Archer Lodge Middle

Archer Lodge Middle operates as a well-populated intermediate school in Wendell, North Carolina, overseen by Johnston County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 1,204 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 99% larger than the state mean of about 605.

Johnston County Public Schools runs 48 schools in total, collectively educating 37,320 students. Archer Lodge Middle is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Archer Lodge Middle lists that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 24% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Johnston County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Archer Lodge Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.4%; this one delivers 65.0%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Johnston County indicate median household income runs about $83,384, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Johnston County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,004 students), of which Archer Lodge Middle is one.

Corinth Holders High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Archer Lodge Middle at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 60.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Archer Lodge Middle has rose 8%, going from 1,120 students in 2018 to 1,204 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 64% to 53%.

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