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Enrollment
655
Middle
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ROBESON COUNTY·NCES 370393002236
Lumberton Junior
82 Marion Rd, Lumberton, NC 28358 · (910) 735-2108 · Robeson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL655 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of North Carolina public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
16.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
652 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 226 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 199 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 230 | 35% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
27.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
28.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 Lumberton Junior
Lumberton Junior's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberton Junior this school | 655 | 99.5% | 31.8% |
| Western Guilford Middle Greensboro | 731 | 99.6% | 43.3% |
| W P Grier Middle School Gastonia | 659 | 99.5% | 29.2% |
| North Rowan Middle Spencer | 649 | 99.5% | 25.9% |
| West Hoke Middle Raeford | 656 | 99.5% | 38.8% |
| Zebulon Middle Zebulon | 772 | 99.6% | 44.0% |
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 Lumberton Junior ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Robeson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #421 of 463 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #422 of 461 | #4 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #445 of 463 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 655 | #184 of 478 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #284 of 456 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #69 of 456 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #68 of 472 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +61.7% | #4 of 143 | N/A |
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
655
-107 (-14%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 647
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 655 | 38.9 | 16.8:1 | 100% (652) |
| 2023-24 | 640 | 37.9 | 16.9:1 | 100% (637) |
| 2022-23 | 707 | 36.7 | 19.3:1 | 100% (704) |
| 2020-21 | 762 | 43 | 17.7:1 | 100% (759) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 31.3 | 12.9:1 | 99% (400) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 99% (448) |
| 2010-11 | 569 | 40 | 14.2:1 | 75% (428) |
| 2000-01 | 632 | 58 | 10.9:1 | 90% (570) |
| 1990-91 | 647 | 44 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lumberton Junior.
Since 2017-18: students up 62% (405 to 655); teachers up 24% (31.3 to 38.9).
About Lumberton Junior
Lumberton Junior is a mid-sized middle school serving families in Lumberton, North Carolina. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 655 students.
Lumberton Junior is one of the 36 schools that make up Public Schools of Robeson County (20,856 students in total).
Black students make up 47% of enrollment at Lumberton Junior, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 24% Hispanic, 9% White, 9% Native American, and 7% multiracial. In Robeson County overall, about 23% of residents are Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 16.8:1 is based on 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in North Carolina is 15.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Robeson County average a similar 98%.
Lumberton Junior holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 8% of North Carolina public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Lumberton Junior is 16.6 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 31.8% actual, 48.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in North Carolina.
American Community Survey estimates for Robeson County show that the median household earns about $41,978 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 21% of residents are in poverty. Across Robeson County, 40 public schools serve about 21,625 students.
Lumberton Junior's closest public school neighbor is W H Knuckles, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Lumberton Junior, there are 5 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Lumberton Junior is 8th of 9 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 107 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The Lumberton Junior discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Robeson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,902
Census ACS
Median income
$41,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
21,625 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Public Schools of Robeson County
- Lumberton Senior HighHigh · 1,894 students
- Purnell Swett HighHigh · 1,583 students
- Saint Pauls HighHigh · 1,142 students
- Red Springs HighHigh · 867 students
- Fairmont HighHigh · 780 students
- Magnolia ElementaryElementary · 779 students
Other schools in Lumberton
- Lumberton Senior HighHigh · 1,894 students
- Magnolia ElementaryElementary · 779 students
- Littlefield MiddleMiddle · 632 students
- East Robeson PrimaryElementary · 556 students
- Rowland Norment ElementaryElementary · 495 students
- L Gilbert CarrollElementary · 494 students
Nearby schools
- W H Knuckles0.7 mi · 382
- Rowland Norment Elementary2.4 mi · 495
- Tanglewood Elementary2.5 mi · 355
- Lumberton Senior High3.4 mi · 1,894
- L Gilbert Carroll3.8 mi · 494
- PSRC Early College at RCC5.1 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About Lumberton JuniorHow many students attend Lumberton Junior?
Lumberton Junior enrolls approximately 655 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Lumberton Junior serve?
Lumberton Junior serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lumberton Junior?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lumberton Junior is approximately 16.8:1 (39 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lumberton Junior?
Lumberton Junior reports a student body of 9% White, 24% Hispanic, 47% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Lumberton Junior?
Lumberton Junior is overseen by Public Schools of Robeson County in Robeson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.