Enrollment
403
Middle
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370153000575
Terrell Lane Middle
101 Terrell Lane, Louisburg, NC 27549 · (919) 496-1855 · Franklin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% 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
17.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
400 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 | 142 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 135 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 126 | 31% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
43.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
32.8%
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 33 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
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 Terrell Lane Middle
Terrell Lane Middle's state test result (38.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Lane Middle this school | 403 | 99.3% | 38.7% |
| E B Frink Middle La Grange | 488 | 99.4% | 44.8% |
| Cedar Creek Middle Youngsville | 529 | 98.9% | 56.3% |
| Hope Mills Middle Hope Mills | 474 | 97.0% | 52.3% |
| Greenwood Middle Goldsboro | 402 | 97.5% | 52.1% |
| Reidsville Middle Reidsville | 543 | 99.4% | 32.3% |
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 Terrell Lane Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #358 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #379 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #299 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 403 | #373 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #326 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #57 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #181 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #264 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
403
-48 (-11%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 403 | 23.3 | 17.3:1 | 99% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 24.4 | 16.0:1 | 79% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 27.9 | 14.2:1 | 79% (312) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 77% (347) |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 26.5 | 15.8:1 | 99% (417) |
| 2015-16 | 444 | 32 | 13.9:1 | 99% (441) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 36 | 12.5:1 | 70% (317) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 60% (324) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Terrell Lane Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (420 to 403); teachers down 12% (26.5 to 23.3).
About Terrell Lane Middle
Among the schools in Louisburg, North Carolina, is Terrell Lane Middle, a small middle school. There are 403 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 33% below the average for middle schools in North Carolina.
Enrollment across the 16 schools in Franklin County Schools totals 7,978 students.
The largest group at Terrell Lane Middle is Black students, at 37%. It is also 31% White, 25% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Franklin County is roughly 23% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Terrell Lane Middle scores 70%.
Terrell Lane Middle has 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. Across middle schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 15.9:1. The school has 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 82% average for public schools in Franklin County is 17 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Terrell Lane Middle lands at C-, ahead of 24% of North Carolina public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.5% at Terrell Lane Middle; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.7%.
In Franklin County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $74,240, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 19 public schools and about 11,614 students.
Crosscreek Charter School is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Terrell Lane Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Local comparison: Terrell Lane Middle ranks 8th of 8 nearby schools, at 38.7% versus a 57.7% average.
Under the NCES locale system, Terrell Lane Middle is Rural: Distant.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 403, down from 451 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Terrell Lane Middle is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,386
Census ACS
Median income
$74,240
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
11,614 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County Schools
- Franklinton HighHigh · 1,127 students
- Bunn HighHigh · 817 students
- Louisburg Magnet HighHigh · 630 students
- Bunn MiddleMiddle · 618 students
- Bunn ElementaryElementary · 600 students
- Cedar Creek MiddleMiddle · 529 students
Other schools in Louisburg
- Louisburg Magnet HighHigh · 630 students
- Edward Best ElementaryElementary · 498 students
- Crosscreek Charter SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Louisburg ElementaryElementary · 387 students
- Royal ElementaryElementary · 349 students
- Laurel Mill ElementaryElementary · 281 students
Nearby schools
- Crosscreek Charter School0.8 mi · 404
- Louisburg Magnet High1.4 mi · 630
- Louisburg Elementary2.1 mi · 387
- Franklin County Early College3.3 mi · 179
- Edward Best Elementary6.1 mi · 498
- Royal Elementary7.5 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Terrell Lane MiddleHow many students attend Terrell Lane Middle?
Terrell Lane Middle enrolls approximately 403 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Terrell Lane Middle serve?
Terrell Lane Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Terrell Lane Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Terrell Lane Middle is approximately 17.3:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Terrell Lane Middle?
At Terrell Lane Middle, the student body is approximately 31% White, 25% Hispanic, 37% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Terrell Lane Middle public or private?
Terrell Lane Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Franklin County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.