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)
370066000268	721	N L Dillard Middle	Public	6-8	255 Hatchett Road	Yanceyville	27379	Caswell County	Caswell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 694-4941	437	31	14	99.3%	195 (44.6%)	174 (39.8%)	37 (8.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.4%)	$10,442			$978			$9,464	12.3	26.9	586	135
370393003511	722	South Robeson Middle School	Public	6-8	3268 South Robeson Road	Rowland	28383	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 422-3987	344	16	21.4	99.1%	13 (3.8%)	156 (45.3%)	27 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.4%)								12	11.1	718	4
370420001684	723	Carver Middle	Public	6-8	18601 Fieldcrest Road	Laurel Hill	28351	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 462-4669	614	35	17.7	99.5%	151 (24.6%)	278 (45.3%)	44 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	86 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.6%)	$10,562			$1,372			$9,189	11.7	7.6	735	12
370393002245	724	Saint Pauls Middle	Public	5-8	526 W Shaw St	Saint Pauls	28384	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 865-4070	703	39	17.9	99.6%	79 (11.2%)	156 (22.2%)	342 (48.6%)	7 (1.0%)	84 (11.9%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.8%)	$9,026			$1,557			$7,469	11.5	9.6	723	1
370053000377	725	Concord Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1500 Gold Rush Drive	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6430	592	41	14.5	99.5%	114 (19.3%)	221 (37.3%)	221 (37.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	$9,893			$515			$9,378	11	19.9	650	75
370378003585	726	The Virtual Academy at Randolph	Public, Virtual	K-8	4829 Tabernacle School Road	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 318-0076	102	10	9.8	66.7%	74 (72.5%)	5 (4.9%)	13 (12.7%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.8%)								11	25.2	609	117
370405002543	727	Southeast Middle	Public	6-8	1570 Peeler Rd	Salisbury	28146	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 638-5561	630	32	19.6	97.1%	197 (31.3%)	116 (18.4%)	267 (42.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.0%)	$8,744			$966			$7,779	10.9	17.3	673	54
370489002116	728	Weldon Middle	Public	6-8	4489 Highway 301	Halifax	27839	Halifax County	Weldon City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 536-2571	130	16	8	97.7%	0 (0.0%)	124 (95.4%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$15,903			$2,399			$13,503	10.8	8.5	731	3
370432000023	729	Albemarle Middle	Public	6-8	1811 Badin Road	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-3400	380	20	18.8	99.2%	116 (30.5%)	151 (39.7%)	59 (15.5%)	19 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.9%)	$10,875			$1,299			$9,576	10.8	11.4	717	12
370502002061	730	Charles H Darden Middle	Public	6-8	1665 Lipscomb Road	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 206-4973	389	24	16.3	99.2%	7 (1.8%)	241 (62.0%)	126 (32.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$12,284			$3,499			$8,785	10.7	16	677	53

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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:

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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.