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)
370033603304	51	Falls Lake Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1701 East Lyon Station Road	Creedmoor	27522	Granville County	Falls Lake Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 964-9003	1,104	87	12.6		784 (71.0%)	117 (10.6%)	118 (10.7%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (6.8%)								92	88.1	76	25
370005302372	52	Woods Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	160 Woodland Grove Ln	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Woods Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 960-8353	508	54	9.4		365 (71.9%)	25 (4.9%)	53 (10.4%)	29 (5.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.7%)								92	93.6	35	17
370032803255	53	Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7800 Airport Center Drive	Greensboro	27409	Guilford County	Cornerstone Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 482-3855	1,337	79	16.9		959 (71.7%)	143 (10.7%)	85 (6.4%)	61 (4.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (6.5%)								91.6	93.5	37	16
370162000679	54	Cramerton Middle	Public	6-8	601 Cramer Mountain Road	Cramerton	28032	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9603	909	48	18.9	38.5%	620 (68.2%)	121 (13.3%)	94 (10.3%)	31 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.4%)	$7,892			$734			$7,158	91.4	92.7	46	8
370472002746	55	Salem Middle	Public	6-8	6150 Old Jenks Road	Apex	27523	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 363-1870	1,071	64	16.6	20.2%	592 (55.3%)	80 (7.5%)	159 (14.8%)	196 (18.3%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	39 (3.6%)	$9,372			$511			$8,861	91.2	91.6	55
370297003416	56	Williams Secondary Montessori	Public, Magnet	7-12	2400 Carmine St	Charlotte	28206	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0040	373	23	16.2	11.5%	235 (63.0%)	86 (23.1%)	31 (8.3%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$13,612			$958			$12,654	91.2	89.6	69	13
370032703258	57	Corvian Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4041 Johnston Oehler Road	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Corvian Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 717-7550	1,294	67	19.4		657 (50.8%)	334 (25.8%)	152 (11.7%)	79 (6.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (5.3%)								91.1	81.4	126	69
370006202393	58	Lincoln Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7834 Galway Lane	Denver	28037	Lincoln County	Lincoln Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 483-6611	2,263	129	17.4		1,733 (76.6%)	102 (4.5%)	271 (12.0%)	33 (1.5%)	10 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	112 (4.9%)								91	85.8	92	34
370297002870	59	Bailey Middle	Public	6-8	11900 Bailey Rd	Cornelius	28031	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-1068	1,326	74	17.8	15.9%	870 (65.6%)	139 (10.5%)	199 (15.0%)	65 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	49 (3.7%)	$7,387			$321			$7,066	90.8	91.7	54	5
370004602361	60	Sterling Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	202 Treybrooke Drive	Morrisville	27560	Wake County	Sterling Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 462-8889	620	33	18.9		261 (42.1%)	40 (6.5%)	22 (3.5%)	253 (40.8%)	15 (2.4%)	15 (2.4%)	14 (2.3%)								90.8	93.3	41	19

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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.