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Speight Middle

Wilson County Schools · Wilson County

Address
5514 Old Stantonsburg Road, Stantonsburg, NC 27883
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370502002007
281
Students
17.0
Teachers (FTE)
16.5:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
60
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
20.7%
Chronically absent
61.1%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Speight Middle's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Wilson County Schools

The area Wilson County Schools assigns to Speight 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 for Speight MiddleNeighbouring zoneThis school

Zone boundary published by Wilson County Schools as “rest”, last updated 2026-09-12.

How Speight Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 60 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools46th percentile
Higher than 46% · rank 1,267 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools63rd percentile
Higher than 63% · rank 146 of 456
Wilson County Schools21st percentile
Higher than 21% · rank 16 of 24

Chronic absence is lower here than at 55% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 13 points since 2014 (47 → 60). Met or exceeded expected growth in 4 of 10 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202560CExceeded53.5
202458CNot Met55.5
202359CMet53.5
202248DNot Met45.2
201959CNot Met58.3
201862CExceeded55.4
201749DNot Met46
201646DNot Met44
201559CExceeded51
201447DNot Met43

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 Wilson County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Hispanic 40.21%White 27.05%Black 26.69%Two+ Races 6.05%
Hispanic: 40.21% (113) White: 27.05% (76) Black: 26.69% (75) Two+ Races: 6.05% (17)
Hispanic40.21%
White27.05%
Black26.69%
Two+ Races6.05%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 281
46.62%131 Female
53.38%150 Male

Student counts for Speight Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 281 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 79.3%Chronically absent 20.7%
Regular attendance: 79.3% (241) Chronically absent: 20.7% (63)
Regular attendance79.3%
Chronically absent20.7%

Student Population

Students Counted: 304
61.1%Economically disadvantaged
11.39%32 English learners

Student indicators for Speight Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 304 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 68.81%Beginning 31.19%
Experienced: 68.81% (11) Beginning: 31.19% (5)
Experienced68.81%
Beginning31.19%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 15.7 FTE
89.8%Fully licensed
10.14%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Speight 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 15.7 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)65.5%46%
Reading (grades 3–8)54.4%23.7%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)53.2%26.8%

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)46.8%26.4%23.9%--
Reading (grades 3–8)45.6%30.7%17.3%6.4%
Science (grades 5 & 8)34.5%19.5%41.4%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth2.4186

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers15.68
Experienced teachers10.79 (69%)
Beginning teachers4.89 (31%)
Holding a standard license14.08 (90%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.59 (10%)
National Board certified0

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (63 of 304)20.7%
Economically disadvantaged61.1%
English learners making progress (of 32)9.4%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.63
Library books per student14.32
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.46

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
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 Speight Middle report card PDF

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Speight 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.