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)
370138003575	161	Global E-Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	334 Elk Spur Street	Elkin	28621	Surry County	Elkin City Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 835-3858	62	4	15.5	45.2%	44 (71.0%)	3 (4.8%)	5 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (14.5%)								76.1	26.3	597	436
370001102439	162	John R Griffin Middle	Public	6-8	5551 Fisher Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 424-7678	1,057	63	16.7	39.5%	401 (37.9%)	250 (23.7%)	212 (20.1%)	74 (7.0%)	16 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (9.8%)	$8,311			$843			$7,468	76.1	71.1	197	35
370507002026	163	Cane River Middle	Public	6-8	1128 Cane River School Road	Burnsville	28714	Yancey County	Yancey County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 682-2202	180	17	10.5	52.8%	157 (87.2%)	1 (0.6%)	17 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$11,216			$1,039			$10,177	75.8	70	206	43
370472001860	164	Fuquay-Varina Middle	Public	6-8	109 N Ennis Street	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-2727	1,019	57	17.7	28.4%	562 (55.2%)	158 (15.5%)	166 (16.3%)	83 (8.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	44 (4.3%)	$8,708			$369			$8,339	75.8	75.6	166	2
370345002402	165	New Bridge Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	401 New Bridge Street	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 346-5144	461	28	16.4	37.5%	264 (57.3%)	53 (11.5%)	88 (19.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.7%)	$8,907			$1,119			$7,788	75.8	81	131	34
370048403629	166	Wake Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14111 Capital Blvd	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(984) 245-0050	2,203	101	21.8		1,292 (58.6%)	347 (15.8%)	341 (15.5%)	56 (2.5%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	161 (7.3%)								75.6			(n/a)
370013202703	167	The Hawbridge School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1735 Saxapahaw Bethlehem Churc	Saxapahaw	27340	Alamance County	The Hawbridge School	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 376-1122	601	43	13.9		452 (75.2%)	22 (3.7%)	74 (12.3%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.0%)								75.4	78.3	152	15
370002902321	168	Summit Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	370 Mitten Lane	Cashiers	28717	Jackson County	Summit Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 743-5755	299	23	13		224 (74.9%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (20.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)								75.1	80.9	132	36
370237001019	169	Meadow School	Public	PK, KG-8	7507 NC Hwy 50 S	Benson	27504	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 894-4226	661	48	13.8	99.5%	418 (63.2%)	32 (4.8%)	191 (28.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	$10,525			$841			$9,683	75.1	58.2	303	134
370043003449	170	Johnston Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	40 Scholar Drive	Clayton	27520	Johnston County	Johnston Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 879-8190	751	31	24.2	48.9%	304 (40.5%)	169 (22.5%)	131 (17.4%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (18.0%)								74.9	69.8	208	38

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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.

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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.