Best Middle Schools in North Carolina

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish North Carolina test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
370472001872	101	Ligon Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	706 E Lenoir St	Raleigh	27601	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7929	893	61	14.7	30.8%	438 (49.0%)	254 (28.4%)	104 (11.6%)	56 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (4.4%)	$8,934			$336			$8,597	84.3	85.6	97	4
370192002523	102	Kernodle Middle	Public	6-8	3600 Drawbridge Parkway	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 545-3717	745	40	18.8	40.3%	366 (49.1%)	178 (23.9%)	83 (11.1%)	75 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.8%)	$9,002			$474			$8,529	84.3	88.7	73	29
370472001877	103	Martin Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1701 Ridge Rd	Raleigh	27607	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 881-4970	958	67	14.3	27.9%	456 (47.6%)	184 (19.2%)	129 (13.5%)	161 (16.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.6%)	$9,504			$524			$8,981	84.2	80.5	137	34
370021002426	104	Ashe County Middle	Public	7-8	255 Northwest Lane	Warrensville	28693	Ashe County	Ashe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 384-3591	440	37	12	63.6%	370 (84.1%)	2 (0.5%)	59 (13.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$11,205			$855			$10,350	83.7	81.9	121	17
370001101833	105	Seventy-First Classical Middle	Public	6-8	6830 Raeford Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 864-0092	430	31	13.7	55.1%	72 (16.7%)	211 (49.1%)	80 (18.6%)	17 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	46 (10.7%)	$9,000			$854			$8,146	83.7	79.5	144	39
370001702069	106	Francine Delany New School	Public, Charter	K-8	119 Brevard Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Francine Delany New School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 236-9441	178	15	11.7		96 (53.9%)	43 (24.2%)	12 (6.7%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (12.9%)								83.4	71.7	189	83
370072000302	107	Phillips Middle	Public	6-8	606 N Estes Dr	Chapel Hill	27514	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 929-2188	609	57	10.7	29.9%	274 (45.0%)	98 (16.1%)	70 (11.5%)	117 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.2%)	$12,655			$480			$12,175	83.3	87.1	82	25
370045002507	108	Cane Creek Middle	Public	6-8	570 Lower Brush Creek Road	Fletcher	28732	Henderson County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 628-0824	452	33	13.5	35.8%	369 (81.6%)	13 (2.9%)	43 (9.5%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.3%)	$9,589			$601			$8,988	83.3	85.5	98	10
370297001259	109	Piedmont Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1241 E 10th St	Charlotte	28204	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5435	1,083	48	22.4	33.3%	195 (18.0%)	610 (56.3%)	154 (14.2%)	84 (7.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.5%)	$7,641			$438			$7,203	83.2	86.2	90	19
370072001240	110	McDougle Middle	Public	6-8	900 Old Fayetteville Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 933-1556	752	64	11.7	27.5%	410 (54.5%)	71 (9.4%)	185 (24.6%)	32 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.0%)	$13,223			$311			$12,913	83	81.2	128	18

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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.