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)
370472003412	661	River Bend Middle	Public	6-8	5601 Wallace Martin Way	Raleigh	27616	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 694-8690	1,124	75	14.9	73.8%	123 (10.9%)	469 (41.7%)	444 (39.5%)	60 (5.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.1%)	$8,782			$962			$7,820	19.5	23.8	622	39
370007402420	662	Dillard Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	504 West Elm Street	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Dillard Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 581-0128	277	6	43.8	97.1%	2 (0.7%)	250 (90.3%)	18 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)								19.5	27.9	576	86
370150000649	663	Wiley Magnet Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1400 Northwest Boulevard	Winston Salem	27104	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 727-2378	749	44	17.1	99.6%	219 (29.2%)	270 (36.0%)	201 (26.8%)	24 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.5%)	$9,915			$1,494			$8,420	19.4	21.7	643	20
370297002678	664	Southwest Middle School	Public	6-8	13624 Steele Creek Rd	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5006	1,392	65	21.4	40.4%	170 (12.2%)	616 (44.3%)	510 (36.6%)	57 (4.1%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	32 (2.3%)	$7,742			$614			$7,128	19.3	19.6	654	10
370488001945	665	Brogden Middle	Public	5-8	3761 US 117 S Alt	Dudley	28333	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 705-6010	588	25	23.5	99.5%	49 (8.3%)	171 (29.1%)	345 (58.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.4%)	$9,192			$2,039			$7,153	19.3	7.4	738	73
370405003548	666	Summit Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	1636 Parkview Circle	Salisbury	28144	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(704) 630-7274	227	15	15.2	66.1%	100 (44.1%)	54 (23.8%)	50 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.7%)								19.1	36.7	495	171
370201002456	667	Coats-Erwin Middle	Public	6-8	2833 NC Hwy 55E	Dunn	28334	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 230-0300	606	34	17.8	67.8%	260 (42.9%)	115 (19.0%)	200 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	$8,076			$555			$7,521	19	22.6	639	28
370001100399	668	Douglas Byrd Middle	Public	6-8	1616 Ireland Drive	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-3101	935	61	15.3	99.7%	158 (16.9%)	481 (51.4%)	172 (18.4%)	11 (1.2%)	17 (1.8%)	5 (0.5%)	91 (9.7%)	$10,730			$1,972			$8,757	19	19.7	652	16
370120000499	669	Kenansville Elementary	Public	K-8	328 Limestone Rd	Kenansville	28349	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 296-1647	613	40	15.3	99.5%	209 (34.1%)	196 (32.0%)	170 (27.7%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.2%)	$10,620			$1,785			$8,835	19	27.9	577	92
370297001213	670	Druid Hills Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2801 Lucena Ave	Charlotte	28206	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5515	270	30	9.1	98.9%	4 (1.5%)	177 (65.6%)	72 (26.7%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	$15,769			$2,330			$13,439	18.7	1.8	771	101

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.