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Spring Creek Middle

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Spring Creek Middle ranks 321 st of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

321^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 59% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Spring Creek Middle is a grades 5–8 middle school in Seven Springs, North Carolina, serving 571 students as part of Wayne County Public Schools. Despite nearly all students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school has become a regional standout: it currently ranks 321st out of 778 North Carolina middle schools (59th percentile, 3 stars), placing it above every nearby middle school in its immediate area, including Grantham Middle, Greenwood Middle, and Rosewood Middle. What makes this especially notable is that the school ranks in the 84th percentile statewide for low-income student performance, a remarkable achievement given its demographic profile.

Academically, Spring Creek's strongest results are in math and science. Eighth-grade math proficiency reached 76.1%—more than 23 percentage points above the state average (53.0%)—and 5th grade math (75.1%) also far exceeds district and state benchmarks. Science scores follow a similar pattern, with 8th grade science (73.9%) outperforming the state average (68.6%), a feat few neighboring schools achieve. The school's steady improvement over five consecutive years, coupled with declining chronic absenteeism (now 27.5%, compared to rates above 44% at Eastern Wayne Middle and Dillard Middle), suggests systemic, sustainable progress that is broad-based across grade levels. Hispanic students at Spring Creek also perform impressively, ranking in the 81st percentile statewide.

The clearest area for growth remains reading, where proficiency in every grade trails state averages by roughly 3 to 7 percentage points, though scores have improved dramatically since 2022. White students and identified gifted students are relative lagging subgroups, with statewide rankings of 44th and 37th percentile respectively. Still, Spring Creek delivers stronger outcomes than nearly all regional peers—such as Brogden Middle and Mount Olive Middle—while spending less per student than most. For parents, this is a school beating demographic odds, steadily climbing in statewide rank, and providing a strong academic foundation in math and science despite facing similar community challenges as other schools in the region.

571

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3579 S NC 111 Hwy
Seven Springs, NC 28578

(919) 751-7125

District: Wayne County Public Schools

Students who attend Spring Creek Middle usually attend:

High:

Spring Creek High

Feeder schools for Spring Creek Middle:

Elementary:

Spring Creek Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.0%

White:

15.8%

African American:

11.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2017 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2017

✓Above the North Carolina median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg59%

321^st of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 19 pts since 2017

From bottom 40% (2017) to top 41% (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	57.9	321 of 778	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	355 of 773	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	417 of 793	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	491 of 784	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	536 of 786	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	434 of 741	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	510 of 737	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	432 of 691	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.5	418 of 694	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.7	214 of 553	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.8	229 of 546	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	218 of 560	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	206 of 559	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.4	368 of 550	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.2	177 of 533	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	264 of 519	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.7	101 of 494	79.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	29.7	329 of 449	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.8	271 of 478	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	232 of 504	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.0	317 of 475	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	161 of 363	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.4	135 of 371	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	96 of 356	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	36.1	204 of 318	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	158 of 312	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	175 of 236	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.2	79 of 211	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	36 of 151	76.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	298 of 731	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.4	365 of 733	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	375 of 738	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	456 of 731	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	462 of 733	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	435 of 706	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	467 of 684	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	432 of 656	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	292 of 465	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.4	216 of 458	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	284 of 461	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	286 of 452	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.7	426 of 450	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	48.1	294 of 448	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	329 of 416	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.9	43 of 127	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.2	110 of 566	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	68.2	126 of 562	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.9	182 of 564	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	257 of 553	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	276 of 541	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	260 of 522	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.1	357 of 493	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	272 of 472	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.1	114 of 725	84.3%	★★★★☆
2025	74.1	115 of 729	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	227 of 743	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	292 of 735	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	400 of 689	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.0	201 of 633	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	397 of 639	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	292 of 604	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	318 of 736	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.1	306 of 733	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	419 of 751	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	496 of 747	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	547 of 748	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.6	405 of 711	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	491 of 697	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	425 of 665	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	167 of 478	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	216 of 473	54.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	363 of 644	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.2	294 of 649	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	397 of 652	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.0	583 of 656	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	570 of 658	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.1	390 of 632	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	489 of 624	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	458 of 596	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)61st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile~ school

Male (2026)57th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)56th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)37th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science72%+4 vs state

Mathematics69%+11 vs state

Reading51%-4 vs state

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by a citizen
Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Beware!!!!! If you have another option for middle school take it especially for black and brown minorities children. The principal is not competent, but what she lacks in knowledge, skills and abilities, she makes up for in lying, manipulation and hate for your black and brown children. This a good thing for white racist. This is a serious problem in our community and encourage anyone that has experienced issues and/or problems with this principal's lack of ability to have concern and care for all children please call board members and the superintendent to complain and write letters documenting her lack of ability and interest to help all children. Even if you are white and feel that you nor your child was not treated right. This is a call for action and if you do not get involved then your silence in this matter is complicity and I would assume that you and your child or children are benefiting from this very dangerous choice for a principal. Wayne County tax payers deserve better. If our call to action don't work then we will be forced to change things in the voting booth.

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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
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%)	57.9	321^st of 778 public middle schools	58.7%		53.2	355^th of 773 public middle schools	54.1%	34	75.1	58.5	65.3	76.1	52.7	48.1	53.7	50.7	71.0	73.9	$8,626	$1,380	$7,246
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%)	38.9	488^th of 778 public middle schools	37.3%		30.9	539^th of 773 public middle schools	30.3%	51		45.7	53.1	50.4		48.9	50.3	48.9		59.1	$8,445	$1,333	$7,111
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%)	21.1	645^th of 778 public middle schools	17.1%		23.7	599^th of 773 public middle schools	22.5%	46	41.7	41.5	31.7	42.5	30.7	33.1	30.9	33.5	31.9	63.7	$9,192	$2,039	$7,153
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
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%)	27.3	585^th of 778 public middle schools	24.8%		25.2	588^th of 773 public middle schools	23.9%	3	57.3	38.0	34.5	60.2	39.0	38.0	34.9	33.0	63.4	65.9	$9,924	$1,423	$8,500
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
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
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%)	57.5	326^th of 778 public middle schools	58.1%		44.7	434^th of 773 public middle schools	43.9%	108	65.9	74.2	70.7	63.0	52.9	53.2	48.0	45.2	58.8	69.9	$9,108	$1,394	$7,714
Woodington Middle	Public	6-8	4939 Hwy 258 South	Kinston	28504	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-9570	584	35	16.8	99.5%	289 (49.5%)	111 (19.0%)	144 (24.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.3%)	53.7	361^st of 778 public middle schools	53.6%		38.2	483^rd of 773 public middle schools	37.5%	122		54.7	59.9	50.5		58.0	55.1	54.1		71.6	$8,277	$1,227	$7,051
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Spring Creek Middle

What is the racial makeup of Spring Creek Middle?

Students at Spring Creek Middle are 68% Hispanic, 16% White, 11% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Is Spring Creek Middle a good school?

Spring Creek Middle ranks 321^st of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Spring Creek Middle in?

Wayne County Public Schools

How many students attend Spring Creek Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 571 students attended Spring Creek Middle.

What high school do graduates of Spring Creek Middle attend?

Students who attend Spring Creek Middle usually go on to attend Spring Creek High

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