Best Middle Schools in North Carolina

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the EOG test scores by the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 793)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
370004002349	551	CIS Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	818 West 3rd Street	Pembroke	28372	Robeson County	CIS Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 521-1669	112	9	12.8	63.4%	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.4%)								32.4	43.6	422	129
370042000123	552	Leland Middle	Public	6-8	927 Old Fayetteville Road NE	Leland	28451	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 371-3030	778	46	16.8	99.6%	352 (45.2%)	175 (22.5%)	174 (22.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (9.3%)	$8,991			$1,326			$7,665	31.8	38.8	475	77
370001202139	553	E B Aycock Middle	Public	6-8	1325 Red Banks Road	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 756-4181	604	47	12.9	99.3%	95 (15.7%)	411 (68.0%)	55 (9.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (6.0%)	$9,120			$1,465			$7,655	31.7	31.7	540	13
370201002525	554	Overhills Middle	Public	6-8	2711 Ray Road	Spring Lake	28390	Cumberland County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 436-0009	829	49	16.8	59.0%	237 (28.6%)	314 (37.9%)	171 (20.6%)	8 (1.0%)	6 (0.7%)	6 (0.7%)	87 (10.5%)	$7,678			$612			$7,065	31.5	38.9	473	81
370036703327	555	United Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	1406 Suther Road	Charlotte	28213	Mecklenburg County	United Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 819-0555	252	25	10.1		37 (14.7%)	136 (54.0%)	52 (20.6%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.7%)								31.4	41.3	447	108
370488003357	556	Grantham Middle	Public	5-8	3093 S US Hwy 13	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 689-9999	308	18	17.2	99.0%	122 (39.6%)	62 (20.1%)	113 (36.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	$9,108			$1,394			$7,714	31.3	13.9	699	143
370297002396	557	Gov's Village STEM (Upper)	Public, Magnet	5-8	7810 Neal Rd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5775	671	38	17.6	99.6%	15 (2.2%)	374 (55.7%)	212 (31.6%)	36 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)	$8,809			$242			$8,567	31	33.3	526	31
370192000824	558	Western Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	401 College Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 316-5833	754	45	16.7	99.2%	94 (12.5%)	402 (53.3%)	180 (23.9%)	19 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.3%)	$9,488			$1,255			$8,234	30.9	25.8	603	45
370472001882	559	North Garner Middle	Public	6-8	720 Powell Dr	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 662-2434	896	58	15.4	62.4%	302 (33.7%)	258 (28.8%)	286 (31.9%)	17 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.6%)	$9,338			$475			$8,863	30.7	41.7	441	118
370180002385	560	Butner-Stem Middle	Public	6-8	501 East D St	Butner	27509	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 575-9429	403	24	16.7	77.2%	122 (30.3%)	95 (23.6%)	171 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$9,853			$996			$8,857	30.6	27.2	582	22

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on EOG Mathematics, EOG Reading, EOG Science test scores released by the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on September 4, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.