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)
370007802430	111	Evergreen Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	50 Bell Road	Asheville	28805	Buncombe County	Evergreen Community Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 298-2173	441	30	14.5		382 (86.6%)	5 (1.1%)	27 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.7%)								82.7	86.2	89	22
370483001938	112	Hardin Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	361 Jefferson Road	Boone	28607	Watauga County	Watauga County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 264-8481	851	78	10.8	38.1%	621 (73.0%)	23 (2.7%)	128 (15.0%)	38 (4.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.3%)	$11,487			$1,000			$10,486	82.1	87.8	79	33
370111002291	113	First Flight Middle School	Public	6-8	109 Veterans Drive	Kill Devil Hills	27948	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 441-8888	612	47	13.1	31.7%	497 (81.2%)	6 (1.0%)	75 (12.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.7%)	$10,240			$309			$9,931	82.1	87.5	80	33
370472002559	114	Wakefield Middle	Public	6-8	2300 Wakefield Pines Drive	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 562-3500	898	56	16	27.7%	514 (57.2%)	174 (19.4%)	127 (14.1%)	39 (4.3%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	39 (4.3%)	$8,502			$321			$8,181	82.1	73.2	178	64
370483001941	115	Valle Crucis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2998 Broadstone Road	Sugar Grove	28679	Watauga County	Watauga County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 963-4712	342	31	11.1	43.3%	284 (83.0%)	2 (0.6%)	49 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	$10,351			$520			$9,831	82.1	83.1	110	5
370357001470	116	Topsail Middle	Public	5-8	17445 US Hwy 17	Hampstead	28443	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 270-2612	807	41	19.6	19.7%	667 (82.7%)	17 (2.1%)	71 (8.8%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.1%)	$8,344			$489			$7,855	82.1	82	120	4
370472002317	117	Leesville Road Middle	Public	6-8	8406 Pride Way	Raleigh	27613	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4141	791	47	16.7	36.8%	373 (47.2%)	240 (30.3%)	114 (14.4%)	40 (5.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.5%)	$8,947			$527			$8,419	81.8	81.9	122	5
370357003479	118	Surf City Middle	Public	6-8	12345-B Literacy Lane	Hampstead	28443	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 928-0087	705	32	22	22.7%	588 (83.4%)	18 (2.6%)	42 (6.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	49 (7.0%)	$6,848			$445			$6,403	81.6	80.2	139	21
370002002081	119	Chatham Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2200 Hamp Stone Rd	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 742-4550	574	40	14.2	22.3%	444 (77.4%)	52 (9.1%)	31 (5.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.7%)								81.4	83	112	7
370268002470	120	North Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	1503 Amity Church Road	Denver	28037	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 736-0262	776	44	17.7	28.6%	656 (84.5%)	21 (2.7%)	63 (8.1%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.1%)	$7,347			$446			$6,901	81.2	83.3	108	12

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.