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)
370502002008	91	Springfield Middle	Public	6-8	5551 Wiggins Mill Rd	Lucama	27851	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 239-1347	462	24	19.4	98.5%	218 (47.2%)	83 (18.0%)	138 (29.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	$8,059			$596			$7,463	86	81.6	125	34
370006802412	92	Brevard Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1110 Hendersonville Highway	Pisgah Forest	28768	Transylvania County	Brevard Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 885-2665	417	25	16.5		380 (91.1%)	7 (1.7%)	14 (3.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)								85.9	77.2	160	68
370041703413	93	Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	220 Rosewood Centre Dr	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 439-9448	1,268	75	16.8		908 (71.6%)	58 (4.6%)	87 (6.9%)	109 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	105 (8.3%)								85.9	87	84	9
370472001828	94	Apex Middle	Public	6-8	400 East Moore Street	Apex	27502	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-2181	938	54	17.2	23.0%	611 (65.1%)	89 (9.5%)	109 (11.6%)	74 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (5.5%)	$8,531			$520			$8,012	85.7	82.5	117	23
370297001266	95	Randolph Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4400 Water Oak Rd	Charlotte	28211	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-6700	1,176	61	19.4	47.9%	342 (29.1%)	326 (27.7%)	325 (27.6%)	151 (12.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (2.5%)	$8,175			$474			$7,701	85.4	89.3	70	25
370010802534	96	Cape Fear Center for Inquiry	Public, Charter	K-8	2525 Wonder Way	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	Cape Fear Center for Inquiry	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 362-0000	404	30	13.6		332 (82.2%)	23 (5.7%)	25 (6.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.0%)								85.2	82.1	119	23
370075003178	97	Margaret B. Pollard Middle	Public	6-8	185 Granite Mill Blvd.	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 969-0070	742	41	18.2	21.8%	494 (66.6%)	46 (6.2%)	128 (17.3%)	17 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	50 (6.7%)	$8,507			$455			$8,052	85.2	86.6	86	11
370192002855	98	Northern Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	616 Simpson-Calhoun Road	Greensboro	27455	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 605-3342	804	46	17.3	31.5%	460 (57.2%)	192 (23.9%)	97 (12.1%)	20 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.4%)	$8,488			$495			$7,994	85	85.8	95	3
370150002450	99	Meadowlark Middle	Public	6-8	301 Meadowlark Drive	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4228	827	50	16.5	34.9%	484 (58.5%)	108 (13.1%)	117 (14.1%)	73 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (5.1%)	$8,035			$504			$7,532	84.8	86.6	85	14
370472002033	100	Hilburn Drive Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7100 Hilburn Drive	Raleigh	27613	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 571-6800	590	49	12	32.5%	280 (47.5%)	122 (20.7%)	87 (14.7%)	47 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.0%)	$9,833			$684			$9,148	84.7	84.7	103	3

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.