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Enrollment
703
Middle
DISTRICT 603 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLINTON CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370093000356
Sampson Middle
1201 W Elizabeth St, Clinton, NC 28328 · (910) 592-3327 · Sampson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL703 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% 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.
- C+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
16.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
700 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 | 231 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 266 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 206 | 29% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Sampson Middle→Clinton High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Clinton City Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
42.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
46.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Sampson Middle
Sampson Middle's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sampson Middle this school | 703 | 99.6% | 43.4% |
| Lexington Middle School Lexington | 595 | 99.5% | 44.5% |
| Wendell Middle Wendell | 762 | 99.6% | 40.6% |
| George L Carrington Middle Durham | 771 | 99.6% | 42.5% |
| Brogden Middle Durham | 753 | 99.5% | 33.7% |
| Williston Middle Wilmington | 666 | 99.5% | 28.4% |
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 Sampson Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #313 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #266 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #306 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 703 | #156 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #244 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #111 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #51 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #103 of 143 |
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
703
-32 (-4%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 637
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 703 | 42.8 | 16.4:1 | 100% (700) |
| 2023-24 | 690 | 42.8 | 16.1:1 | 100% (687) |
| 2022-23 | 647 | 40.9 | 15.8:1 | 100% (644) |
| 2020-21 | 735 | 43 | 17.1:1 | 99% (724) |
| 2017-18 | 674 | 43.3 | 15.6:1 | 100% (671) |
| 2015-16 | 694 | 44 | 15.8:1 | 67% (465) |
| 2010-11 | 703 | 47 | 15.0:1 | 66% (461) |
| 2000-01 | 617 | 46 | 13.4:1 | 53% (325) |
| 1990-91 | 637 | 41 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sampson Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (674 to 703); teachers down 1% (43.3 to 42.8).
About Sampson Middle
A medium-sized middle school in Clinton, North Carolina, Sampson Middle is part of Clinton City Schools. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 703 students.
Clinton City Schools has 5 schools; together they serve 3,015 students.
Enrollment at Sampson Middle is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 43%. Beyond that, enrollment is 33% Black, 17% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Native American. In Sampson County overall, about 22% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Sampson Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
The school reports 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.4 students per teacher. Across middle schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is about 15.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 100% of students. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Sampson County.
The allk12 Grade for Sampson Middle is C. Compared with North Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 34% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.4% at Sampson Middle; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.4%.
Within Sampson County, median household income is about $52,432, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Sampson County number 23 and enroll about 11,001.
The next-closest public school is Clinton High, about 0.1 miles away. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Sampson Middle. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Sampson Middle ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 4%, from 735 to 703.
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Sampson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,470
Census ACS
Median income
$52,432
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
11,001 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clinton City Schools
- Clinton HighHigh · 828 students
- Sunset Avenue ElementaryElementary · 649 students
- Butler Avenue ElementaryElementary · 469 students
- Langdon C Kerr ElementaryElementary · 366 students
Other schools in Clinton
- Clinton HighHigh · 828 students
- Sunset Avenue ElementaryElementary · 649 students
- Butler Avenue ElementaryElementary · 469 students
- Union ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Union IntermediateElementary · 396 students
- Union MiddleMiddle · 374 students
Nearby schools
- Clinton High0.1 mi · 828
- Butler Avenue Elementary1.3 mi · 469
- Sunset Avenue Elementary1.6 mi · 649
- Sampson Early College High2.0 mi · 229
- Langdon C Kerr Elementary2.9 mi · 366
- Union Middle8.5 mi · 374
Frequently asked questions
About Sampson MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Sampson Middle?
Sampson Middle enrolls approximately 703 students in grades 06-08.
Is Sampson Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sampson Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Sampson Middle have?
Sampson Middle employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Sampson Middle?
Student demographics at Sampson Middle are roughly 17% White, 43% Hispanic, 33% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Sampson Middle public or private?
Sampson Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clinton City Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.