Enrollment
329
Middle
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370488001957
Mount Olive Middle
309 Wooten Street, Mount Olive, NC 28365 · (919) 658-7320 · Wayne County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of North Carolina public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
18.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
326 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 5 | 72 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 95 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 78 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 84 | 26% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
32.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
41.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Mount Olive Middle
Mount Olive Middle's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Olive Middle this school | 329 | 99.1% | 41.1% |
| Dunn Middle Dunn | 388 | 99.0% | 43.0% |
| Lucas Middle Durham | 400 | 99.3% | 41.4% |
| STEM Early High Henderson | 281 | 98.9% | 66.0% |
| Third Creek Middle Statesville | 402 | 99.3% | 21.7% |
| York Chester Middle Gastonia | 398 | 99.2% | 40.3% |
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 Mount Olive Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #338 of 463 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #308 of 461 | #6 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #415 of 463 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #416 of 478 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #396 of 456 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #192 of 456 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #224 of 472 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #65 of 300 | #3 of 7 |
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
329
-44 (-12%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 329 | 17.8 | 18.4:1 | 99% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 19.6 | 18.6:1 | 99% (361) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 20.6 | 18.3:1 | 99% (372) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 22 | 16.9:1 | 99% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 27.5 | 15.0:1 | 97% (400) |
| 2015-16 | 418 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 99% (415) |
| 2010-11 | 456 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 71% (322) |
| 2000-01 | 316 | 28 | 11.3:1 | 51% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 34 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Olive Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (413 to 329); teachers down 35% (27.5 to 17.8).
About Mount Olive Middle
Mount Olive Middle is a middle school with a street address in Mount Olive, North Carolina. The school serves 329 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in North Carolina average about 605 students.
Mount Olive Middle belongs to Wayne County Public Schools, a district of 33 schools and 17,150 students.
Black students form the largest group at Mount Olive Middle, 45% of enrollment. Next come 36% Hispanic, 14% White, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 30% Black among all Wayne County residents. By the diversity index, Mount Olive Middle comes in at 64%.
The school reports 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 18.4 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 99% of students. That is close to the 98% average for public schools in Wayne County.
allk12 grades Mount Olive Middle a C. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Mount Olive Middle is 48.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Wayne County show that median household income is about $59,733, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 36 public schools in Wayne County, with a combined enrollment of about 18,481.
The closest other public school is Carver Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Mount Olive Middle is 7th of 9 on proficiency.
Federal data place Mount Olive Middle in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Mount Olive Middle went from 373 students to 329. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.9:1 to 18.4:1.
Community posts for Mount Olive Middle can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
118,652
Census ACS
Median income
$59,733
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
18,481 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wayne County Public Schools
- Charles B Aycock HighHigh · 1,138 students
- Southern Wayne HighHigh · 1,007 students
- Norwayne MiddleMiddle · 848 students
- Spring Creek ElementaryElementary · 804 students
- Eastern Wayne HighHigh · 781 students
- Spring Creek HighHigh · 732 students
Other Mount Olive Middle schools
One other US public school is named Mount Olive Middle. Mount Olive Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Mount Olive Middle SchoolBUDD LAKE, NJ · 1,137 students
Nearby schools
- Carver Elementary1.1 mi · 495
- Southern Wayne High3.9 mi · 1,007
- North Duplin Elementary4.6 mi · 730
- North Duplin Jr Sr High4.7 mi · 609
- Brogden Primary5.3 mi · 689
- Brogden Middle6.6 mi · 603
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Olive MiddleHow many students attend Mount Olive Middle?
Mount Olive Middle enrolls approximately 329 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Mount Olive Middle serve?
Mount Olive Middle serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Mount Olive Middle?
Approximately 18.4:1 students per teacher at Mount Olive Middle.
How diverse is Mount Olive Middle?
Mount Olive Middle reports a student body of 14% White, 36% Hispanic, 45% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Mount Olive Middle in?
Mount Olive Middle is part of Wayne County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.