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)
370075000305	361	Bonlee School	Public	K-8	152 Bonlee School Road	Bear Creek	27207	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 837-5316	292	21	13.7	61.0%	199 (68.2%)	31 (10.6%)	50 (17.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$12,756			$1,041			$11,714	52.9	54.3	342	19
370001201488	362	A G Cox Middle	Public	6-8	2657 Church Street	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 756-3105	865	50	17.2	52.1%	273 (31.6%)	470 (54.3%)	38 (4.4%)	17 (2.0%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.1%)	$8,301			$676			$7,625	52.8	60	292	70
370192000782	363	Kiser Middle	Public	6-8	716 Benjamin Parkway	Greensboro	27408	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 370-8240	902	56	16.1	58.5%	351 (38.9%)	373 (41.4%)	129 (14.3%)	13 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.7%)	$9,801			$930			$8,871	52.7	51.9	365	2
370256003036	364	SanLee Middle School	Public	6-8	2309 Tramway Rd	Sanford	27332	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 708-7227	809	53	15.2	70.2%	260 (32.1%)	155 (19.2%)	360 (44.5%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.2%)	$7,599			$701			$6,898	52.7	48	393	29
370040303399	365	Union Day School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	3000 Tilley Morris Road	Weddington	28104	Union County	Union Day School	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 256-1494	552	35	15.9		344 (62.3%)	65 (11.8%)	68 (12.3%)	41 (7.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.6%)								52.5	73.5	175	190
370162002113	366	John Chavis Middle School	Public	6-8	103 South Chavis Drive	Cherryville	28021	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9606	413	29	14.4	69.7%	305 (73.8%)	38 (9.2%)	49 (11.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	$9,634			$956			$8,678	52.5	52.1	361	5
370090000341	367	Crest Middle	Public	6-8	315 Beaverdam Church Rd	Shelby	28150	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8221	849	52	16.3	66.3%	496 (58.4%)	211 (24.9%)	64 (7.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (8.6%)	$8,409			$668			$7,741	52.5	52	364	3
370444002314	368	Swain County Middle School	Public	6-8	135 Arlington Ave	Bryson City	28713	Swain County	Swain County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 488-3480	485	30	16.4	64.7%	310 (63.9%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	113 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	$12,023			$1,993			$10,030	52.4	49.7	387	19
370003802343	369	Arapahoe Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9005 NC Hwy 306 S	Arapahoe	28510	Pamlico County	Arapahoe Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 249-2599	484	40	12.2	59.1%	335 (69.2%)	38 (7.9%)	42 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (13.2%)								52.3	30.6	552	183
370002302090	370	Durham Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	807 West Chapel Hill Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 956-5599	643	50	12.8	99.1%	8 (1.2%)	172 (26.7%)	453 (70.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)								52.3	66.7	228	142

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.