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)
370393001572	491	Littlefield Middle	Public	4-8	9674 NC Hwy 41 N	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 671-6065	643	37	17.4	99.5%	144 (22.4%)	167 (26.0%)	117 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	151 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.8%)	$8,506			$1,456			$7,050	39.3	37.4	488	3
370327002400	492	Red Oak Middle	Public	6-8	3170 Red Oak-Battleboro Road	Battleboro	27809	Edgecombe County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 462-2000	808	41	19.5	65.1%	235 (29.1%)	434 (53.7%)	79 (9.8%)	7 (0.9%)	14 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.8%)	$8,118			$762			$7,357	39.1	40.9	451	41
370114000481	493	Tyro Middle	Public	6-8	2946 Michael Road	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 853-7795	545	33	16.4	63.5%	422 (77.4%)	29 (5.3%)	70 (12.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	$7,746			$737			$7,010	39	50.2	380	113
370472001842	494	Carroll Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4520 Six Forks Rd	Raleigh	27609	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 881-1370	863	59	14.7	61.5%	274 (31.7%)	280 (32.4%)	250 (29.0%)	19 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.5%)	$9,352			$593			$8,759	39	37	490	4
370472001913	495	Zebulon Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1000 Shepard School Rd	Zebulon	27597	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 404-3630	714	51	14	71.0%	107 (15.0%)	349 (48.9%)	206 (28.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.7%)	$10,412			$366			$10,046	39	44.7	418	77
370297001188	496	Alexander Graham Middle	Public	6-8	1800 Runnymede Lane	Charlotte	28211	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5810	1,202	65	18.5	50.5%	401 (33.4%)	289 (24.0%)	421 (35.0%)	43 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (3.8%)	$8,178			$499			$7,679	39	42.9	429	67
370069002438	497	River Bend Middle	Public	7-8	4670 Oxford School Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-2754	442	28	15.9	70.4%	233 (52.7%)	27 (6.1%)	88 (19.9%)	49 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.2%)	$8,304			$825			$7,479	38.9	38.5	478	19
370345001438	498	Trexler Middle	Public	6-8	112 East Foy Street	Richlands	28574	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 324-4414	759	43	17.6	47.8%	501 (66.0%)	73 (9.6%)	111 (14.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	68 (9.0%)	$7,777			$744			$7,033	38.8	39.1	471	27
370008602465	499	American Renaissance School	Public, Charter	K-8	132 East Broad Street	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	American Renaissance School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 924-8870	820	57	14.5	51.2%	444 (54.1%)	151 (18.4%)	142 (17.3%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (9.0%)								38.7	38.5	479	20
370294001185	500	West McDowell Middle School	Public	6-8	346 West McDowell Junior High	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 652-3390	581	40	14.6	99.5%	436 (75.0%)	14 (2.4%)	96 (16.5%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.6%)	$9,132			$764			$8,368	38.7	44.7	417	83

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.