Summary:
There is exactly one middle school in zip code 28369 (Orrum, NC): Orrum Middle, which serves grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 294 students. Because it is the only middle school in the area, families have no other public middle school option within the zip code. Orrum Middle belongs to Public Schools of Robeson County, a district ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina districts.
Orrum Middle operates in an extremely high-poverty context: nearly 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern, with 43.7% of students chronically absent—about 1.8 times the state average of 24.2% and slightly above the district’s 42.1%. Academically, the school has ranked in the bottom 5–6% of North Carolina middle schools for three straight years, earning a 0-star rating each year. Its overall performance is well below the district and far below the state. In 2025–2026, math proficiency ranged from just 16.3% in 8th grade to 42.4% in 6th grade, while reading proficiency ranged from 25.0% in 8th grade to 34.7% in 7th grade; science proficiency ranged from 32.5% in 8th grade to 42.1% in 5th grade.
Despite the low standing, there are signs of improvement. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Orrum Middle posted meaningful gains in 6th-grade math (+13.1 points to 42.4%), 5th-grade science (+13.1 points to 42.1%), 7th-grade reading (+9.1 points to 34.7%), and 8th-grade science (+9.1 points to 32.5%). Notably, 6th-grade math was the only subject/grade where the school exceeded its district average, though it still trailed the state. These pockets of progress have not yet changed the school’s overall percentile ranking, which remains at the very bottom of North Carolina middle schools.
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