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)
370327001353	481	Southern Nash Middle	Public	6-8	5301 South NC Highway 581	Spring Hope	27882	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 937-9020	798	43	18.5	69.0%	289 (36.2%)	185 (23.2%)	283 (35.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.8%)	$7,877			$815			$7,062	40.4	29.2	567	86
370192000787	482	Mendenhall Middle	Public	6-8	205 Willoughby Boulevard	Greensboro	27408	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 545-2000	624	38	16.4	62.0%	170 (27.2%)	283 (45.4%)	97 (15.5%)	34 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.3%)	$8,857			$852			$8,004	40.3	41.5	444	38
370039203365	483	TMSA Charlotte	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9108 Mallard Creek Rd.	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	The Math and Science Academy of Charlott	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 321-7744	790	25	31	41.3%	19 (2.4%)	417 (52.8%)	80 (10.1%)	210 (26.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.6%)								40.2	25.7	604	121
370042803452	484	Raleigh Oak Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2600 Sumer Drive	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Raleigh Oak Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 424-7626	303	22	14		198 (65.3%)	28 (9.2%)	43 (14.2%)	10 (3.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)								40.1	44.5	419	65
370040803404	485	Gate City Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	123 Flemingfield Road	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Gate City Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 617-5900	683	32	21	81.1%	36 (5.3%)	464 (67.9%)	117 (17.1%)	7 (1.0%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (7.5%)								40	23.6	625	140
370013302706	486	Carolina International School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9545 Poplar Tent Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Carolina International School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 455-3847	731	49	14.8		221 (30.2%)	258 (35.3%)	157 (21.5%)	33 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (8.2%)								40	43.6	423	63
370038603361	487	North Carolina Cyber Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2800 Meridian Parkway	Durham	27713	Durham County	North Carolina Cyber Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(984) 262-9237	2,372	136	17.4		1,012 (42.7%)	711 (30.0%)	382 (16.1%)	58 (2.4%)	22 (0.9%)	4 (0.2%)	183 (7.7%)								39.9	31.9	537	50
370008302452	488	Forsyth Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5426 Shattalon Drive	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Forsyth Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 922-1121	759	32	23.6	85.0%	42 (5.5%)	331 (43.6%)	316 (41.6%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	61 (8.0%)								39.6	38.3	482	6
370327003634	489	Nash Everywhere Digital Academy (NEDA)	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	801 Williford St	Rocky Mount	27803	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(252) 462-2855	198	15	13.2	30.8%	54 (27.3%)	112 (56.6%)	16 (8.1%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.6%)								39.6	32	535	46
370201003309	490	Highland Middle	Public	6-8	345 Highland School Rd	Sanford	27332	Lee County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 498-3331	875	56	15.5	64.2%	351 (40.1%)	226 (25.8%)	208 (23.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	83 (9.5%)	$7,358			$539			$6,819	39.6	35.6	502	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:

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

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.