Summary:
ZIP code 28384 contains exactly one middle school: Saint Pauls Middle, which serves grades 5 through 8 with an enrollment of 678 students in Saint Pauls, North Carolina, within the Public Schools of Robeson County district. The school serves an almost entirely economically disadvantaged population, with 99.56% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Saint Pauls Middle ranks 746 out of 778 North Carolina middle schools — placing it in the bottom 4% statewide — and it has received 0 stars in each of the last three ranking cycles. Test proficiency is far below both district and state averages in every subject and grade. Average math proficiency is 21.4% versus 57.8% statewide, reading proficiency is 29.0% versus 55.6%, and science proficiency is 31.9% versus 68.2%. The most concerning area is 8th grade math, where just 11.7% of students are proficient compared to 53.0% statewide — a 41.3-point gap. Reading is relatively less weak: for example, 7th grade reading proficiency (33.3%) nearly matches the district average (35.7%).
There are some encouraging signs. Most math and reading proficiency rates improved from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, with the largest gain in 5th grade science (+8.6 points), though 8th grade math and science declined. Chronic absenteeism (31.8%) is higher than the state rate (24.2%) but well below the district rate (42.1%). Math proficiency is highest in 6th grade (28.9%) and drops sharply to 11.7% by 8th grade, a troubling pattern for students entering high school. Per-student spending is $9,026. Overall, Saint Pauls Middle is a high-poverty school facing serious academic challenges, despite recent improvements in several grade-level subjects.
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