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Enrollment
500
Middle
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001100437
Spring Lake Middle
612 Spring Avenue, Spring Lake, NC 28390 · (910) 497-1175 · Cumberland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% 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.
- CBeats 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
14.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
494 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 158 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 161 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 181 | 36% |
Student demographics
56%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
40.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
32.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
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 Spring Lake Middle
Spring Lake Middle's state test result (38.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Lake Middle this school | 500 | 98.8% | 38.4% |
| Anne Chesnutt Middle Fayetteville | 470 | 99.4% | 46.4% |
| Lewis Chapel Middle Fayetteville | 574 | 96.5% | 39.5% |
| Luther Nick Jeralds Middle Fayetteville | 605 | 96.5% | 35.8% |
| Eastern Wayne Middle Goldsboro | 427 | 97.4% | 48.4% |
| South View Middle Hope Mills | 614 | 99.5% | 43.1% |
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 Lake Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #360 of 463 | #14 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #386 of 461 | #14 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #331 of 463 | #13 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #302 of 478 | #11 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #69 of 456 | #3 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #302 of 456 | #12 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #263 of 472 | #3 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.4% | #54 of 143 | #4 of 9 |
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
500
+56 (+13%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 872
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 500 | 35.8 | 14.0:1 | 99% (494) |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 33 | 15.6:1 | 99% (513) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 33 | 15.5:1 | 99% (509) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 33 | 13.4:1 | 99% (441) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 33.9 | 13.0:1 | 99% (438) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 97% (455) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 43 | 9.3:1 | 85% (343) |
| 2000-01 | 605 | 35 | 17.3:1 | 73% (440) |
| 1990-91 | 872 | 52 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Lake Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (441 to 500); teachers up 6% (33.9 to 35.8).
About Spring Lake Middle
Spring Lake Middle is a public middle school run by Cumberland County Schools in Spring Lake, North Carolina. The school serves 500 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Cumberland County Schools operates 86 schools. Combined enrollment is 49,002 students.
At 63%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Spring Lake Middle combined. It is also 17% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 9% White. Cumberland County's residents are about 38% Black, 25 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Spring Lake Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
Its teaching staff equals 35.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.0:1. That ratio is under the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. Around 99% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is 13 points above the 86% average for public schools in Cumberland County.
The allk12 Grade for Spring Lake Middle is C-. Compared with North Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 22% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Spring Lake Middle's lunch-eligibility share in North Carolina is predicted to score 48.7%. Spring Lake Middle scores 38.4%, 10.3 points below that line.
Cumberland County census figures show that median household income is about $61,291, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Spring Lake Middle is among the 89 public schools in Cumberland County.
The nearest public school is Manchester Elementary, at about 0.2 miles. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Spring Lake Middle ranks 7th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Spring Lake Middle as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 444 in 2020-21 and 500 in 2024-25, a gain of 56 students.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
338,545
Census ACS
Median income
$61,291
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
50,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cumberland County Schools
- Jack Britt HighHigh · 1,940 students
- Pine Forest HighHigh · 1,551 students
- Cape Fear HighHigh · 1,515 students
- South View HighHigh · 1,461 students
- Gray's Creek HighHigh · 1,458 students
- Seventy-First HighHigh · 1,332 students
Other schools in Spring Lake
- Overhills HighHigh · 1,981 students
- Overhills ElementaryElementary · 866 students
- Overhills MiddleMiddle · 758 students
- William T Brown ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- Anderson Creek AcademyElementary · 305 students
- Manchester ElementaryElementary · 254 students
Other Spring Lake Middle schools
One other US public school is named Spring Lake Middle. Spring Lake Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Spring Lake Middle SchoolSPRING LAKE, MI · 345 students
Nearby schools
- Manchester Elementary0.2 mi · 254
- William T Brown Elementary0.6 mi · 562
- Howard L Hall Elementary4.5 mi · 539
- Pine Forest High4.6 mi · 1,551
- Warrenwood Elementary4.6 mi · 424
- College Lakes Elementary4.7 mi · 459
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Lake MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Spring Lake Middle?
Spring Lake Middle enrolls approximately 500 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Spring Lake Middle serve?
Spring Lake Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Spring Lake Middle?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Spring Lake Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spring Lake Middle?
At Spring Lake Middle, the student body is approximately 9% White, 17% Hispanic, 63% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Spring Lake Middle public or private?
Spring Lake Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cumberland County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.