Woodington Middle

Located at 4939 Hwy 258 South, in Kinston, North Carolina, Woodington Middle is a reasonably sized junior high that caters to 584 students (grades 6 through 8), part of Lenoir County Public Schools.

Across the 17 schools in Lenoir County Public Schools (8,331 students total), Woodington Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Woodington Middle records that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 19% Black, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Woodington Middle lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Woodington Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 48.3%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Lenoir County put median household earnings sit near $45,143, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Lenoir County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,480 students), Woodington Middle is one campus in the mix.

South Lenoir High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Woodington Middle at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 54.7%.

Woodington Middle operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Woodington Middle has declined 8%, going from 632 students in 2018 to 584 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 63% to 49% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.