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)
370009302480	61	Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2527 US 221A Hwy	Mooresboro	28114	Cleveland County	Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 657-9998	1,360	80	17		956 (70.3%)	103 (7.6%)	138 (10.1%)	37 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	124 (9.1%)								90.7	88.6	74	13
370013902921	62	Voyager Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 Hock Parc Drive	Durham	27704	Durham County	Voyager Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 433-3301	1,361	102	13.3	23.1%	735 (54.0%)	354 (26.0%)	133 (9.8%)	47 (3.5%)	9 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (6.1%)								90.5	92.5	49	13
370035303291	63	Pinnacle Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2401 Joes Lake Rd	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Pinnacle Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 740-4040	1,132	38	29.6		837 (73.9%)	115 (10.2%)	81 (7.2%)	20 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (7.0%)								90.1	93.7	34	29
370237003441	64	The Innovation Academy at South Campus	Public	6-8	521 Martin Luther King Dr	Smithfield	27577	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 934-6481	232	19	12.2	52.6%	122 (52.6%)	33 (14.2%)	65 (28.0%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$8,168			$360			$7,808	89.8	92.5	50	14
370001202867	65	Hope Middle	Public	6-8	2995 Mills Road	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 355-7071	877	49	17.7	35.3%	458 (52.2%)	228 (26.0%)	89 (10.1%)	50 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.8%)	$8,349			$704			$7,645	89.6	90.1	67	2
370126001547	66	Durham School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	401 North Duke Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3926	1,705	114	14.9	34.0%	603 (35.4%)	423 (24.8%)	520 (30.5%)	61 (3.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (5.6%)	$10,260			$523			$9,737	89.5	88	78	12
370333002594	67	Charles P Murray Middle	Public	6-8	655 Halyburton Memorial Parkwy	Wilmington	28412	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 790-2363	882	54	16.3	34.1%	702 (79.6%)	54 (6.1%)	56 (6.3%)	17 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	45 (5.1%)	$8,277			$616			$7,661	89.4	88.1	77	10
370072002600	68	Smith Middle	Public	6-8	9201 Seawell School Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 918-2145	768	60	12.8	24.0%	356 (46.4%)	81 (10.5%)	115 (15.0%)	152 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.3%)	$11,562			$338			$11,224	89.4	90.7	59	9
370472001905	69	West Cary Middle	Public	6-8	1000 Evans Road	Cary	27513	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 460-3528	860	51	16.8	25.6%	270 (31.4%)	130 (15.1%)	105 (12.2%)	327 (38.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.6%)	$7,509			$324			$7,185	89.2	90.5	61	8
370017502914	70	Roxboro Community School	Public, Charter	6-12	115 Lake Drive	Roxboro	27573	Person County	Roxboro Community School	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 597-0020	688	48	14.3		521 (75.7%)	75 (10.9%)	40 (5.8%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.1%)								89.1	91.4	57	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.

Educational resources:

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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.