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Springfield Middle

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Springfield Middle ranks 125 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

125^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 84% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Springfield Middle is a public middle school located in Lucama, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 462 students. The school is part of the Wilson County Schools district, which is ranked 93 out of 242 districts in the state.

Springfield Middle consistently ranks among the top 25% of middle schools in North Carolina, with a statewide ranking between 91-125 out of 700-800 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 87.1% of 6th-grade students at Springfield Middle were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 61.9% for the Wilson County Schools district and 57.2% for the state of North Carolina.

Additionally, Springfield Middle excels in the performance of specific student subgroups, particularly Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. In the 2024-2025 school year, Hispanic students at the school ranked 27th out of 562 middle schools in North Carolina, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Similarly, low socioeconomic status students at Springfield Middle ranked 44th out of 729 middle schools in the state, also with a 5-star rating. The school's relatively low student-to-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending compared to nearby schools may contribute to its strong academic performance and ability to provide targeted support for different student populations.

448

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,059

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5551 Wiggins Mill Rd
Lucama, NC 27851-9488

(252) 239-1347

District: Wilson County Schools

Students who attend Springfield Middle usually attend:

High:	James Hunt High
	Wilson Early College Academy

Feeder schools for Springfield Middle:

Elementary:	John W Jones Elementary
	Lucama Elementary
	Rock Ridge Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.4%

Hispanic:

30.8%

African American:

16.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (71% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of North Carolina middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg54%

125^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Middle Schools in the Wilson County Schools

93^rd of 242Wilson 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	125 of 773	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	91 of 793	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	125 of 784	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	60.7	285 of 786	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.3	179 of 741	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	166 of 737	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	161 of 691	76.7%	★★★★☆
2017	55.5	323 of 694	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.6	309 of 692	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.1	337 of 705	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.7	305 of 627	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.1	264 of 673	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	77.1	121 of 662	81.7%	★★★★☆
2011	74.7	150 of 648	76.9%	★★★★☆
2010	60.8	296 of 640	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.0	290 of 630	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.1	340 of 620	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.5	249 of 606	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.2	177 of 598	70.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	130 of 546	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	90 of 560	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	75 of 559	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	144 of 550	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	54.3	176 of 533	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.8	74 of 519	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	67 of 494	86.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	35.0	275 of 449	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	338 of 478	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.6	138 of 504	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	35.9	300 of 475	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	62.2	56 of 318	82.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	161 of 733	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	89 of 738	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	105 of 731	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	247 of 733	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.7	149 of 706	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	187 of 684	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	200 of 656	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	59 of 458	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	7 of 461	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	62.5	186 of 452	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.1	86 of 450	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	150 of 448	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.9	76 of 416	81.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	27 of 562	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	24 of 564	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.8	41 of 553	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	68.3	115 of 541	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.8	45 of 522	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	79.6	58 of 493	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	36 of 472	92.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	44 of 729	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	42 of 743	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	84.6	61 of 735	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	67.3	150 of 689	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	73 of 633	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	47 of 639	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	83.5	41 of 604	93.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	89 of 733	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	88 of 751	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	151 of 747	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	56.6	302 of 748	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.2	191 of 711	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	140 of 697	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	133 of 665	80.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	60.5	108 of 473	77.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	148 of 649	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	135 of 652	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	173 of 656	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	50.3	319 of 658	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.3	179 of 632	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.7	214 of 624	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	235 of 596	60.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2024)77th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)76th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics73%+20 vs state

Reading72%+19 vs state

Science61%~ state avg

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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
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%)	81.5	125^th of 773 public middle schools	83.8%		86	91^st of 793 public middle schools	88.5%	34	87.1	74.8	61.0	75.8	73.5	67.3	61.0	$8,059	$596	$7,463
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%)	52	367^th of 773 public middle schools	52.5%		44.5	443^rd of 793 public middle schools	44.1%	76	55.1	46.5	55.7	57.1	55.6	55.2	48.9	$8,665	$708	$7,958
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	660^th of 773 public middle schools	14.6%		10.7	730^th of 793 public middle schools	7.9%	70	32.8	25.2	26.4	30.5	30.1	57.5	38.7	$12,284	$3,499	$8,785
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%)	54.9	327^th of 773 public middle schools	57.7%		57	313^th of 793 public middle schools	60.5%	14	79.3	42.9	37.9	56.5	43.3	65.5	65.5	$9,297	$641	$8,656
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
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%)	55.9	318^th of 773 public middle schools	58.9%		62.5	272^nd of 793 public middle schools	65.7%	46	60.4	56.1	48.7	56.6	55.1	49.2	61.5	$8,490	$818	$7,672
Elm City Middle	Public	6-8	215 E Church St	Elm City	27822	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 236-4148	399	26	15.5	99.2%	197 (49.4%)	115 (28.8%)	56 (14.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.0%)	77.1	157^th of 773 public middle schools	79.7%		74.2	178^th of 793 public middle schools	77.6%	21	68.9	65.9	66.9	65.2	52.2	76.9	76.0	$7,994	$522	$7,472
Southern Nash Middle	Public	6-8	5301 South NC Highway 581	Spring Hope	27882	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 937-9020	795	40	20.1	98.2%	280 (35.2%)	166 (20.9%)	308 (38.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.5%)	45.4	429^th of 773 public middle schools	44.5%		40.4	481^st of 793 public middle schools	39.3%	52	55.8	44.6	43.4	51.8	44.6	50.4	62.0	$7,877	$815	$7,062
Selma Middle School	Public	6-8	1533 Hwy 301 N	Selma	27576	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 965-2555	339	34	9.9	99.1%	26 (7.7%)	74 (21.8%)	217 (64.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	23.2	604^th of 773 public middle schools	21.9%		25	620^th of 793 public middle schools	21.8%	16	33.0	39.6	50.8	25.9	38.5	36.4	41.8	$10,296	$1,265	$9,031
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Springfield Middle

What district is Springfield Middle in?

Wilson County Schools

Is Springfield Middle a good school?

Springfield Middle ranks 125^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Springfield Middle?

Students at Springfield Middle are 46% White, 31% Hispanic, 17% African American, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Springfield Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Springfield Middle.

What high school do graduates of Springfield Middle attend?

Students who attend Springfield Middle usually go on to attend James Hunt High

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