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)
370010602527	531	Success Institute Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1424-2 Rickert St	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Success Institute Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 881-0441	85	4	19.9	96.5%	5 (5.9%)	73 (85.9%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)								35.1	41.3	448	83
370001201498	532	Farmville Middle	Public	6-8	3914 Grimmersburg Street	Farmville	27828	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 753-2116	583	37	15.9	99.5%	144 (24.7%)	307 (52.7%)	87 (14.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.2%)	$9,090			$1,247			$7,844	34.9	28.4	571	39
370354001453	533	Elizabeth City Middle	Public	6-8	1066 Northside Road	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 335-2974	472	33	14.3	99.4%	154 (32.6%)	217 (46.0%)	68 (14.4%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.3%)	$9,183			$802			$8,381	34.7	41.9	437	96
370033001925	534	P S Jones Middle	Public	6-8	4105 N Market Street Ext	Washington	27889	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 946-0874	690	39	17.8	99.6%	221 (32.0%)	274 (39.7%)	161 (23.3%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.1%)	$8,983			$991			$7,991	34.6	26.6	592	58
370210000919	535	Flat Rock Middle	Public	6-8	191 Preston Lane	East Flat Rock	28726	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4775	739	48	15.4	99.6%	385 (52.1%)	23 (3.1%)	290 (39.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	24 (3.2%)	$8,914			$670			$8,244	34.6	42.1	435	100
370399001069	536	J E Holmes Middle	Public	6-8	211 N Pierce St	Eden	27288	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 623-9791	593	39	15.2	99.5%	280 (47.2%)	155 (26.1%)	103 (17.4%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.1%)	$8,956			$1,143			$7,813	34.5	33.7	524	12
370162000716	537	W C Friday Middle School	Public	6-8	1221 Ratchford Drive	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 922-5297	612	31	19.6	99.5%	297 (48.5%)	146 (23.9%)	111 (18.1%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.7%)	$8,144			$730			$7,414	34.5	38.7	477	60
370039803362	538	NC Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4220 NC Highway 55	Durham	27713	Durham County	NC Virtual Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(919) 346-0121	2,959	129	22.8		1,264 (42.7%)	889 (30.0%)	408 (13.8%)	45 (1.5%)	49 (1.7%)	7 (0.2%)	297 (10.0%)								34.3	43	428	110
370264001101	539	Lexington Middle School	Public	6-8	100 West Hemstead Street	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Lexington City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-1567	591	38	15.7	99.5%	99 (16.8%)	169 (28.6%)	251 (42.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	63 (10.7%)	$9,220			$1,254			$7,966	34.3	28.4	572	33
370306002268	540	West Middle	Public	6-8	129 NC Hwy 109S	Mount Gilead	27306	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 572-9378	341	20	17	98.8%	159 (46.6%)	89 (26.1%)	57 (16.7%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.3%)	$10,822			$825			$9,997	33.9	35	511	29

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.