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)
370150002763	731	East Forsyth Middle School	Public	6-8	810 Bagley Drive	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6765	756	51	14.8	99.6%	145 (19.2%)	295 (39.0%)	267 (35.3%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.6%)	$9,957			$1,378			$8,579	10.5	12	715	16
370043903463	732	Apprentice Academy High School	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	2505 Weddington Rd.	Monroe	28110	Union County	Apprentice Academy High School of NC	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(980) 313-8610	229	18	12.7		131 (57.2%)	36 (15.7%)	46 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.0%)								10	30.7	548	184
370297002325	733	James Martin Middle	Public	6-8	6301 University Pointe Blvd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5382	691	41	16.8	99.6%	20 (2.9%)	363 (52.5%)	258 (37.3%)	15 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.6%)	$9,806			$1,067			$8,739	9.9	9.7	722	11
370297001280	734	Thomasboro Academy	Public	K-8	538 Bradford Dr	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6000	550	43	12.8	99.5%	13 (2.4%)	295 (53.6%)	168 (30.5%)	65 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$12,153			$1,283			$10,870	9.8	7.5	737	3
370297001216	735	Eastway Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1501 Norland Rd	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6410	805	55	14.7	99.6%	23 (2.9%)	230 (28.6%)	516 (64.1%)	17 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (1.9%)	$9,703			$1,124			$8,578	9.7	9.5	724	11
370003002153	736	Ray Street Academy	Public	6-12	609 Ray Street	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6644	30	16	1.8	90.0%	14 (46.7%)	10 (33.3%)	2 (6.7%)	1 (3.3%)	1 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.7%)	$33,251			$3,956			$29,295	9.6	1.3	778	42
370297001192	737	Ashley Park PreK-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2401 Belfast Dr	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6018	347	30	11.5	99.1%	5 (1.4%)	233 (67.1%)	93 (26.8%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$12,028			$1,804			$10,224	9.6	7.2	739	2
370018002056	738	Anson Middle	Public	7-8	832 US Hwy 52 N	Wadesboro	28170	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 694-3945	431	30	14.5	99.3%	112 (26.0%)	247 (57.3%)	43 (10.0%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	$9,167			$956			$8,210	9.5	7.2	740	2
370465001816	739	Vance County Middle School	Public	6-8	293 Warrenton Road	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 492-6041	738	45	16.4	99.6%	52 (7.0%)	514 (69.6%)	142 (19.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.4%)	$10,199			$1,633			$8,566	9.4	6.9	742	3
370039002618	740	Elizabethtown Middle	Public	5-8	1496 Hwy 701 South	Elizabethtown	28337	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 862-4071	314	23	13.7	98.1%	44 (14.0%)	170 (54.1%)	71 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	$10,947			$2,558			$8,389	9.4	14.2	698	42

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.