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)
370012000038	411	Glade Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	32 Glade Creek Sch Road	Ennice	28623	Alleghany County	Alleghany County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 657-3388	252	20	12.8	74.6%	159 (63.1%)	1 (0.4%)	89 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$12,782			$1,440			$11,341	48.3	72.9	182	229
370011602565	412	Clover Garden	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2454 Altamahaw Union Ridge Roa	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Clover Garden	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 586-9440	685	38	18		586 (85.5%)	35 (5.1%)	37 (5.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.2%)								48.1	86.3	88	324
370393001574	413	Magnolia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	10928 US 301 North	Lumberton	28360	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 671-6070	781	50	15.7	99.6%	43 (5.5%)	49 (6.3%)	309 (39.6%)	2 (0.3%)	342 (43.8%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (4.4%)	$9,903			$1,678			$8,225	47.9	41.6	443	30
370043303454	414	Rolesville Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	908 Eagle Scholars Drive	Rolesville	27571	Wake County	Rolesville Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 263-1422	632	32	19.7	46.8%	238 (37.7%)	228 (36.1%)	90 (14.2%)	27 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.6%)								47.9	66.7	227	187
370041103431	415	Movement Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2701-B Freedom Dr	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Movement Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 585-1356	640	51	12.5	99.5%	14 (2.2%)	563 (88.0%)	47 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)								47.7	23.4	628	213
370126000441	416	James E Shepard Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2401 Dakota Street	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3938	381	32	12	75.6%	9 (2.4%)	235 (61.7%)	126 (33.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$11,998			$1,606			$10,392	47.7	50.2	378	38
370488003364	417	Spring Creek Middle	Public	5-8	3579 S NC 111 Hwy	Seven Springs	28578	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 751-7125	624	35	17.8	98.9%	128 (20.5%)	72 (11.5%)	407 (65.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	$8,626			$1,380			$7,246	47.7	36.8	491	74
370327001345	418	Nash Central Middle	Public	6-8	1638 South First Street	Nashville	27856	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 937-9065	551	34	16.2	65.7%	196 (35.6%)	281 (51.0%)	45 (8.2%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.6%)	$8,981			$1,407			$7,574	47.6	27	585	167
370261001096	419	Woodington Middle	Public	6-8	4939 Hwy 258 South	Kinston	28504	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-9570	577	38	15.1	99.5%	303 (52.5%)	89 (15.4%)	151 (26.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.4%)	$8,277			$1,227			$7,051	47.5	45	413	6
370276001141	420	Macon Middle School	Public	7-8	1345 Wells Grove Rd	Franklin	28734	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 524-3766	599	41	14.6	59.3%	428 (71.5%)	3 (0.5%)	149 (24.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$9,141			$985			$8,156	47.4	55.2	330	90

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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:

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

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.