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)
370009902496	1	Quest Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	10908 Strickland Road	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Quest Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 841-0441	142	11	12.9		111 (78.2%)	4 (2.8%)	8 (5.6%)	7 (4.9%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.0%)								99.1	99.1	2	1
370472003205	2	Mills Park Middle	Public	6-8	441 Mills Park Drive	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 466-1500	1,630	85	19.1	6.3%	538 (33.0%)	76 (4.7%)	115 (7.1%)	848 (52.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (3.1%)	$7,648			$376			$7,272	99	99	3	1
370462002904	3	Marvin Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	2831 Crane Road	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1510	1,358	63	21.5	3.6%	849 (62.5%)	60 (4.4%)	65 (4.8%)	319 (23.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	60 (4.4%)	$7,118			$318			$6,800	98.9	98.9	4	1
370035403319	4	The Expedition School	Public, Charter	K-8	437 Dimmocks Mill Rd Ste 33	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	The Expedition School	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 245-8432	361	29	12.4		261 (72.3%)	12 (3.3%)	39 (10.8%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.3%)								98.8	98	6	2
370192002732	5	Brown Summit Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4720 NC Highway 150 East	Browns Summit	27214	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 656-0432	235	13	17.9	16.2%	121 (51.5%)	45 (19.1%)	17 (7.2%)	40 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	$9,102			$528			$8,574	98.7			(n/a)
370010702530	6	Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5225 Seventy-seven Center Dr	Charlotte	28217	Mecklenburg County	Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 503-1112	390	26	15.2		75 (19.2%)	16 (4.1%)	9 (2.3%)	272 (69.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)								98.5	99.1	1	5
370034403286	7	Summerfield Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5303 Hwy 220 N	Summerfield	27358	Guilford County	Summerfield Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 643-1974	777	39	19.8	16.9%	376 (48.4%)	71 (9.1%)	50 (6.4%)	136 (17.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	139 (17.9%)								98.5	96.2	20	13
370488003010	8	Wayne School of Engineering	Public	6-12	700 N Herman St	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 734-0070	433	24	17.8	99.3%	263 (60.7%)	79 (18.2%)	67 (15.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	$7,192			$332			$6,860	98.4	91.4	56	48
370462002413	9	Weddington Middle	Public	6-8	5903 Deal Road	Matthews	28104	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6318	1,450	64	22.6	6.8%	892 (61.5%)	82 (5.7%)	108 (7.4%)	301 (20.8%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (4.4%)	$6,716			$201			$6,515	98.3	97.5	10	1
370047203556	10	Telra Institute	Public, Charter	K-8	4150 McKee Rd	Charlotte	28270	Mecklenburg County	Telra Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 727-2530	467	15	30.9	8.6%	241 (51.6%)	20 (4.3%)	42 (9.0%)	125 (26.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)								98.3	97.6	8	2

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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.