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Northern Middle

Summary:

Northern Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Roxboro, North Carolina, with a student population of 462 as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school is part of the Person County Schools district, which is ranked 101 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Northern Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools, with its most recent ranking of 578 out of 793 middle schools in 2023-2024, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic proficiency rates on the End-of-Grade (EOG) tests are significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 33.5% of 6th graders proficient in reading, compared to the state average of 49.5% and the district average of 38.3%. The performance gaps between student subgroups at Northern Middle are also concerning, with the school's rankings for African American, White, and multi-racial students all in the bottom half of the state.

In comparison, the nearby Southern Middle School, which is also part of the Person County Schools district, consistently outperforms Northern Middle on academic measures, with significantly higher proficiency rates in mathematics and reading. This suggests that Northern Middle may be struggling to provide equitable educational opportunities for all its students, particularly those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, which make up 71.86% of the student population.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1935 Carver Dr
       Roxboro, NC  27574

(336) 599-6344

District: Person County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
578th of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,611 Help


Students who attend Northern Middle usually attend:

High:    Person High

Feeder schools for Northern Middle:

Elementary:    North Elementary
    North End Elementary
    Stories Creek Elementary
    Woodland Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  16.5 Help
Number of students:  462

Racial breakdown:

White:
42.9%
African American:
39.4%
Hispanic:
10.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  71.9% Help


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Compare Details Northern Middle ranks worse than 72.9% of middle schools in North Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.22. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (42.9%), African American (39.4%), Hispanic (10.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Northern Middle is 16.5. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Northern Middle is $8,611.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Northern Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Northern Middle 578th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Northern Middle in the ranking list.)

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Person County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Person County Schools 101st of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Northern Middle

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Rank History for all students at Northern Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 46.04 378th 598 36.8%
2007 45.94 395th 606 34.8%
2008 45.70 379th 620 38.9%
2009 32.68 488th 630 22.5%
2010 31.31 501st 640 21.7%
2011 37.30 464th 648 28.4%
2012 38.30 474th 662 28.4%
2013 42.34 392nd 673 41.8%
2014 32.65 425th 627 32.2%
2015 35.42 466th 705 33.9%
2016 19.69 570th 692 17.6%
2017 42.36 427th 694 38.5%
2018 38.66 451st 691 34.7%
2019 32.70 534th 737 27.5%
2021 21.73 595th 741 19.7%
2022 26.09 595th 786 24.3%
2023 26.78 588th 784 25.0%
2024 28.22 578th 793 27.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Northern Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.42 171st 221 22.6%
2019 41.84 141st 237 40.5%
2024 19.56 276th 306 9.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Northern Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 45.31 212th 473 55.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Northern Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.23 349th 604 42.2%
2019 34.61 458th 639 28.3%
2021 37.52 391st 633 38.2%
2022 37.86 435th 689 36.9%
2023 27.61 571st 735 22.3%
2024 34.72 506th 743 31.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Northern Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.93 430th 656 34.5%
2019 30.82 515th 684 24.7%
2021 22.19 567th 706 19.7%
2022 27.64 552nd 733 24.7%
2023 30.84 519th 731 29.0%
2024 29.91 532nd 738 27.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Northern Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.74 403rd 475 15.2%
2019 19.67 474th 504 6.0%
2021 19.11 456th 478 4.6%
2022 46.00 186th 449 58.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Northern Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.14 109th 127 14.2%
2019 46.72 301st 416 27.6%
2021 10.01 440th 448 1.8%
2022 33.67 393rd 450 12.7%
2023 37.57 370th 452 18.1%
2024 27.07 417th 461 9.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Northern Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.84 467th 665 29.8%
2019 31.28 509th 697 27.0%
2021 21.62 569th 711 20.0%
2022 23.40 594th 748 20.6%
2023 22.66 604th 747 19.1%
2024 25.67 581st 751 22.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Northern Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.26 250th 494 49.4%
2019 30.29 408th 519 21.4%
2021 20.36 480th 533 9.9%
2022 22.48 473rd 550 14.0%
2023 20.57 492nd 559 12.0%
2024 25.30 458th 560 18.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Northern Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.34 135th 472 71.4%
2019 45.22 272nd 493 44.8%
2021 55.46 195th 522 62.6%
2022 67.46 124th 541 77.1%
2023 59.00 183rd 553 66.9%
2024 43.43 323rd 564 42.7%
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Rank History for White students at Northern Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.92 453rd 596 24.0%
2019 32.88 465th 624 25.5%
2021 15.89 573rd 632 9.3%
2022 20.54 571st 658 13.2%
2023 23.85 534th 656 18.6%
2024 29.91 496th 652 23.9%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Northern Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 447 286 0 1 5 n/a n/a 0 739
1989 410 286 1 3 5 n/a n/a 1 706
1990 430 278 1 5 3 n/a n/a 3 720
1991 450 269 3 5 2 n/a n/a -6 723
1992 465 244 1 3 2 n/a n/a 0 715
1993 444 256 2 5 4 n/a n/a 0 711
1994 407 237 2 5 4 n/a n/a 0 655
1995 394 222 0 9 2 n/a n/a 0 627
1996 394 222 0 9 2 n/a n/a 0 627
1997 421 233 1 8 3 n/a n/a 0 666
1998 425 236 1 7 4 n/a n/a 0 673
1999 402 243 2 4 4 n/a n/a 0 655
2000 400 256 1 7 7 n/a n/a 0 671
2001 403 291 2 12 7 n/a n/a 0 715
2002 416 336 2 21 5 n/a n/a 0 780
2003 416 336 2 21 5 n/a n/a 0 780
2004 421 336 2 20 3 n/a n/a 0 782
2005 426 337 4 21 2 n/a n/a 0 790
2006 389 332 3 23 5 n/a n/a 0 752
2007 337 255 0 24 3 n/a n/a 12 631
2008 303 230 2 24 4 n/a n/a 18 581
2009 248 250 2 29 4 n/a n/a 0 533
2010 222 245 1 25 4 n/a n/a 0 497
2011 202 218 1 35 1 1 30 0 488
2012 222 191 3 32 1 0 31 0 480
2013 205 194 4 35 0 0 24 0 462
2014 198 217 4 41 1 0 18 0 479
2015 215 200 5 46 1 0 21 0 488
2016 205 194 1 45 1 0 26 0 472
2017 206 202 1 42 3 0 28 0 482
2018 186 213 0 41 4 0 27 0 471
2019 202 196 0 45 7 0 30 0 480
2020 190 179 2 50 6 0 24 0 451
2021 187 189 3 53 6 0 19 0 457
2022 175 167 4 49 2 0 21 0 418
2023 198 182 1 47 3 0 31 0 462

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Northern Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 739 49.0 15.0 28.1
1989 706 49.0 14.4 44.2
1990 720 49.0 14.6 40.6
1991 723 49.0 14.7 40.4
1992 715 49.0 14.5 18.3
1993 711 43.0 16.5 28.6
1994 655 45.0 14.6 33.9
1995 627 44.0 14.3 31.9
1996 627 44.0 14.3 31.9
1997 666 46.0 14.5 30.8
1998 673 56.0 12.0 31.9
1999 655 57.0 11.5 39.4
2000 671 59.0 11.4 39.2
2001 715 60.0 11.9 40.7
2002 780 48.0 16.3 47.6
2003 780 48.0 16.3 47.6
2004 782 48.0 16.3 45.8
2005 790 48.0 16.5 46.3
2006 752 48.0 15.7 48.1
2007 631 48.9 12.9 53
2008 581 46.0 12.6 54.9
2009 533 43.2 12.3 57.4
2010 497 39.8 12.4 66
2011 488 39.5 12.3 63.7
2012 480 37.5 12.8 67.5
2013 462 38.8 11.9 72.7
2014 479 32.7 14.6 68.7
2015 488 32.0 15.2 64.8
2016 472 31.0 15.2 69.3
2017 482 28.5 16.9 72.4
2018 471 32.0 14.7 64.5
2019 480 24.8 19.3 68.3
2020 451 25.8 17.4 73.8
2021 457 26.3 17.3 62.6
2022 418 29.2 14.3 68.2
2023 462 27.9 16.5 71.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Northern Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 739 49.0 15.0 28.1
1989 706 49.0 14.4 44.2
1990 720 49.0 14.6 40.6
1991 723 49.0 14.7 40.4
1992 715 49.0 14.5 18.3
1993 711 43.0 16.5 28.6
1994 655 45.0 14.6 33.9
1995 627 44.0 14.3 31.9
1996 627 44.0 14.3 31.9
1997 666 46.0 14.5 30.8
1998 673 56.0 12.0 31.9
1999 655 57.0 11.5 39.4
2000 671 59.0 11.4 39.2
2001 715 60.0 11.9 40.7
2002 780 48.0 16.3 47.6
2003 780 48.0 16.3 47.6
2004 782 48.0 16.3 45.8
2005 790 48.0 16.5 46.3
2006 752 48.0 15.7 48.1
2007 631 48.9 12.9 53
2008 581 46.0 12.6 54.9
2009 533 43.2 12.3 57.4
2010 497 39.8 12.4 66
2011 488 39.5 12.3 63.7
2012 480 37.5 12.8 67.5
2013 462 38.8 11.9 72.7
2014 479 32.7 14.6 68.7
2015 488 32.0 15.2 64.8
2016 472 31.0 15.2 69.3
2017 482 28.5 16.9 72.4
2018 471 32.0 14.7 64.5
2019 480 24.8 19.3 68.3
2020 451 25.8 17.4 73.8
2021 457 26.3 17.3 62.6
2022 418 29.2 14.3 68.2
2023 462 27.9 16.5 71.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Northern Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $930 (10.8%) $7,681 (89.2%) $8,611

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Northern Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 534th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 588th of 784 Middle schools
 2.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Northern Middle)51.649.7
 1.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Person County Schools)6151.6
 9.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Northern Middle)52.538.6
 13.9%
   6th Grade Reading (Person County Schools)58.539.2
 19.3%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Northern Middle)40.433.8
 6.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Person County Schools)44.641.3
 3.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Northern Middle)46.639.9
 6.7%
   7th Grade Reading (Person County Schools)52.641.8
 10.8%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Northern Middle)44.920
 24.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Person County Schools)49.536.1
 13.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Northern Middle)43.934
 9.9%
   8th Grade Reading (Person County Schools)45.538.8
 6.7%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Northern Middle)69.754.7
 15%
   8th Grade Science (Person County Schools)75.667.5
 8.1%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students480462
 3.8%
African American196182
 7.1%
American Indian73
 57.1%
Asian01
Hispanic4547
 4.4%
Pacific Islander00
White202198
 2%
Two or More Races3031
 3.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients68.3%71.9%
 3.5%

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Northern Middle ranks 578th of 793 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 462 students attended Northern Middle.

Students at Northern Middle are 43% White, 39% African American, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

Students who attend Northern Middle usually go on to attend Person High


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