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)
370037903323	261	Wilson Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2755 Tilghman Rd N	Wilson	27896	Wilson County	Wilson Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 294-2533	755	41	18.2	98.0%	63 (8.3%)	554 (73.4%)	83 (11.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.5%)								63.7	49.1	390	129
370237002587	262	Riverwood Middle	Public	6-8	204 Athletic Club Blvd	Clayton	27527	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 359-2769	914	47	19.4	99.7%	410 (44.9%)	249 (27.2%)	184 (20.1%)	18 (2.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.3%)	$7,553			$421			$7,132	63.7	53.8	349	87
370058000229	263	Granite Falls Middle	Public	6-8	4 West Highland Ave	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 396-2341	525	32	16.4	99.4%	415 (79.0%)	19 (3.6%)	61 (11.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.6%)	$9,031			$920			$8,111	63.3	70.1	203	60
370001103248	264	New Century International Middle	Public	6-8	7455 Century Circle	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 487-2001	376	30	12.4	54.8%	97 (25.8%)	149 (39.6%)	80 (21.3%)	11 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.6%)	$9,852			$814			$9,038	63.2	54.5	338	74
370268001125	265	West Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	260 Shoal Rd	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 276-1760	546	40	13.7	99.5%	468 (85.7%)	5 (0.9%)	41 (7.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.8%)	$8,615			$996			$7,618	63.1	63.9	253	12
370063000251	266	Beaufort Middle	Public	6-8	100 Carraway Drive	Beaufort	28516	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 728-4520	256	21	11.9	53.1%	179 (69.9%)	25 (9.8%)	22 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (10.9%)	$10,973			$814			$10,160	62.9	63.8	256	10
370069002884	267	Maiden Middle School	Public	7-8	518 North C Avenue	Maiden	28650	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 428-2326	405	26	15.4	53.1%	268 (66.2%)	14 (3.5%)	59 (14.6%)	38 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)	$8,168			$563			$7,604	62.8	63.9	255	12
370031503031	268	Triad Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	700 Creek Ridge Rd	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Triad Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 676-5350	1,330	83	15.9	98.0%	128 (9.6%)	667 (50.2%)	354 (26.6%)	52 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (9.5%)								62.8	63.2	259	9
370237003424	269	Swift Creek Middle	Public	6-8	325 Norris Rd	Clayton	27520	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 262-0750	698	45	15.6	99.6%	350 (50.1%)	116 (16.6%)	196 (28.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.4%)	$8,637			$480			$8,156	62.7	54.3	341	72
370237001023	270	Princeton High	Public	6-12	101 Dr Donnie H Jones Jr Blvd	Princeton	27569	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 936-5011	1,021	65	15.7	99.7%	676 (66.2%)	87 (8.5%)	206 (20.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.6%)	$9,669			$525			$9,144	62.6	61	282	12

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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.