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)
370040903393	471	Unity Classical Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	14613 Steele Creek Rd.	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Unity Classical Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 504-8460	606	23	26.3		169 (27.9%)	213 (35.1%)	125 (20.6%)	38 (6.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.4%)								41.6	57.2	312	159
370011002541	472	Bethany Community School	Public, Charter	6-12	1288 Hudson Rd	Summerfield	27358	Guilford County	Bethany Community School	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 951-2500	649	35	18.3		487 (75.0%)	63 (9.7%)	57 (8.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.5%)								41.5	31.9	536	64
370042403453	473	East Voyager Academy of Charlotte	Public, Charter	K-8	7429 Tuckaseegee Rd.	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	East Voyager Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 412-6988	149	7	21.6		8 (5.4%)	82 (55.0%)	45 (30.2%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.4%)								41.1			(n/a)
370031603198	474	Global Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	311 Dowd St	Durham	27701	Durham County	Global Scholars Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 682-5903	211	16	12.9	98.6%	0 (0.0%)	95 (45.0%)	113 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								41.1	31.6	541	67
370084000327	475	Chowan Middle	Public	6-8	2845 Virginia Road	Tyner	27980	Chowan County	Edenton-Chowan Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 221-4131	428	28	15	68.5%	155 (36.2%)	193 (45.1%)	50 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.5%)	$11,067			$622			$10,445	41.1	32.1	534	59
370114002216	476	South Davidson Middle and High	Public	6-12	14956 South NC Hwy 109	Denton	27239	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 242-5700	670	47	14.3	59.7%	623 (93.0%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	$10,381			$1,112			$9,269	40.9	41.4	445	31
370024000063	477	South Asheboro Middle	Public	6-8	523 W Walker Ave	Asheboro	27203	Randolph County	Asheboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 629-4141	508	38	13.3	77.4%	162 (31.9%)	71 (14.0%)	243 (47.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.7%)	$9,818			$1,505			$8,313	40.8	44.5	420	57
370234001007	478	Scotts Creek School	Public	PK, KG-8	516 Parris Branch	Sylva	28779	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 631-2740	451	32	14	69.6%	323 (71.6%)	6 (1.3%)	78 (17.3%)	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	$9,973			$1,203			$8,770	40.7	35	510	32
370041303430	479	Emereau: Bladen	Public, Charter	K-8	995 Airport Rd	Elizabethtown	28337	Bladen County	Emereau: Bladen	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 247-6595	580	46	12.4		379 (65.3%)	101 (17.4%)	40 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.2%)								40.7	39.9	464	15
370219000941	480	Grandview Middle	Public	6-8	451 Catawba Valley Boulevard S	Hickory	28602	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 328-2289	400	28	14.5	78.5%	95 (23.8%)	99 (24.8%)	138 (34.5%)	21 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	43 (10.8%)	$9,432			$1,144			$8,288	40.6	40	461	19

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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:

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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.