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)
370032403259	11	Triangle Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	312 Gregson Dr.	Cary	27511	Wake County	Triangle Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 388-0077	1,276	43	29.9		361 (28.3%)	151 (11.8%)	53 (4.2%)	567 (44.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	143 (11.2%)								98.3	95.6	23	12
370472003470	12	Apex Friendship Middle	Public	6-8	7701 Humie Olive Rd	Apex	27502	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8960	1,397	76	18.3	11.8%	940 (67.3%)	94 (6.7%)	133 (9.5%)	173 (12.4%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	51 (3.7%)	$8,250			$361			$7,890	98	96.7	16	4
370297003517	13	Rea Farms STEAM Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	11532 Golf Links Drive	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0723	1,109	66	16.8	10.5%	473 (42.7%)	122 (11.0%)	117 (10.6%)	330 (29.8%)	8 (0.7%)	6 (0.5%)	53 (4.8%)								97.8	96.6	17	4
370014502926	14	Pine Lake Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	104 Yellow Wood Circle	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Pine Lake Preparatory	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 237-5304	1,879	112	16.7		1,550 (82.5%)	31 (1.6%)	112 (6.0%)	110 (5.9%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (3.7%)								97.7	97.3	12	2
370008402454	15	Greensboro Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4049 Battleground Ave	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Greensboro Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 286-8404	766	35	21.9		339 (44.3%)	118 (15.4%)	52 (6.8%)	127 (16.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	124 (16.2%)								97.7	98.3	5	10
370472003239	16	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	567 East Hargett St	Raleigh	27601	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 664-5644	269	20	13.4	30.1%	73 (27.1%)	127 (47.2%)	37 (13.8%)	17 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	$12,691			$443			$12,248	97.6	97.4	11	5
370006402399	17	Lake Norman Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12435 Old Statesville Road	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Lake Norman Charter	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 948-8600	2,215	123	18		1,294 (58.4%)	262 (11.8%)	142 (6.4%)	357 (16.1%)	11 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	149 (6.7%)								97.5	96.8	15	2
370006902415	18	Franklin Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1127 Chalk Rd	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Franklin Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 570-8262	1,651	113	14.6		1,287 (78.0%)	108 (6.5%)	93 (5.6%)	83 (5.0%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (4.5%)								97.2	96.9	13	5
370231000989	19	The Brawley School	Public	6-8	132 Swift Arrow Drive	Mooresville	28117	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 892-4711	639	33	19.3	9.2%	476 (74.5%)	16 (2.5%)	41 (6.4%)	60 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.0%)	$7,657			$294			$7,363	97.2	97.6	9	10
370004502360	20	Magellan Charter	Public, Charter	3-8	9324 Baileywick Road	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Magellan Charter	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 844-0277	406	30	13.4		330 (81.3%)	12 (3.0%)	18 (4.4%)	20 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)								97.1	98	7	13

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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.