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)
370138002797	211	Elkin Middle	Public	7-8	300 Elk Spur St	Elkin	28621	Surry County	Elkin City Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 835-3175	188	16	11.8	48.4%	128 (68.1%)	5 (2.7%)	45 (23.9%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	$9,240			$218			$9,022	69.8	76.9	162	49
370399002476	212	Rockingham County Middle	Public	6-8	182 High School Road	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 616-0073	753	44	17.1	50.9%	561 (74.5%)	79 (10.5%)	71 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.4%)	$8,169			$807			$7,362	69.7	71.4	193	19
370053003538	213	Cabarrus County Schools Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4511 Weddington Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(704) 260-5970	232	19	12.2	28.9%	111 (47.8%)	58 (25.0%)	28 (12.1%)	10 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.3%)								69.7	70.8	201	12
370438001730	214	Chestnut Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	2185 Chestnut Grove Road	King	27021	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 983-2106	661	41	16	51.7%	580 (87.7%)	9 (1.4%)	37 (5.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.7%)	$8,536			$580			$7,956	69.4	62	267	53
370010402520	215	Piedmont Community Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2596 Robinwood Road	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Piedmont Community Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 853-2428	1,906	116	16.3		1,004 (52.7%)	348 (18.3%)	393 (20.6%)	29 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (6.9%)								69.2	70.1	204	11
370048000105	216	Heritage Middle	Public	6-8	1951 Enon Road	Valdese	28690	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 874-0731	453	29	15.5	64.5%	342 (75.5%)	9 (2.0%)	40 (8.8%)	31 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.0%)	$8,601			$890			$7,711	69.1	79.7	143	73
370038703371	217	Youngsville Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	2045 Hicks Rd	Youngsville	27596	Franklin County	Youngsville Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(984) 235-4620	526	37	14		383 (72.8%)	43 (8.2%)	68 (12.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)								68.8	61.1	280	63
370010102502	218	Washington Montessori	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2330 Old Bath Hwy	Washington	27889	Beaufort County	Washington Montessori	Yes	No	No	No	(252) 946-1977	403	33	12.2		344 (85.4%)	7 (1.7%)	30 (7.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)								68.7	68.3	220	2
370046303532	219	Revolution Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3800 Oak Ridge Rd.	Summerfield	27358	Guilford County	Revolution Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 203-3690	724	24	30.1		593 (81.9%)	31 (4.3%)	31 (4.3%)	36 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.6%)								68.2	75.4	168	51
370048002225	220	Liberty Middle	Public	6-8	529 Enola Road	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 437-1330	457	28	16.2	58.4%	324 (70.9%)	11 (2.4%)	76 (16.6%)	21 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.0%)	$8,674			$830			$7,844	68.2	80.4	138	82

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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

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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.