Summary
Springfield Middle serves 448 students in grades 6–8 in Lucama, NC, and is part of Wilson County Schools. In the 2025–2026 SchoolDigger rankings, Springfield ranks 54th out of 778 North Carolina middle schools — the 93rd percentile — earning a 5-star rating. That places it more than 130 spots ahead of the next-highest Wilson County middle school, Elm City Middle, which ranks 184th. Springfield has not always been ranked this high; it has climbed from 285th place (64th percentile) in 2021–2022 to 54th today, showing a school clearly on the rise.
Academically, Springfield is an outlier. In every subject and grade, its EOG proficiency rates far surpass district and state averages: 83.6% of 6th graders are proficient in math, 74.7% in reading, and 91.1% of 8th graders are proficient in science, compared to state averages of 59.2%, 54.8%, and 68.6%. Springfield also posted the highest scores in every tested category among nearby schools such as Speight Middle, Archer Lodge Middle, Rosewood Middle, and Southern Nash Middle. What makes this more remarkable: 99.33% of Springfield students qualify for free/reduced lunch, yet the school ranks in the 97th percentile for low socioeconomic status students statewide — 24th out of 725 schools.
The school's results extend across all subgroups, with female, male, African American, Hispanic, White, gifted, and low-income students ranking from the 89th to 97th percentiles. Attendance is another strong point: chronic absenteeism fell from 30.6% to 10.7% in three years, far below the district (22.1%) and state (24.2%). Springfield achieves these outcomes with lower per-pupil spending (~$8,059) than nearby Charles H Darden Middle (~$12,284) and Norwayne Middle. The one area to watch is 8th-grade science, which has recently swung from 61% to 91% proficiency; other subjects remain stable. Overall, Springfield Middle's combination of academics, attendance, and results for every type of student makes it a standout choice in the Lucama area.
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