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)
370132000558	561	South Edgecombe Middle	Public	6-8	230 Pinetops-Crisp Road	Pinetops	27864	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 827-5083	305	21	14.5	99.0%	119 (39.0%)	118 (38.7%)	48 (15.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.9%)	$9,619			$1,193			$8,426	30.5	27.9	578	17
370378002647	562	Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve	Public	6-12	1463 Pleasant Union Road	Trinity	27370	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 241-3900	475	34	13.8	59.6%	414 (87.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.8%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	$9,358			$780			$8,577	30.4	12.5	711	149
370414000790	563	Union Middle	Public	6-8	455 River Road	Clinton	28328	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 592-4547	427	24	17.7	99.3%	77 (18.0%)	94 (22.0%)	241 (56.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$9,309			$1,820			$7,489	30.2	32.2	531	32
370331000392	564	West Craven Middle	Public	6-8	515 NW Craven Mid School Road	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6488	673	34	19.8	98.4%	301 (44.7%)	221 (32.8%)	97 (14.4%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.8%)	$8,848			$1,103			$7,746	30.2	34.8	513	51
370034703281	565	Valor Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	355 Poplar Crossing Dr NW	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Valor Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 789-2500	669	48	14	59.0%	125 (18.7%)	322 (48.1%)	126 (18.8%)	12 (1.8%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (10.8%)								30.1	26.9	587	22
370153002382	566	Bunn Middle	Public	6-8	4742 NC 39 Hwy S	Bunn	27508	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-7700	591	35	16.6	71.7%	222 (37.6%)	136 (23.0%)	196 (33.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.4%)	$8,683			$797			$7,886	29.5	26.3	596	30
370003000021	567	Woodlawn Middle	Public	6-8	3970 Mebane Rogers Road	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 563-3222	575	33	17.2	53.0%	229 (39.8%)	171 (29.7%)	116 (20.2%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.3%)	$8,662			$579			$8,083	29.3	52.8	360	207
370405001613	568	China Grove Middle	Public	6-8	1013 North Main St	China Grove	28023	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 857-7038	524	27	19.7	48.9%	368 (70.2%)	20 (3.8%)	100 (19.1%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	$9,348			$833			$8,516	29.2	36.1	499	69
370192000757	569	Allen Middle	Public	6-8	1108 Glendale Drive	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7325	703	46	15.2	99.6%	22 (3.1%)	341 (48.5%)	240 (34.1%)	56 (8.0%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	37 (5.3%)	$9,180			$1,258			$7,922	29	17.8	668	99
370090002721	570	Shelby Middle	Public	6-8	1480 South Dekalb Street	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8328	630	41	15.3	81.1%	169 (26.8%)	360 (57.1%)	51 (8.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.0%)	$11,218			$923			$10,295	28.9	29.7	561	9

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.