Best Middle Schools in North Carolina

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish North Carolina test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
370033403303	511	Uwharrie Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	207 Eagle Ln.	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Uwharrie Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 610-0818	1,910	115	16.5		1,587 (83.1%)	79 (4.1%)	124 (6.5%)	11 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (5.5%)								37.6	36.5	498	13
370033000098	512	S W Snowden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	693 North 7th Street	Aurora	27806	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 322-5351	190	17	11.1	98.4%	41 (21.6%)	121 (63.7%)	8 (4.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.0%)	$15,107			$2,256			$12,852	37.6	30.7	546	34
370044603504	513	Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5203 Shopton Rd	Charlotte	28278	Mecklenburg County	Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 505-8344	817	46	17.9	47.6%	62 (7.6%)	466 (57.0%)	170 (20.8%)	50 (6.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.2%)								37.4	32.1	532	19
370168000719	514	Central Middle School	Public	6-8	362 US Hwy 158 W	Gatesville	27938	Gates County	Gates County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 357-0470	345	26	13.1	53.0%	213 (61.7%)	96 (27.8%)	14 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	$9,918			$561			$9,357	37.2	34.2	522	8
370268001115	515	Lincolnton Middle	Public	6-8	2361 Startown Road	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 735-1120	560	42	13.3	72.5%	268 (47.9%)	86 (15.4%)	149 (26.6%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.1%)	$8,847			$1,187			$7,659	37.2	46.8	404	111
370462001790	516	East Union Middle	Public	6-8	6010 W Marshville Blvd	Marshville	28103	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1540	669	41	16.3	79.4%	161 (24.1%)	194 (29.0%)	282 (42.2%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	$11,471			$1,160			$10,311	37.2	30.2	555	39
370228002460	517	Mattamuskeet School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	60 Juniper Bay Road	Swanquarter	27885	Hyde County	Hyde County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 926-0221	317	30	10.5	99.1%	164 (51.7%)	92 (29.0%)	48 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	$17,035			$2,169			$14,866	36.8	16	676	159
370093000356	518	Sampson Middle	Public	6-8	1201 W Elizabeth St	Clinton	28328	Sampson County	Clinton City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 592-3327	647	41	15.8	99.5%	112 (17.3%)	229 (35.4%)	254 (39.3%)	4 (0.6%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.8%)	$8,860			$1,272			$7,588	36.8	42.3	433	85
370354002345	519	River Road Middle	Public	6-8	1701 River Road	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 333-1454	463	31	14.8	99.4%	120 (25.9%)	265 (57.2%)	52 (11.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.8%)	$9,187			$1,100			$8,087	36.6	35.1	508	11
370041203415	520	American Leadership Academy-Coastal	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	1135 Pandion Dr	Wilmington	28411	New Hanover County	American Leadership Academy-Coastal	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 839-0012	777	0	2354.5		655 (84.3%)	36 (4.6%)	36 (4.6%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.3%)								36.3	57.6	308	212

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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.