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)
370044803510	251	Pocosin Innovative Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	500 1st St	Creswell	27928	Washington County	Pocosin Innovative Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 797-0230	266	22	11.8		192 (72.2%)	44 (16.5%)	14 (5.3%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)								64.9	28	575	324
370011902579	252	Crosscreek Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	100 East River Road	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Crosscreek Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 497-3198	401	26	15.6		272 (67.8%)	44 (11.0%)	48 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.0%)								64.8	43.6	424	172
370007702427	253	Marjorie Williams Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	129 Allen Circle	Newland	28657	Avery County	Marjorie Williams Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 733-5241	110	19	5.8	97.3%	89 (80.9%)	7 (6.4%)	7 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.5%)								64.7			(n/a)
370297001204	254	Collinswood Language Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	5621 Flagstaff Drive	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5820	839	55	15.1	45.4%	214 (25.5%)	86 (10.3%)	509 (60.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	$9,479			$487			$8,993	64.6	61.7	273	19
370441002549	255	Meadowview Magnet Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1282 McKinney Road	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 789-0276	312	28	11	99.0%	210 (67.3%)	14 (4.5%)	76 (24.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$10,579			$1,000			$9,579	64.5	68.5	219	36
370507002028	256	East Yancey Middle	Public	6-8	285 Georges Fork Road	Burnsville	28714	Yancey County	Yancey County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 682-2281	257	20	12.9	62.6%	201 (78.2%)	1 (0.4%)	52 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$10,320			$1,091			$9,229	64.4	64.4	248	8
370237002671	257	McGee's Crossroads Middle	Public	6-8	13353 NC Highway 210	Benson	27504	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 894-6003	736	42	17.6	99.6%	392 (53.3%)	103 (14.0%)	209 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.1%)	$8,319			$639			$7,679	64.3	53.6	352	95
370075000312	258	Moncure School	Public	K-8	600 Moncure School Road	Moncure	27559	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 542-3725	184	14	13.4	46.7%	107 (58.2%)	24 (13.0%)	40 (21.7%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.9%)	$11,877			$805			$11,072	64.3	65.2	242	16
370036103332	259	The Franklin School of Innovation	Public, Charter	5-12	61 Innovation Dr	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	The Franklin School of Innovation	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 318-8140	706	53	13.2		572 (81.0%)	21 (3.0%)	52 (7.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.6%)								64	67	224	35
370069002437	260	Mill Creek Middle	Public	7-8	1041 Shiloh Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-1494	421	26	16.1	47.0%	315 (74.8%)	13 (3.1%)	51 (12.1%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.1%)	$8,693			$756			$7,937	64	69.3	212	48

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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.