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Enrollment
488
Middle
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LENOIR COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370261001088
E B Frink Middle
102 N Martin Luther King Jr Dr, La Grange, NC 28551 · (252) 566-3326 · Lenoir County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of North Carolina public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
485 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 159 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 144 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 185 | 38% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
44.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
45.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like E B Frink Middle
E B Frink Middle's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| E B Frink Middle this school | 488 | 99.4% | 44.8% |
| Hope Mills Middle Hope Mills | 474 | 97.0% | 52.3% |
| Elizabeth City Middle Elizabeth City | 484 | 99.4% | 49.7% |
| Central Middle Whiteville | 451 | 99.3% | 49.3% |
| Cedar Creek Middle Youngsville | 529 | 98.9% | 56.3% |
| Northern Middle Roxboro | 454 | 99.3% | 37.7% |
Matched among North Carolina middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where E B Frink Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #299 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #273 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #287 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #311 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #139 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #121 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #139 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #277 of 300 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
488
-48 (-9%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 488 | 32.4 | 15.1:1 | 99% (485) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 33.7 | 15.7:1 | 99% (523) |
| 2022-23 | 540 | 33 | 16.4:1 | 99% (537) |
| 2020-21 | 536 | 31 | 17.3:1 | 99% (533) |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 30 | 16.8:1 | 99% (500) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 99% (524) |
| 2010-11 | 628 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 53% (332) |
| 2000-01 | 625 | 40 | 15.6:1 | 38% (239) |
| 1990-91 | 587 | 37 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for E B Frink Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (503 to 488); teachers up 8% (30 to 32.4).
About E B Frink Middle
E B Frink Middle runs as a small middle school in La Grange, North Carolina. Enrollment totals 488 students across grades 6 through 8.
Lenoir County Public Schools has 17 schools and 8,331 students, and E B Frink Middle is one of those schools.
The biggest share of students at E B Frink Middle, 42%, is Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 33% White, 20% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. That is in line with Lenoir County, where about 39% of residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
With 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.1:1. Middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1, 0.8 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 99% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Lenoir County is similar, at 99%.
Among North Carolina public middle schools, E B Frink Middle outscored 37%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.5% for E B Frink Middle. The school posts 44.8%, 3.6 points below the prediction.
For Lenoir County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $45,143, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. There are 18 public schools in the county, enrolling about 8,480, E B Frink Middle among them.
La Grange Elementary, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, E B Frink Middle ranks 4th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, E B Frink Middle is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% decline, from 536 to 488. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.3:1 to 15.1:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at E B Frink Middle. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Lenoir County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,919
Census ACS
Median income
$45,143
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
8,480 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lenoir County Public Schools
- North Lenoir HighHigh · 957 students
- Contentnea-Savannah SchoolElementary · 789 students
- South Lenoir HighHigh · 721 students
- Kinston HighHigh · 659 students
- Woodington MiddleMiddle · 584 students
- La Grange ElementaryElementary · 547 students
Other schools in La Grange
- North Lenoir HighHigh · 957 students
- La Grange ElementaryElementary · 547 students
Nearby schools
- La Grange Elementary0.3 mi · 547
- Spring Creek Elementary5.0 mi · 804
- Eastern Wayne Elementary6.2 mi · 597
- Wayne Middle / High Academy6.6 mi · 92
- Eastern Wayne High6.6 mi · 781
- Edgewood Cmty Developmental6.6 mi · 38
Frequently asked questions
About E B Frink MiddleHow many students attend E B Frink Middle?
E B Frink Middle enrolls approximately 488 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does E B Frink Middle serve?
E B Frink Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does E B Frink Middle have?
E B Frink Middle employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
How diverse is E B Frink Middle?
E B Frink Middle reports a student body of 33% White, 20% Hispanic, 42% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is E B Frink Middle in?
E B Frink Middle is part of Lenoir County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.