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)
370192000759	621	Swann Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	811 Cypress Street	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-8110	542	39	13.9	98.7%	51 (9.4%)	316 (58.3%)	100 (18.5%)	48 (8.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	$10,058			$1,147			$8,910	24.7	24.8	614	7
370387001559	622	Cordova Middle	Public	6-8	194 Church St	Cordova	28330	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 997-9839	270	17	15.6	98.9%	120 (44.4%)	74 (27.4%)	48 (17.8%)	3 (1.1%)	12 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.4%)	$11,060			$1,914			$9,147	24.6	37.6	485	137
370046603530	623	MINA Charter School of Lee County	Public, Charter	K-8	2732 Industrial Drive	Sanford	27332	Lee County	MINA Charter School of Lee County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 745-1442	474	41	11.5	91.1%	75 (15.8%)	193 (40.7%)	171 (36.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.3%)								24.5	30.6	551	72
370014202922	624	KIPP Charlotte	Public, Charter	K-8	931 Wilann Dr	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	KIPP: Charlotte	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 537-2044	944	50	18.7	96.6%	4 (0.4%)	809 (85.7%)	96 (10.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.5%)								24.4	15.8	682	58
370001100437	625	Spring Lake Middle	Public	6-8	612 Spring Avenue	Spring Lake	28390	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 497-1175	512	33	15.5	99.4%	64 (12.5%)	309 (60.4%)	71 (13.9%)	5 (1.0%)	10 (2.0%)	3 (0.6%)	50 (9.8%)	$9,881			$1,613			$8,268	24.2	23	634	9
370234003104	626	Blue Ridge Early College	Public	7-12	95 Bobcat Dr	Cashiers	28717	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 743-2646	132	13	10.5	74.2%	80 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	$11,670			$875			$10,794	23.9	25.2	608	18
370001201503	627	Pactolus	Public	PK, KG-8	3405 Yankee Hall Rd	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-6941	600	40	14.9	99.5%	69 (11.5%)	265 (44.2%)	221 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.3%)	$10,450			$1,636			$8,814	23.9	34.3	520	107
370126000539	628	Little River K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2315 Snow Hill Road	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3940	374	39	9.5	48.1%	173 (46.3%)	100 (26.7%)	83 (22.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$12,393			$773			$11,620	23.8	55.8	328	300
370150000646	629	Walkertown Middle	Public	6-8	5240 Sullivantown Road	Walkertown	27051	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4154	639	42	15.1	99.5%	220 (34.4%)	217 (34.0%)	170 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	$8,991			$819			$8,172	23.8	26.5	593	36
370120000492	630	B F Grady Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2627 N Nc 11 & 903	Albertson	28508	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 568-3487	869	56	15.5	99.5%	189 (21.7%)	52 (6.0%)	606 (69.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.1%)	$10,266			$1,280			$8,986	23.6	24.4	616	14

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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.

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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.