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Charles H Darden Middle

Public Grades 6-8

660^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 15% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Charles H Darden Middle is a public middle school in Wilson, North Carolina, serving 389 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Wilson County Schools district, which is ranked 93 out of 242 districts in the state.

Charles H Darden Middle consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on End-of-Grade (EOG) tests for Mathematics, Reading, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the district and state across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.23% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This is significantly higher than the nearby Springfield Middle, Elm City Middle, and Speight Middle schools within the Wilson County Schools district.

Charles H Darden Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of middle schools in North Carolina, with a ranking between 521 and 730 out of 691 to 793 middle schools in the state over the past 10 school years. The school has received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating very low performance compared to other schools in the state. While the school faces significant challenges, the data suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement, as the school's performance on 8th-grade reading and science tests is relatively stronger compared to other grade levels and subject areas.

378

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,284

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1665 Lipscomb Road
Wilson, NC 27893-5362

(252) 206-4973

District: Wilson County Schools

Students who attend Charles H Darden Middle usually attend:

High:	Beddingfield High
	Wilson Early College Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.0%

Hispanic:

30.7%

White:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (34% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg54%

660^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	660 of 773	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	730 of 793	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	677 of 784	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	692 of 786	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	651 of 741	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	562 of 737	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	521 of 691	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.9	634 of 694	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.9	644 of 692	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.1	588 of 705	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.3	438 of 627	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	20.1	552 of 673	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	54.2	372 of 662	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.6	322 of 648	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	42.7	427 of 640	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.2	486 of 630	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.6	540 of 620	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.5	517 of 606	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.8	503 of 598	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	404 of 546	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	490 of 560	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	385 of 559	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	424 of 550	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	332 of 533	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	243 of 519	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	278 of 494	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	31.5	356 of 478	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	479 of 504	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	426 of 475	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	172 of 371	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.2	296 of 356	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	250 of 318	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	68.2	46 of 312	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	50.4	74 of 236	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	590 of 733	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	654 of 738	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	640 of 731	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	653 of 733	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	626 of 706	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	541 of 684	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	487 of 656	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	309 of 562	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	447 of 564	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	429 of 553	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	385 of 541	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	431 of 522	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.6	96 of 493	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	87 of 472	81.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	533 of 729	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	669 of 743	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	576 of 735	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	493 of 689	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	554 of 633	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	364 of 639	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	380 of 604	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	672 of 733	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	720 of 751	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	672 of 747	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	656 of 748	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	636 of 711	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	546 of 697	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	555 of 665	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	444 of 478	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	391 of 473	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)54th percentile+39 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)26th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2021)26th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science39%-21 vs state

Reading38%-14 vs state

Mathematics28%-25 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
South Edgecombe Middle	Public	6-8	230 Pinetops-Crisp Road	Pinetops	27864	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 827-5083	271	19	14.0	98.9%	111 (41.0%)	93 (34.3%)	50 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	38.5	478^th of 773 public middle schools	38.2%		30.5	561^st of 793 public middle schools	29.3%	83	55.4	46.4	42.4	43.5	45.2	47.1	50.6	$9,619	$1,193	$8,426
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
West Edgecombe Middle	Public	6-8	6301 Nobles Mill Pond Road	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 446-2030	249	16	15.4	96.8%	61 (24.5%)	153 (61.4%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.2%)	14.8	689^th of 773 public middle schools	10.9%		22.1	638^th of 793 public middle schools	19.5%	51	34.7	44.3	19.2	23.5	34.3	26.9	44.9	$10,069	$1,755	$8,314
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
Rocky Mount Middle	Public	6-8	841 Nash Street	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2010	692	35	20.0	99.3%	59 (8.5%)	501 (72.4%)	82 (11.8%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.6%)	12.1	706^th of 773 public middle schools	8.7%		7.8	750^th of 793 public middle schools	5.4%	44	29.7	27.3	30.9	28.9	32.4	31.6	35.0	$10,165	$1,474	$8,691

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles H Darden Middle

What district is Charles H Darden Middle in?

Wilson County Schools

Is Charles H Darden Middle a good school?

Charles H Darden Middle ranks in the bottom 14.6% of North Carolina middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Charles H Darden Middle?

Students at Charles H Darden Middle are 64% African American, 31% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Charles H Darden Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Charles H Darden Middle.

What high school do graduates of Charles H Darden Middle attend?

Students who attend Charles H Darden Middle usually go on to attend Beddingfield High

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