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)
370348002900	461	Gravelly Hill Middle	Public	6-8	4801 West Ten Road	Efland	27243	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 245-4050	415	32	12.8	53.0%	179 (43.1%)	84 (20.2%)	105 (25.3%)	10 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.4%)	$11,455			$480			$10,975	42.9	35.4	504	43
370306002267	462	East Middle	Public	6-8	130 Merlin's Maze	Biscoe	27209	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 428-3278	419	30	13.9	98.8%	106 (25.3%)	46 (11.0%)	237 (56.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.2%)	$9,309			$1,204			$8,105	42.8	40.7	455	7
370126000549	463	Sherwood Githens Middle	Public	6-8	4800 Chapel Hill Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3966	811	57	14.2	55.1%	222 (27.4%)	209 (25.8%)	281 (34.6%)	32 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.1%)	$10,235			$1,013			$9,222	42.8	50.8	371	92
370001100415	464	Hope Mills Middle	Public	6-8	4975 Cameron Road	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 425-5106	491	32	15.3	99.4%	161 (32.8%)	168 (34.2%)	84 (17.1%)	4 (0.8%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	59 (12.0%)	$10,179			$1,099			$9,080	42.6	49.7	385	79
370003003574	465	Alamance Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	612 Apple Street	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 570-6134	234	30	7.8	52.1%	99 (42.3%)	80 (34.2%)	34 (14.5%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.8%)								42.4	39.3	469	4
370001201490	466	Ayden Middle	Public	6-8	192 Third St	Ayden	28513	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 746-3672	397	26	14.9	98.7%	144 (36.3%)	169 (42.6%)	43 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (9.6%)	$9,366			$1,268			$8,097	42.1	40.5	458	8
370008102444	467	Research Triangle Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2418 Ellis Road	Durham	27703	Durham County	Research Triangle Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 957-7108	727	32	22.9	77.4%	19 (2.6%)	434 (59.7%)	180 (24.8%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (11.7%)								41.9	57.6	309	158
370096000374	468	Williams Township	Public	PK, KG-8	10400 James B White Hwy	Whiteville	28472	Columbus County	Columbus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 653-3791	634	41	15.3	99.5%	510 (80.4%)	75 (11.8%)	33 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$9,580			$1,302			$8,278	41.8	49.4	388	80
370039000113	469	Clarkton School of Discovery	Public	5-8	10000 North College Street	Clarkton	28433	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 647-6531	185	12	15.6	98.4%	62 (33.5%)	85 (45.9%)	19 (10.3%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.0%)	$10,569			$1,659			$8,910	41.8	50.3	377	92
370345001426	470	Northwoods Park Middle	Public	6-8	904 Sioux Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-1202	643	36	17.8	51.0%	273 (42.5%)	174 (27.1%)	107 (16.6%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (12.6%)	$8,566			$672			$7,894	41.7	45.5	410	60

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.