Enrollment
281
Middle
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370502002007
Speight Middle
5514 Old Stantonsburg Road, Stantonsburg, NC 27883 · (252) 238-3983 · Wilson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of North Carolina public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
16.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
278 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 91 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 106 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 84 | 30% |
Student demographics
69%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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
54.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
53.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
56.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 Speight Middle
Speight Middle's state test result (56.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speight Middle this school | 281 | 98.9% | 56.4% |
| Kannapolis Middle School 6 Kannapolis | 358 | 99.2% | 29.5% |
| Grantham Middle Goldsboro | 301 | 99.0% | 48.9% |
| Benson Middle Benson | 377 | 99.2% | 48.4% |
| Butner-Stem Middle Butner | 391 | 99.2% | 43.9% |
| Roseboro-Salemburg Middle Roseboro | 394 | 99.2% | 34.5% |
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 Speight Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #165 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #190 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #158 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #430 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #252 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #77 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #244 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #74 of 300 |
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
281
-53 (-16%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 485
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 281 | 17 | 16.5:1 | 99% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 18.8 | 14.9:1 | 99% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 18.9 | 15.6:1 | 99% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 334 | 18 | 18.6:1 | 99% (331) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 20.9 | 16.5:1 | 66% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 388 | 19 | 20.4:1 | 67% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 76% (306) |
| 2000-01 | 417 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 53% (221) |
| 1990-91 | 485 | 35 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Speight Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (346 to 281); teachers down 19% (20.9 to 17).
About Speight Middle
Speight Middle runs as a low-enrollment middle school in Stantonsburg, North Carolina. The school serves 281 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in North Carolina average about 605 students.
Besides Speight Middle, Wilson County Schools runs 24 other schools. The district enrolls 10,451 students.
Speight Middle has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 40%. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% White, 27% Black, and 6% multiracial. In Wilson County overall, about 12% of residents are Hispanic. Speight Middle's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 17 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.5:1. That matches the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina fairly closely. Roughly 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 96% average for public schools in Wilson County.
Speight Middle is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 71% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Speight Middle would be expected to post about 48.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.4%.
Federal survey data for Wilson County show that the median household income is $56,423, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 29 public schools in Wilson County, enrolling about 12,482 students in all.
Nearest public school: Stantonsburg Elementary, about 2.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Speight Middle's average proficiency of 56.4% compares with 49.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 281, a 16% decrease from 334 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.6:1 to 16.5:1 over the same years.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Speight Middle, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Wilson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,290
Census ACS
Median income
$56,423
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
12,482 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilson County Schools
- James Hunt HighHigh · 1,115 students
- Fike HighHigh · 1,028 students
- Forest Hills MiddleMiddle · 654 students
- Beddingfield HighHigh · 653 students
- John W Jones ElementaryElementary · 601 students
- Rock Ridge ElementaryElementary · 476 students
Nearby schools
- Stantonsburg Elementary2.2 mi · 184
- Beddingfield High2.6 mi · 653
- Lee Woodard Elementary5.0 mi · 173
- B O Barnes Elementary6.1 mi · 274
- Charles H Darden Middle6.5 mi · 378
- Milton M Daniels Learning Center6.6 mi · 62
Frequently asked questions
About Speight MiddleHow many students attend Speight Middle?
Speight Middle enrolls approximately 281 students in grades 06-08.
Is Speight Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Speight Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Speight Middle have?
Speight Middle employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Speight Middle?
At Speight Middle, the student body is approximately 27% White, 40% Hispanic, 27% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Speight Middle public or private?
Speight Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wilson County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.