evidence that comparable schools can achieve more.

848

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1394 Norwayne School Road
Fremont, NC 27830-9554

(919) 242-3414

District: Wayne County Public Schools

Students who attend Norwayne Middle usually attend:

High:

Charles B Aycock High

Feeder schools for Norwayne Middle:

Elementary:	Fremont Elementary
	Northeast Elementary
	Northwest Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.5%

African American:

25.7%

Hispanic:

19.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 24% North Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg58%

400^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

110^th of 246Wayne 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
2026	49.7	400 of 778	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.8	330 of 773	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	305 of 793	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	306 of 784	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	323 of 786	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	305 of 741	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	355 of 737	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	332 of 691	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.1	287 of 694	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.4	269 of 692	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.3	253 of 705	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.4	201 of 627	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.1	275 of 673	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.4	214 of 662	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.9	237 of 648	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.6	246 of 640	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.7	208 of 630	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.0	195 of 620	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.6	162 of 606	73.3%	★★★★☆
2006	71.9	143 of 598	76.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	210 of 553	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.9	175 of 546	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	157 of 560	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	53.4	199 of 559	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	142 of 550	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	55.4	165 of 533	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.8	271 of 519	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.1	154 of 494	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	1.9	109 of 109	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	56.3	116 of 449	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	42.2	252 of 478	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	317 of 504	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	288 of 475	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	94 of 363	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	45.7	167 of 371	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	80 of 356	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	57 of 318	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	48.2	126 of 312	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	102 of 236	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	53 of 211	74.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	367 of 731	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.0	304 of 733	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	331 of 738	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	287 of 731	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	274 of 733	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	296 of 706	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	388 of 684	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	329 of 656	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	415 of 465	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.2	353 of 458	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.8	330 of 461	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.3	277 of 452	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	316 of 450	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.4	260 of 448	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	271 of 416	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	319 of 566	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.6	289 of 562	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	271 of 564	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	166 of 553	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	52.4	236 of 541	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.0	154 of 522	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	59.6	143 of 493	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	46.2	252 of 472	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	347 of 725	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.9	249 of 729	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	251 of 743	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	261 of 735	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	265 of 689	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	324 of 633	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	283 of 639	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	260 of 604	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	391 of 736	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.9	331 of 733	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	266 of 751	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	305 of 747	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	333 of 748	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.8	300 of 711	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	312 of 697	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	322 of 665	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	25 of 67	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.2	27 of 64	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	21 of 58	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.7	12 of 54	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	15 of 58	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	60.1	24 of 57	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	11 of 48	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	5 of 45	88.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	152 of 333	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.6	112 of 328	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.2	77 of 306	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	52.7	123 of 302	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	91 of 283	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.0	98 of 248	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.2	151 of 237	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.3	202 of 221	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	382 of 500	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.9	157 of 478	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	201 of 473	57.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	373 of 644	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.7	303 of 649	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	295 of 652	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	294 of 656	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	318 of 658	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	302 of 632	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	334 of 624	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	342 of 596	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)74th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)74th percentile+26 vs school

Military Connected (2026)63rd percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)62nd percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)54th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile~ school

Male (2026)47th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile-25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)11th percentile-38 vs school

Asian (2022)<1st percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science72%+3 vs state

Mathematics56%~ state avg

Reading51%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)				EOG Reading (2026)				EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	49.7	400^th of 778 public middle schools	48.6%		54.8	330^th of 773 public middle schools	57.3%	70		61.7	42.0	64.8		45.0	48.8	58.9		71.8	$8,110	$796	$7,314
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%)	44.1	440^th of 778 public middle schools	43.4%		40.5	465^th of 773 public middle schools	39.8%	25		42.2	54.8	59.2		39.7	53.9	45.0		77.5	$9,024	$1,286	$7,738
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%)	52	378^th of 778 public middle schools	51.4%		58.3	295^th of 773 public middle schools	61.8%	83		31.3	48.9	75.2		39.6	46.2	67.9		87.2	$11,009	$1,275	$9,734
Speight Middle	Public	6-8	5514 Old Stantonsburg Road	Stantonsburg	27883	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 238-3983	281	17	16.5	98.9%	76 (27.0%)	75 (26.7%)	113 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)	53	372^nd of 778 public middle schools	52.2%		54.9	327^th of 773 public middle schools	57.7%	45		41.9	74.0	39.6		50.5	63.5	54.2		76.0	$9,297	$641	$8,656
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%)	52.4	374^th of 778 public middle schools	51.9%		53.9	343^rd of 773 public middle schools	55.6%	31	52.9	65.4	52.7	63.6	45.7	56.1	48.4	57.6	45.7	60.6	$10,327	$1,454	$8,873
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%)	5.2	751^st of 778 public middle schools	3.5%		5.9	743^rd of 773 public middle schools	3.9%	8		21.4	14.9	18.9		31.1	31.0	25.8		36.8	$11,466	$1,889	$9,578
Springfield Middle	Public	6-8	5551 Wiggins Mill Rd	Lucama	27851	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 239-1347	448	25	17.9	99.3%	208 (46.4%)	75 (16.7%)	138 (30.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	89.7	54^th of 778 public middle schools	93.1%		81.5	125^th of 773 public middle schools	83.8%	71		83.6	81.9	76.7		74.7	74.0	72.6		91.1	$8,059	$596	$7,463
Charles H Darden Middle	Public	6-8	1665 Lipscomb Road	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 206-4973	378	28	13.6	99.2%	10 (2.6%)	242 (64.0%)	116 (30.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	18.3	665^th of 778 public middle schools	14.5%		18	660^th of 773 public middle schools	14.6%	5		40.8	30.7	18.9		34.2	50.9	44.5		46.4	$12,284	$3,499	$8,785
North Johnston Middle	Public	6-8	435 Oil Company Road	Micro	27555	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 284-3374	598	41	14.5	97.2%	268 (44.8%)	52 (8.7%)	240 (40.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.2%)	60.4	295^th of 778 public middle schools	62.1%		55.9	318^th of 773 public middle schools	58.9%	23		57.8	57.9	59.0		51.0	59.0	60.0		82.9	$8,490	$818	$7,672
Forest Hills Middle	Public	6-8	1210 Forest Hills	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7913	654	36	18.2	99.5%	79 (12.1%)	400 (61.2%)	113 (17.3%)	23 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.0%)	57.1	331^st of 778 public middle schools	57.5%		52	367^th of 773 public middle schools	52.5%	36		47.1	53.3	67.6		57.2	58.3	57.5		76.0	$8,665	$708	$7,958

Frequently Asked Questions about Norwayne Middle

What district is Norwayne Middle in?

Wayne County Public Schools

Is Norwayne Middle a good school?

Norwayne Middle ranks 400^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Norwayne Middle?

Students at Norwayne Middle are 46% White, 26% African American, 19% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Norwayne Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 848 students attended Norwayne Middle.

What high school do graduates of Norwayne Middle attend?

Students who attend Norwayne Middle usually go on to attend Charles B Aycock High

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