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)
370034603302	31	Southeastern Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	12251 NC HWY 41 North	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Southeastern Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(910) 738-7828	218	14	15.5		145 (66.5%)	14 (6.4%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	47 (21.6%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.2%)								94.9	92.6	47	16
370013702786	32	Socrates Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	3909 Weddington Rd	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Socrates Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 321-1711	864	57	15.2		441 (51.0%)	115 (13.3%)	110 (12.7%)	132 (15.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.4%)								94.8	93.3	40	8
370013502736	33	Community School of Davidson	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	404 Armour Street	Davidson	28036	Mecklenburg County	Community School of Davidson	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 897-8061	1,501	88	17		1,192 (79.4%)	58 (3.9%)	127 (8.5%)	48 (3.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (4.9%)								94.7	93.1	43	10
370297002783	34	Community House Middle	Public	6-8	9500 Community House Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0689	1,412	71	19.9	12.5%	533 (37.7%)	185 (13.1%)	171 (12.1%)	482 (34.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	38 (2.7%)	$7,349			$398			$6,951	94.4	93.6	36	2
370036203331	35	Envision Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	590 Traditions Grande Blvd	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Envision Science Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 435-4002	741	53	14		488 (65.9%)	107 (14.4%)	59 (8.0%)	39 (5.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.3%)								94.4	93.7	33	2
370472003491	36	Alston Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	7833 Fussell Avenue	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8044	1,459	78	18.6	20.0%	360 (24.7%)	184 (12.6%)	154 (10.6%)	691 (47.4%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (4.5%)								94.2	94.4	30	6
370034303289	37	NC Leadership Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4353 High Point Rd	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	NC Leadership Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 992-2710	1,123	58	19.2		819 (72.9%)	65 (5.8%)	120 (10.7%)	29 (2.6%)	8 (0.7%)	5 (0.4%)	77 (6.9%)								94.1	92.8	45	8
370031403040	38	Endeavor Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4879 One World Way	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Endeavor Charter	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 848-0333	767	53	14.5		580 (75.6%)	68 (8.9%)	35 (4.6%)	33 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.6%)								94	94.5	28	10
370053003170	39	Hickory Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	7336 Raging Ridge Rd	Harrisburg	28075	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6490	935	54	17.4	16.6%	453 (48.4%)	200 (21.4%)	86 (9.2%)	148 (15.8%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.6%)	$7,652			$395			$7,258	94	94.5	29	10
370033803292	40	Oxford Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6041B Landis Rd	Oxford	27565	Granville County	Oxford Preparatory School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 690-0360	851	56	15		627 (73.7%)	100 (11.8%)	58 (6.8%)	19 (2.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.1%)								93.9	94.9	26	14

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.