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Archer Lodge Middle

Johnston County Schools · Johnston County

Address
762 Wendell Rd, Wendell, NC 27591
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370237002998
1,204
Students
64.2
Teachers (FTE)
18.8:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
64
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
19.2%
Chronically absent
28.9%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Johnston County Public Schools's calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Archer Lodge Middle — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Johnston County Public Schools

The area Johnston County Public Schools assigns to Archer Lodge Middle. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Johnston County Public Schools as “Johnston County Public Schools Approved Attendance Areas 25-26_26-27”, last updated 2025-09-27.

How Archer Lodge Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 64 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools57th percentile
Higher than 57% · rank 991 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools74th percentile
Higher than 74% · rank 109 of 456
Johnston County Public Schools40th percentile
Higher than 40% · rank 25 of 45

Chronic absence is lower here than at 60% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 3 points since 2014 (61 → 64). Met or exceeded expected growth in 6 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202564CNot Met63.8
202462CNot Met60.3
202368CExceeded61.5
202271BExceeded63.3
201961CNot Met58.8
201860CMet56
201758CNot Met59
201663CMet60
201566CMet62
201461CMet59

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Johnston County Public Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 53.24%Hispanic 23.5%Black 16.86%Two+ Races 4.9%Asian 1.08%Native Am. 0.42%
White: 53.24% (641) Hispanic: 23.5% (283) Black: 16.86% (203) Two+ Races: 4.9% (59) Asian: 1.08% (13) Native Am.: 0.42% (5)
White53.24%
Hispanic23.5%
Black16.86%
Two+ Races4.9%
Asian1.08%
Native Am.0.42%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,204
50.25%605 Female
49.75%599 Male

Student counts for Archer Lodge Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,204 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 80.8%Chronically absent 19.2%
Regular attendance: 80.8% (1,037) Chronically absent: 19.2% (246)
Regular attendance80.8%
Chronically absent19.2%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,283
28.9%Economically disadvantaged
8.14%98 English learners

Student indicators for Archer Lodge Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,283 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 89.66%Beginning 10.34%
Experienced: 89.66% (51) Beginning: 10.34% (6)
Experienced89.66%
Beginning10.34%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 57.1 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
5.26%3 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Archer Lodge Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 57.1 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)67.4%45.6%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)64.4%43.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)64.3%35.3%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)35.6%20.8%34.7%8.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)35.7%28.9%26.5%8.9%
Science (grades 5 & 8)32.6%21.8%35.2%10.4%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-2.5967

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers57.07
Experienced teachers51.17 (90%)
Beginning teachers5.9 (10%)
Holding a standard license57.07 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified3

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (246 of 1,283)19.2%
Economically disadvantaged28.9%
English learners making progress (of 98)15.3%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.78
Library books per student4.02
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.05

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Archer Lodge Middle report card PDF

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Archer Lodge Middle's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.