Mount Olive Middle

Summary:

Mount Olive Middle is a public middle school in Mount Olive, North Carolina, serving 377 students in grades 5-8 and part of the Wayne County Public Schools district.

Mount Olive Middle has a diverse student population, with 19.63% White, 36.07% African American, and 42.18% Hispanic students. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by End-of-Grade (EOG) test proficiency rates, is generally lower than the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, the school's 5th-grade math proficiency rate was 36.3% in 2023-2024, compared to 46.7% for the district and 58.1% for the state. Additionally, Mount Olive Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools, with a ranking of 542 out of 793 in 2023-2024 and a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

The school's high poverty rates, with 98.67% to 99.2% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch over the past three school years, suggest that it serves a predominantly low-income student population. When compared to other nearby middle schools in the Wayne County Public Schools district, such as Rosewood Middle and Greenwood Middle, Mount Olive Middle generally performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates and lower SchoolDigger rankings. However, the school's relatively strong performance among its Hispanic student subgroup suggests that there may be opportunities to learn from and replicate successful strategies used with this group to improve outcomes for other subgroups.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 309 Wooten Street
       Mount Olive, NC  28365-1599


(919) 658-7320

District: Wayne County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
542nd of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,924 Help


Students who attend Mount Olive Middle usually attend:

High:    Southern Wayne High

Feeder schools for Mount Olive Middle:

Elementary:    Carver Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  18.3 Help
Number of students:  377

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
42.2%
African American:
36.1%
White:
19.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  98.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Mount Olive Middle ranks worse than 68.3% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 5th among 9 ranked middle schools in the Wayne County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.84. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Mount Olive Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (42.2%), African American (36.1%), White (19.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 98.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mount Olive Middle is 18.3. 6 middle schools in the Wayne County Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mount Olive Middle is $9,924, which is the 4th highest among 9 middle schools in the Wayne County Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mount Olive Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Mount Olive Middle 542nd of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Mount Olive Middle in the ranking list.)

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Wayne County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Wayne County Public Schools 154th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Mount Olive Middle

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Rank History for all students at Mount Olive Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 31.96 461st 598 22.9%
2007 32.89 469th 606 22.6%
2008 27.26 484th 620 21.9%
2009 31.67 494th 630 21.6%
2010 27.18 526th 640 17.8%
2011 39.59 451st 648 30.4%
2012 35.65 485th 662 26.7%
2013 38.27 417th 673 38.0%
2014 21.96 502nd 627 19.9%
2015 35.22 470th 705 33.3%
2016 26.00 529th 692 23.6%
2017 24.46 536th 694 22.8%
2018 21.67 552nd 691 20.1%
2019 22.99 607th 737 17.6%
2021 27.53 539th 741 27.3%
2022 25.82 598th 786 23.9%
2023 20.68 648th 784 17.3%
2024 33.84 542nd 793 31.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mount Olive Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.34 23rd 151 84.8%
2019 50.76 72nd 211 65.9%
2021 31.67 181st 236 23.3%
2022 27.48 260th 312 16.7%
2023 37.26 194th 318 39.0%
2024 56.45 93rd 356 73.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mount Olive Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.65 562nd 604 7.0%
2019 25.29 526th 639 17.7%
2021 35.31 415th 633 34.4%
2022 22.45 587th 689 14.8%
2023 29.29 558th 735 24.1%
2024 44.31 398th 743 46.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Mount Olive Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.61 571st 656 13.0%
2019 19.31 599th 684 12.4%
2021 26.38 543rd 706 23.1%
2022 30.69 517th 733 29.5%
2023 19.32 624th 731 14.6%
2024 28.26 548th 738 25.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Mount Olive Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.98 225th 475 52.6%
2019 48.89 217th 504 56.9%
2021 47.84 204th 478 57.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Mount Olive Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.48 83rd 127 34.6%
2019 53.05 256th 416 38.5%
2021 33.99 371st 448 17.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Mount Olive Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.19 533rd 665 19.8%
2019 22.98 576th 697 17.4%
2021 28.52 512th 711 28.0%
2022 21.55 614th 748 17.9%
2023 22.59 606th 747 18.9%
2024 38.56 466th 751 37.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Mount Olive Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.98 461st 494 6.7%
2019 24.62 441st 519 15.0%
2021 43.63 264th 533 50.5%
2022 29.92 411th 550 25.3%
2023 26.91 451st 559 19.3%
2024 29.78 416th 560 25.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mount Olive Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.08 286th 472 39.4%
2019 38.08 333rd 493 32.5%
2021 35.19 357th 522 31.6%
2022 34.71 375th 541 30.7%
2023 28.72 425th 553 23.1%
2024 56.36 213th 564 62.2%
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Rank History for White students at Mount Olive Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.78 436th 596 26.8%
2019 37.92 412th 624 34.0%
2021 34.41 417th 632 34.0%
2022 51.48 308th 658 53.2%
2023 48.72 320th 656 51.2%
2024 45.62 357th 652 45.2%
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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 Mount Olive Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 245 203 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 448
1989 234 214 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 448
1990 231 199 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 432
1991 231 206 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 443
1992 228 210 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 444
1993 202 221 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 429
1994 194 211 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 410
1995 196 217 1 12 0 n/a n/a 0 426
1996 196 217 1 12 0 n/a n/a 0 426
1997 161 226 0 14 0 n/a n/a 0 401
1998 130 168 0 11 0 n/a n/a 0 309
1999 130 171 2 8 0 n/a n/a 0 311
2000 117 161 2 18 1 n/a n/a 0 299
2001 124 169 1 21 1 n/a n/a 0 316
2002 123 157 0 21 0 n/a n/a 0 301
2003 123 157 0 21 0 n/a n/a 0 301
2004 136 151 0 23 0 n/a n/a 0 310
2005 111 145 0 29 0 n/a n/a 0 285
2006 121 147 0 43 0 n/a n/a 0 311
2007 110 145 0 45 0 n/a n/a 5 305
2008 109 158 0 59 0 n/a n/a 2 328
2009 102 156 1 59 1 n/a n/a 0 319
2010 149 196 1 114 0 n/a n/a 0 460
2011 139 162 2 128 4 0 21 0 456
2012 149 162 0 145 3 0 18 0 477
2013 140 163 0 140 3 0 15 0 461
2014 141 161 1 138 1 0 10 0 452
2015 142 155 0 150 2 0 9 0 458
2016 124 142 0 143 1 0 8 0 418
2017 110 137 0 148 0 0 10 0 405
2018 102 144 0 157 0 0 10 0 413
2019 89 134 0 149 0 0 14 0 386
2020 86 138 0 157 0 0 14 0 395
2021 76 135 0 151 0 0 11 0 373
2022 72 126 0 135 0 0 10 0 343
2023 74 136 0 159 0 0 8 0 377

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 Mount Olive Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 448 30.0 14.9 44
1989 448 33.0 13.5 55.8
1990 432 34.0 12.7 59.3
1991 443 34.0 13.0 57.8
1992 444 34.0 13.0 30.9
1993 429 31.0 13.8 46.9
1994 410 32.0 12.8 49.3
1995 426 34.0 12.5 54
1996 426 34.0 12.5 54
1997 401 30.0 13.4 53.6
1998 309 28.0 11.0 61.2
1999 311 28.0 11.1 57.6
2000 299 28.0 10.7 61.5
2001 316 28.0 11.3 50.6
2002 301 28.0 10.8 55.1
2003 301 28.0 10.8 55.1
2004 310 27.0 11.5 56.8
2005 285 22.0 13.0 67.4
2006 311 24.0 13.0 65.6
2007 305 24.0 12.7 61.3
2008 328 24.7 13.3 63.8
2009 319 23.7 13.5 64.6
2010 460 29.8 15.4 71.7
2011 456 28.7 15.8 70.6
2012 477 27.4 17.3 71.7
2013 461 29.6 15.5 70.3
2014 452 28.8 15.6 70.6
2015 458 28.0 16.3 73.8
2016 418 29.0 14.4 99.3
2017 405 28.0 14.4 99.3
2018 413 27.5 15.0 96.9
2019 386 24.4 15.7 99.2
2020 395 26.5 14.9 98.2
2021 373 22.7 16.3 99.2
2022 343 19.0 18.0 99.1
2023 377 20.6 18.3 98.7

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 Mount Olive Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 448 30.0 14.9 44
1989 448 33.0 13.5 55.8
1990 432 34.0 12.7 59.3
1991 443 34.0 13.0 57.8
1992 444 34.0 13.0 30.9
1993 429 31.0 13.8 46.9
1994 410 32.0 12.8 49.3
1995 426 34.0 12.5 54
1996 426 34.0 12.5 54
1997 401 30.0 13.4 53.6
1998 309 28.0 11.0 61.2
1999 311 28.0 11.1 57.6
2000 299 28.0 10.7 61.5
2001 316 28.0 11.3 50.6
2002 301 28.0 10.8 55.1
2003 301 28.0 10.8 55.1
2004 310 27.0 11.5 56.8
2005 285 22.0 13.0 67.4
2006 311 24.0 13.0 65.6
2007 305 24.0 12.7 61.3
2008 328 24.7 13.3 63.8
2009 319 23.7 13.5 64.6
2010 460 29.8 15.4 71.7
2011 456 28.7 15.8 70.6
2012 477 27.4 17.3 71.7
2013 461 29.6 15.5 70.3
2014 452 28.8 15.6 70.6
2015 458 28.0 16.3 73.8
2016 418 29.0 14.4 99.3
2017 405 28.0 14.4 99.3
2018 413 27.5 15.0 96.9
2019 386 24.4 15.7 99.2
2020 395 26.5 14.9 98.2
2021 373 22.7 16.3 99.2
2022 343 19.0 18.0 99.1
2023 377 20.6 18.3 98.7

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 Mount Olive Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,423 (14.3%) $8,500 (85.7%) $9,924

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Mount Olive Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 607th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 648th of 784 Middle schools
 0.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
5th Grade Mathematics (Mount Olive Middle)41.233
 8.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wayne County Public Schools)47.740.8
 6.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Mount Olive Middle)44.123.7
 20.4%
   5th Grade Reading (Wayne County Public Schools)41.433.1
 8.3%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Mount Olive Middle)63.743.3
 20.4%
   5th Grade Science (Wayne County Public Schools)56.952.1
 4.8%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Mount Olive Middle)36.930
 6.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Wayne County Public Schools)46.543.7
 2.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Mount Olive Middle)3426.3
 7.7%
   6th Grade Reading (Wayne County Public Schools)42.939
 3.9%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Mount Olive Middle)46.718.7
 28%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wayne County Public Schools)47.338.2
 9.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Mount Olive Middle)41.131.9
 9.2%
   7th Grade Reading (Wayne County Public Schools)45.638.2
 7.4%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Mount Olive Middle)44.438.4
 6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wayne County Public Schools)47.944.2
 3.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Mount Olive Middle)42.234.3
 7.9%
   8th Grade Reading (Wayne County Public Schools)43.438.6
 4.8%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Mount Olive Middle)65.658.6
 7%
   8th Grade Science (Wayne County Public Schools)68.758.6
 10.1%
   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 Students386377
 2.3%
African American134136
 1.5%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic149159
 6.7%
Pacific Islander00
White8974
 16.9%
Two or More Races148
 42.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.2%98.7%
 0.5%


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Students at Mount Olive Middle are 42% Hispanic, 36% African American, 20% White, 2% Two or more races.

Mount Olive Middle ranks 542nd of 793 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Mount Olive Middle usually go on to attend Southern Wayne High

In the 2022-23 school year, 377 students attended Mount Olive Middle.


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