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)
370053003620	451	Roberta Road Middle	Public	6-8	4850 Roberta Rd	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 260-5600	1,037	52	19.9	60.2%	365 (35.2%)	289 (27.9%)	277 (26.7%)	35 (3.4%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	65 (6.3%)								43.8			(n/a)
370120000500	452	North Duplin Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	1388 West NC 403 Highway	Mount Olive	28365	Wayne County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 658-3051	630	36	17.7	99.5%	200 (31.7%)	49 (7.8%)	351 (55.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	$9,828			$420			$9,408	43.7	50	383	69
370432002547	453	South Stanly Middle	Public	6-8	12492 Cottonville Road	Norwood	28128	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-5700	362	22	16.1	63.0%	244 (67.4%)	57 (15.7%)	29 (8.0%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	$9,546			$628			$8,918	43.6	37.3	489	36
370300001296	454	Harris Middle	Public	6-8	121 Harris Street	Spruce Pine	28777	Mitchell County	Mitchell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 766-3340	222	15	14.6	98.6%	163 (73.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (21.6%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$10,562			$823			$9,739	43.5	49.2	389	65
370294001175	455	East McDowell Middle School	Public	6-8	676 State Street	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 652-7711	411	33	12.3	99.3%	282 (68.6%)	16 (3.9%)	83 (20.2%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	$9,697			$1,539			$8,158	43.5	34.6	515	60
370153002383	456	Cedar Creek Middle	Public	6-8	2228 Cedar Creek Road	Youngsville	27596	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 554-4848	500	32	15.7	61.2%	189 (37.8%)	167 (33.4%)	110 (22.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	$8,919			$658			$8,262	43.3	46.2	407	49
370210000797	457	Apple Valley Middle	Public	6-8	43 Fruitland Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4545	846	54	15.6	99.6%	415 (49.1%)	29 (3.4%)	344 (40.7%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	40 (4.7%)	$9,107			$1,028			$8,080	43.3	40.4	459	2
370033002568	458	Northeast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	21000 US Hwy 264 East	Pinetown	27865	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 943-6545	379	30	12.5	99.2%	194 (51.2%)	93 (24.5%)	61 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	$11,956			$1,527			$10,429	43.2	42.7	431	27
370390001562	459	Chaloner Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 Virginia Avenue	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 519-7600	602	37	16.2	99.5%	291 (48.3%)	187 (31.1%)	70 (11.6%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.5%)	$8,724			$602			$8,123	43.2	40	462	3
370011402554	460	Southern Wake Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	5108 Old Powell Rd	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Southern Wake Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 567-9955	553	44	12.5		393 (71.1%)	47 (8.5%)	45 (8.1%)	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.6%)								43	56.1	325	135

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.