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)
370462001800	191	Piedmont Middle	Public	6-8	2816 Sikes Mill Rd	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6350	991	54	18.3	40.1%	664 (67.0%)	69 (7.0%)	212 (21.4%)	23 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.3%)	$7,738			$507			$7,231	72.3	61.7	272	81
370297002737	192	Oaklawn Language Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	1810 Oaklawn Ave	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0400	516	40	13	99.4%	41 (7.9%)	136 (26.4%)	328 (63.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	$10,283			$656			$9,627	72.1	72.1	187	5
370309001319	193	Highfalls Elementary	Public	K-8	1220 NC Hwy 22	Bennett	27208	Chatham County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 464-3600	274	22	12.2	54.4%	238 (86.9%)	2 (0.7%)	25 (9.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	$12,166			$832			$11,333	72.1	77.3	158	35
370282000599	194	Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	95 Upper Brush Creek Rd	Marshall	28753	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 649-2269	464	37	12.5	98.3%	414 (89.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)	$10,566			$689			$9,878	71.7	71.5	192	2
370012000039	195	Piney Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	559 Piney Creek Sch Road	Piney Creek	28663	Alleghany County	Alleghany County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 359-2988	191	13	14.6	56.0%	167 (87.4%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$11,143			$1,164			$9,979	71.5	69.7	210	15
370013102681	196	Casa Esperanza Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10510 Star Road	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Casa Esperanza Montessori	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 855-9811	668	39	17.2		163 (24.4%)	111 (16.6%)	334 (50.0%)	20 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.8%)								71.2	78.8	150	46
370117002065	197	North Davie Middle	Public	6-8	497 Farmington Road	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 751-3415	414	31	13.3	50.0%	313 (75.6%)	14 (3.4%)	61 (14.7%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$9,895			$527			$9,368	71.1	69.9	207	10
370013002665	198	Central Park School For Children	Public, Charter	K-8	724 Foster Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Central Park School For Children	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 682-1200	609	42	14.5	35.3%	293 (48.1%)	155 (25.5%)	106 (17.4%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.9%)								71.1	58.6	300	102
370432002649	199	West Stanly Middle School	Public	6-8	339 Running Creek Church Rd	Locust	28097	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-3600	633	38	16.8	44.7%	460 (72.7%)	31 (4.9%)	97 (15.3%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.9%)	$8,483			$608			$7,875	71	75.3	169	30
370483001936	200	Cove Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	930 Vanderpool Rd	Vilas	28692	Watauga County	Watauga County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 297-2781	297	28	10.4	43.4%	261 (87.9%)	3 (1.0%)	21 (7.1%)	6 (2.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$12,375			$859			$11,515	71	58.3	301	101

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.