Orrum Middle

Set in Orrum, North Carolina, Orrum Middle is a close-knit intermediate school, operated by Public Schools of Robeson County. It enrolls 294 students across grades 5 through 8. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 605 students each, so Orrum Middle sits 51% smaller than that benchmark.

Orrum Middle is one of 36 schools operated by Public Schools of Robeson County, a district that educates 20,856 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Orrum Middle shows that the largest single group is Black at 31%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 28% White, 17% Native American, 16% multiracial, 7% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Orrum Middle lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Orrum Middle falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 48.6%; this one comes in at 25.7%, -22.9 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Robeson County put median household income runs about $41,978, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Robeson County's 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,625 students), Orrum Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Fairmont High, roughly 4.9 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Orrum Middle ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 32.2%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Orrum Middle has edged down 8%, going from 319 students in 2018 to 294 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 33% to 28% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

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