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)
370039002617	601	Bladenboro Middle	Public	5-8	910 South Main Street	Bladenboro	28320	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 863-3232	277	17	16.5	98.9%	156 (56.3%)	56 (20.2%)	39 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	$9,981			$1,030			$8,951	26.2	35.1	507	94
370297003146	602	Whitewater Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	10201 Running Rapids Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 344-3400	708	46	15.4	99.6%	26 (3.7%)	339 (47.9%)	281 (39.7%)	42 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	$10,408			$1,245			$9,164	26.1	29.8	560	42
370201000578	603	Harnett Central Middle	Public	6-8	2529 Harnett Central Rd	Angier	27501	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 639-6000	1,024	66	15.4	63.0%	438 (42.8%)	184 (18.0%)	329 (32.1%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.1%)	$8,387			$686			$7,701	26.1	26.2	598	5
370001200004	604	C M Eppes Middle	Public	6-8	1100 South Elm Street	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 757-2160	626	45	13.9	99.4%	113 (18.1%)	440 (70.3%)	31 (5.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.4%)	$10,063			$1,569			$8,493	26	24.7	615	11
370297001889	605	Northridge Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	7601 The Plaza	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5015	1,088	57	18.9	57.9%	36 (3.3%)	604 (55.5%)	375 (34.5%)	34 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.2%)	$9,314			$958			$8,355	25.7	26.4	595	10
370045000144	606	Erwin Middle	Public	7-8	20 Erwin Middle School Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 232-4264	568	45	12.6	73.6%	293 (51.6%)	56 (9.9%)	175 (30.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	12 (2.1%)	26 (4.6%)	$9,336			$764			$8,571	25.7	34.8	514	92
370438001742	607	Southeastern Stokes Middle School	Public	6-8	1044 N Main Street	Walnut Cove	27052	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 591-4371	400	25	15.8	62.8%	328 (82.0%)	23 (5.8%)	22 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	$10,154			$904			$9,250	25.7	38.4	481	126
370001102123	608	Luther Nick Jeralds Middle	Public	6-8	2517 Ramsey Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 822-2570	616	39	15.7	99.5%	48 (7.8%)	439 (71.3%)	74 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	5 (0.8%)	42 (6.8%)	$10,234			$1,335			$8,900	25.6	25.4	607	1
370472002104	609	Mount Vernon	Public	K-8	5418 Chapel Hill Rd	Raleigh	27607	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 233-4313	68	26	2.6	95.6%	9 (13.2%)	41 (60.3%)	14 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.9%)	$39,441			$8,764			$30,677	25.6	14.8	695	86
370058000227	610	Gamewell Middle	Public	6-8	3210 Gamewell School Road	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-6204	506	35	14.6	80.4%	300 (59.3%)	46 (9.1%)	111 (21.9%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.9%)	$8,743			$1,279			$7,464	25.6	24.2	618	8

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.