📍 1684 South Creek Road, Orrum, Robeson County, 28369
Orrum Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Orrum, Robeson County. The school has 297 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Public Schools of Robeson County school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Orrum Middle enrolls 297 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% Black or African American, 30% White and 15% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 95 | 32% |
| White | 88 | 30% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 46 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 7.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
294 of the school's 297 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 294 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Orrum Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-70, state senate district 13, state house district 46.
Orrum Middle is one of 37 schools in Public Schools of Robeson County, based in Lumberton, North Carolina. The district serves 21,301 students district-wide and employs 1,309 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 297 students, Orrum Middle is smaller than the district average of about 576 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant