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What's something Norwayne Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
848
Middle
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370488001959
Norwayne Middle
1394 Norwayne School Road, Fremont, NC 27830 · (919) 242-3414 · Wayne County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL848 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
19.6:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
845 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 | 289 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 303 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 256 | 30% |
Student demographics
68%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
48.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
57.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% 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 Norwayne Middle
Norwayne Middle's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwayne Middle this school | 848 | 99.6% | 57.6% |
| Riverwood Middle Clayton | 902 | 99.4% | 57.5% |
| Cleveland Middle Garner | 936 | 99.7% | 61.2% |
| Leland Middle Leland | 806 | 99.6% | 46.7% |
| Holly Shelter Middle Castle Hayne | 801 | 99.1% | 57.8% |
| West Rowan Middle Salisbury | 707 | 98.9% | 36.0% |
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 Norwayne Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #151 of 463 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #154 of 461 | #3 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #235 of 463 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 848 | #82 of 478 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #431 of 456 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #95 of 456 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #20 of 472 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #278 of 300 | #7 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
848
-33 (-4%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 648
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
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 | 848 | 43.3 | 19.6:1 | 100% (845) |
| 2023-24 | 870 | 47.7 | 18.2:1 | 100% (867) |
| 2022-23 | 886 | 48.7 | 18.2:1 | 100% (883) |
| 2020-21 | 881 | 52 | 16.9:1 | 100% (878) |
| 2017-18 | 873 | 51 | 17.1:1 | 50% (436) |
| 2015-16 | 903 | 54 | 16.7:1 | 49% (445) |
| 2010-11 | 1,114 | 58 | 19.2:1 | 43% (475) |
| 2000-01 | 895 | 54 | 16.6:1 | 32% (289) |
| 1990-91 | 648 | 43 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norwayne Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (873 to 848); teachers down 15% (51 to 43.3).
About Norwayne Middle
Norwayne Middle is classified as a middle school. It is located in Fremont, North Carolina. It serves 848 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in North Carolina average about 605 students.
Norwayne Middle is a school in Wayne County Public Schools. The district has 33 schools and 17,150 students.
White students form the largest group at Norwayne Middle, 46% of enrollment. Next come 26% Black, 19% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. By the diversity index, Norwayne Middle comes in at 68%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 19.6:1, with 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. That is close to the 98% average for public schools in Wayne County.
allk12 grades Norwayne Middle an A-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Norwayne Middle's average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.6% is 9.2 points above the 48.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates 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. A total of 36 public schools operate in Wayne County, serving about 18,481 students.
Charles B Aycock High is the closest public school, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line. Norwayne Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. The school's 57.6% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Norwayne Middle is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Norwayne Middle went from 881 students to 848. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.9:1 to 19.6:1.
Community posts for Norwayne 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
- Spring Creek ElementaryElementary · 804 students
- Eastern Wayne HighHigh · 781 students
- Spring Creek HighHigh · 732 students
- Brogden PrimaryElementary · 689 students
Other Norwayne Middle schools
One other US public school is named Norwayne Middle. Norwayne Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Norwayne Middle SchoolCreston, OH · 310 students
Nearby schools
- Charles B Aycock High1.6 mi · 1,138
- Fremont STARS Elementary2.8 mi · 535
- Northeast Elementary3.2 mi · 497
- Northwest Elementary4.6 mi · 559
- Wayne Preparatory Academy6.3 mi · 765
- Tommy's Road Elementary7.0 mi · 545
Frequently asked questions
About Norwayne MiddleHow large is Norwayne Middle?
Norwayne Middle enrolls approximately 848 students in grades 06-08.
Is Norwayne Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Norwayne Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Norwayne Middle have?
Norwayne Middle employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
How diverse is Norwayne Middle?
Norwayne Middle reports a student body of 46% White, 19% Hispanic, 26% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Norwayne Middle public or private?
Norwayne Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wayne County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.