Enrollment
339
Middle
DISTRICT 644 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370237000811
Selma Middle School
1533 Hwy 301 N, Selma, NC 27576 · (919) 965-2555 · Johnston County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of North Carolina public middle schools
- C-Test 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
10.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
336 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 6 | 115 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 102 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 122 | 36% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
33.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
40.8%
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 41 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 Selma Middle School
Selma Middle School's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selma Middle School this school | 339 | 99.1% | 38.0% |
| Konnoak Middle School Winston Salem | 363 | 99.2% | 21.6% |
| Union Middle Clinton | 374 | 99.2% | 37.5% |
| Broadview Middle Burlington | 512 | 99.4% | 32.3% |
| Hobbton Middle Newton Grove | 428 | 99.3% | 49.0% |
| North Asheboro Middle Asheboro | 501 | 99.4% | 43.2% |
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 Selma Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Johnston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #365 of 463 | #11 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #315 of 461 | #11 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #405 of 463 | #12 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 339 | #412 of 478 | #11 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #1 of 456 | #1 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.3% | #321 of 456 | #12 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #221 of 472 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.3% | #8 of 300 | #1 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
339
-77 (-19%) vs 2020
-45% since 2000-01, when it was 614
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 339 | 34 | 10.0:1 | 99% (336) |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 36.3 | 9.2:1 | 99% (332) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 36.5 | 9.8:1 | 99% (356) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 37 | 11.2:1 | 99% (413) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 40.4 | 13.0:1 | 87% (458) |
| 2015-16 | 573 | 44 | 13.0:1 | 92% (525) |
| 2010-11 | 383 | 38 | 10.1:1 | 86% (330) |
| 2000-01 | 614 | 50 | 12.3:1 | 65% (398) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Selma Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (524 to 339); teachers down 16% (40.4 to 34).
About Selma Middle School
Among the schools in Selma, North Carolina, is Selma Middle School, a small middle school. It had 339 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in North Carolina average about 605 students, which makes this school 44% below average.
The district, Johnston County Public Schools, operates 48 schools serving 37,320 students.
More than half of enrollment at Selma Middle School is Hispanic: 64%. Other groups include 22% Black, 8% White, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 17% Hispanic. The diversity index for Selma Middle School is 53%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Selma Middle School totals 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.0:1. Compared with the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 99% of students (336) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Selma Middle School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 21% of North Carolina public middle schools.
Selma Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 38.0% and a predicted 48.6%.
Johnston County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $83,384, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 52 public schools in the county, enrolling about 41,004, Selma Middle School among them.
Measured in a straight line, Selma Elementary is about 0.8 miles from Selma Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 50.4%, higher than Selma Middle School's 38.0%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Fringe, meaning it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 416 (2020-21) to 339 (2024-25). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.0:1) than in 2020-21 (11.2:1).
The discussion board for Selma Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Johnston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
234,263
Census ACS
Median income
$83,384
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
41,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Johnston County Public Schools
- Corinth Holders HighHigh · 2,187 students
- Clayton HighHigh · 1,929 students
- Cleveland HighHigh · 1,889 students
- West Johnston HighHigh · 1,563 students
- Smithfield-Selma HighHigh · 1,548 students
- South Johnston HighHigh · 1,355 students
Other schools in Selma
- Thanksgiving ElementaryElementary · 870 students
- Selma ElementaryElementary · 794 students
Other Selma Middle schools
One other US public school is named Selma Middle. Selma Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Selma Middle SchoolSelma, IN · 277 students
Nearby schools
- Selma Elementary0.8 mi · 794
- Neuse Charter School2.9 mi · 925
- Pine Level Elementary3.0 mi · 341
- Smithfield-Selma High3.1 mi · 1,548
- Smithfield Middle3.7 mi · 573
- JCPS Virtual Academy3.7 mi · 203
Frequently asked questions
About Selma Middle SchoolHow large is Selma Middle School?
Selma Middle School enrolls approximately 339 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Selma Middle School serve?
Selma Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Selma Middle School have?
Selma Middle School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Selma Middle School?
Student demographics at Selma Middle School are roughly 8% White, 64% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Selma Middle School in?
Selma Middle School is part of Johnston County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.