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)
370472002031	21	Davis Drive Middle	Public	6-8	2101 Davis Drive	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-3033	959	57	16.8	12.3%	396 (41.3%)	47 (4.9%)	93 (9.7%)	386 (40.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	32 (3.3%)	$7,994			$391			$7,602	96.6	96.9	14	7
370040203386	22	Peak Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1601 Orchard Villas Ave	Apex	27502	Wake County	Peak Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 377-1552	767	33	22.9	12.6%	262 (34.2%)	51 (6.6%)	67 (8.7%)	308 (40.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (9.8%)								96.6	96.4	19	3
370053002625	23	Harris Road Middle	Public	6-8	1251 Patriot Blvd	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6470	1,235	67	18.4	15.5%	524 (42.4%)	246 (19.9%)	113 (9.1%)	281 (22.8%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (5.3%)	$7,552			$400			$7,151	96.6	95.8	22	1
370031903193	24	Henderson Collegiate	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1071 Old Epsom Rd	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Henderson Collegiate	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 598-1038	1,320	80	16.4	98.6%	65 (4.9%)	825 (62.5%)	338 (25.6%)	31 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (4.4%)								96.4	93	44	20
370004902365	25	Sallie B Howard School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1004 Herring Avenue E	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Sallie B Howard School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 293-4150	1,204	74	16.1	98.8%	29 (2.4%)	692 (57.5%)	434 (36.0%)	9 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.3%)								96.4	91.1	58	33
370462003095	26	Cuthbertson Middle	Public	6-8	1520 Cuthbertson Rd	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-0107	1,344	59	22.6	10.0%	936 (69.6%)	79 (5.9%)	131 (9.7%)	142 (10.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (4.0%)	$6,904			$387			$6,516	96	94.9	27	1
370297002639	27	Jay M. Robinson Middle	Public	6-8	5925 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6944	1,305	69	18.8	10.0%	597 (45.7%)	121 (9.3%)	142 (10.9%)	396 (30.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	45 (3.4%)	$7,933			$459			$7,474	96	96.5	18	9
370472003237	28	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	301 Ashe Avenue	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 508-9088	350	22	16.1	30.3%	113 (32.3%)	131 (37.4%)	64 (18.3%)	22 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	$11,659			$232			$11,427	95.8	92.5	48	20
370228000979	29	Ocracoke School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	120 Schoolhouse Rd	Ocracoke	27960	Hyde County	Hyde County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 928-3251	158	21	7.4	44.9%	73 (46.2%)	1 (0.6%)	83 (52.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$20,156			$1,316			$18,841	95.8	63	261	232
370009102473	30	STARS Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	140 Southern Dunes Dr	Vass	28394	Moore County	Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 695-1004	809	55	14.6		587 (72.6%)	56 (6.9%)	102 (12.6%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	47 (5.8%)								95.4	95	25	5

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.