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Which teacher or staff member at Spring Hill Middle deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
593
Middle
DISTRICT 578 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370420002546
Spring Hill Middle
22801 Airbase Road, Laurinburg, NC 28352 · (910) 369-0590 · Scotland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL593 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% 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
14.1:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
590 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 | 191 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 195 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 207 | 35% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
31.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
38.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 Spring Hill Middle
Spring Hill Middle's state test result (35.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill Middle this school | 593 | 99.5% | 35.7% |
| Carver Middle Laurel Hill | 563 | 99.5% | 33.7% |
| Nash Central Middle Nashville | 531 | 99.2% | 52.3% |
| Shelby Middle Shelby | 588 | 99.5% | 46.3% |
| A G Cox Middle Winterville | 778 | 99.6% | 58.4% |
| C M Eppes Middle Greenville | 631 | 97.3% | 41.7% |
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 Spring Hill Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #389 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #334 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #419 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 593 | #238 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #76 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #99 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #96 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #112 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
593
-79 (-12%) vs 2020
+27% since 2000-01, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 593 | 42 | 14.1:1 | 99% (590) |
| 2023-24 | 634 | 37 | 17.1:1 | 100% (631) |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 39.9 | 16.1:1 | 99% (636) |
| 2020-21 | 672 | 43 | 15.6:1 | 100% (669) |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 42 | 13.8:1 | 99% (570) |
| 2015-16 | 629 | 42 | 15.0:1 | 99% (625) |
| 2010-11 | 464 | 36 | 12.9:1 | 73% (337) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 46 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Hill Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (578 to 593); teachers unchanged (42 to 42).
About Spring Hill Middle
Spring Hill Middle is a medium-sized middle school. Its address is in Laurinburg, North Carolina. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 593 students in grades 6 through 8.
In Scotland County Schools, 10 schools enroll a combined 5,416 students.
Spring Hill Middle's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 49%. Smaller groups are 20% White, 15% Native American, 9% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. County-wide, 37% of Scotland County residents are Black. By the diversity index, Spring Hill Middle comes in at 68%.
Teacher staffing is 42 full-time equivalents, or about 14.1 students per teacher. Among middle schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 15.9:1. About 99% of students, or 590, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Scotland County.
The allk12 Grade for Spring Hill Middle is C-. Compared with North Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 16% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Spring Hill Middle are 12.8 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (35.7% actual, 48.5% predicted).
In the county around the school, Scotland County, median household income is about $45,730, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 22%. A total of 10 public schools operate in Scotland County, serving about 5,416 students.
The nearest public school is Wagram Elementary, at about 1.2 miles. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Spring Hill Middle places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES assigns Spring Hill Middle the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 593, 12% below the 672 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 15.6 to 14.1 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Spring Hill Middle covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Scotland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,590
Census ACS
Median income
$45,730
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
5,416 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scotland County Schools
- Scotland High SchoolHigh · 1,294 students
- Laurel Hill ElementaryElementary · 662 students
- South Johnson ElementaryElementary · 654 students
- Carver MiddleMiddle · 563 students
- Wagram ElementaryElementary · 508 students
- Sycamore Lane PrimaryElementary · 435 students
Other schools in Laurinburg
- Scotland High SchoolHigh · 1,294 students
- South Johnson ElementaryElementary · 654 students
- Sycamore Lane PrimaryElementary · 435 students
- Sycamore Lane ElementaryElementary · 347 students
- Scotland Early College HighHigh · 238 students
- Shaw AcademyHigh · 122 students
Other Spring Hill Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Spring Hill Middle. Spring Hill Middle is the largest of the 3.
- Spring Hill Middle SchoolSpring Hill, TN · 557 students
- Spring Hill Middle SchoolSpring Hill, KS · 288 students
Nearby schools
- Wagram Elementary1.2 mi · 508
- Shaw Academy2.3 mi · 122
- Hawk Eye Elementary7.1 mi · 328
- West Hoke Elementary7.6 mi · 467
- Oxendine Elementary8.0 mi · 301
- Scotland High School8.5 mi · 1,294
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Hill MiddleHow large is Spring Hill Middle?
Spring Hill Middle enrolls approximately 593 students in grades 06-08.
Is Spring Hill Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spring Hill Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Spring Hill Middle have?
Spring Hill Middle employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Spring Hill Middle?
Student demographics at Spring Hill Middle are roughly 20% White, 5% Hispanic, 49% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Spring Hill Middle public or private?
Spring Hill Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Scotland County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.