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)
370432003485	741	Stanly County Virtual Education	Public, Virtual, Alternative	2-12	1121 Austin St	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(704) 961-3081	165	0		27.9%	103 (62.4%)	38 (23.0%)	8 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.7%)	$1,870			$164			$1,706	9.1	17.4	672	69
370393001575	742	Orrum Middle	Public	5-8	1684 South Creek Road	Orrum	28369	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 628-8408	297	20	14.7	99.0%	88 (29.6%)	95 (32.0%)	23 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (15.2%)	$10,974			$1,727			$9,246	9.1	13.5	704	38
370126000540	743	Lowe's Grove Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4418 S Alston Avenue	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3946	700	47	15	74.9%	35 (5.0%)	376 (53.7%)	236 (33.7%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (6.3%)	$11,779			$1,431			$10,349	9.1	15	692	51
370014302924	744	Charlotte Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	8601 McAlpine Park Dr	Charlotte	28211	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte Secondary School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 295-0137	175	12	15		23 (13.1%)	85 (48.6%)	51 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.1%)								8.9	27.6	580	164
370150003141	745	Flat Rock Middle	Public	6-8	4648 Ebert Rd	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6762	829	53	15.7	99.6%	92 (11.1%)	314 (37.9%)	373 (45.0%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.2%)	$9,360			$1,337			$8,023	8.5	8.9	727	18
370297001203	746	Cochrane Collegiate Academy	Public	6-12	6200 Starhaven Dr	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6460	918	46	19.7	97.8%	22 (2.4%)	245 (26.7%)	612 (66.7%)	32 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	$10,602			$1,223			$9,379	8.1	7.8	733	13
370393002236	747	Lumberton Junior	Public	6-8	82 Marion Rd	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 735-2108	707	37	19.2	99.6%	76 (10.7%)	310 (43.8%)	170 (24.0%)	20 (2.8%)	81 (11.5%)	4 (0.6%)	46 (6.5%)	$12,283			$1,793			$10,489	8.1	12.2	714	33
370393002240	748	Red Springs Middle	Public	5-8	302 W Second Avenue	Red Springs	28377	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 843-3883	596	31	19.1	99.5%	30 (5.0%)	126 (21.1%)	236 (39.6%)	3 (0.5%)	174 (29.2%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.2%)	$9,042			$1,734			$7,309	8	3.7	759	11
370150000625	749	Northwest Middle	Public	6-8	5501 Murray Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4161	887	50	17.9	99.7%	112 (12.6%)	367 (41.4%)	357 (40.2%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	41 (4.6%)	$9,092			$1,130			$7,962	7.9	15.1	691	58
370327003272	750	Rocky Mount Middle	Public	6-8	841 Nash Street	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2010	407	21	19.3	96.6%	26 (6.4%)	320 (78.6%)	27 (6.6%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (6.1%)	$10,165			$1,474			$8,691	7.8	8.8	729	21

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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.