Summary:
There is only one middle school in zip code 27871 — South Creek Middle in Robersonville, North Carolina — a small rural school serving grades 6 through 8 with 146 students. Because no other local middle school is available for comparison, the most useful benchmarks are the school's own district, Martin County Schools, and the state of North Carolina as a whole.
South Creek Middle stands out primarily for the challenges it faces. Nearly all of its students (96.58%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, and chronic absenteeism reached 45.5% in 2024–2025 — nearly double the state average of 24.2% and well above the district rate of 31.4%. These factors are important context for its academic results, which largely trail district and state averages. The school earned a 1-star rating and ranked 619th out of 778 North Carolina middle schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the bottom 20% statewide. That said, there are encouraging signs: 8th-grade science proficiency was 60.9% in 2025–2026, only slightly below the district's 62.1% and close to the state's 68.6%, and 8th-grade reading matched the district rate at about 50%.
Academic performance improved dramatically from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 in 8th grade — math jumped from 12.5% to 45.7% proficient, reading rose from 35.4% to 50.0%, and science increased from 39.6% to 60.9%. However, 6th-grade math dropped sharply from 31.3% to 22.0%, showing that gains are not yet consistent across the school. Its state ranking did improve from 695th in 2024–2025 to 619th in 2025–2026, yet the school remains in the bottom fifth and below its own district, which carries a 2-star rating and ranks 148th out of 246 districts. Parents considering this school should keep a close eye on attendance and watch whether the 8th-grade improvement can be sustained and extended into the lower grades.
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