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)
370011202551	121	Union Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	675 North ML King Jr Blvd	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 238-8883	2,129	124	17.1		1,464 (68.8%)	217 (10.2%)	287 (13.5%)	36 (1.7%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	115 (5.4%)								81.2	84.2	105	16
370210000923	122	Rugby Middle	Public	6-8	3345 Haywood Road	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 891-6566	804	52	15.5	39.4%	613 (76.2%)	18 (2.2%)	112 (13.9%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (5.3%)	$8,445			$526			$7,919	81.1	84.2	106	16
370472002830	123	East Cary Middle	Public	6-8	1111 SE Maynard Road	Cary	27511	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 466-4377	627	47	13.2	35.2%	331 (52.8%)	90 (14.4%)	137 (21.9%)	33 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.4%)	$10,391			$516			$9,875	80.9	80.8	134	11
370333001381	124	M C S Noble Middle	Public	6-8	6520 Market St	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 350-2112	652	40	16.3	32.5%	450 (69.0%)	86 (13.2%)	73 (11.2%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.4%)	$9,109			$612			$8,497	80.9	83	111	13
370472002490	125	Lufkin Road Middle	Public	6-8	1002 Lufkin Road	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-4465	995	64	15.5	32.1%	481 (48.3%)	135 (13.6%)	210 (21.1%)	123 (12.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	41 (4.1%)	$9,106			$406			$8,700	80.9	82.6	114	11
370033000091	126	Bath Elementary	Public	K-8	110 S King Street	Bath	27808	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 923-3251	528	41	12.8	99.4%	431 (81.6%)	7 (1.3%)	48 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.8%)	$9,982			$1,354			$8,628	80.7	73	181	55
370297002394	127	Crestdale Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	940 Sam Newell Rd	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5755	1,001	42	23.7	30.5%	443 (44.3%)	256 (25.6%)	220 (22.0%)	48 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	31 (3.1%)	$7,966			$482			$7,485	80.5	78.8	149	22
370465003308	128	STEM Early High	Public	6-8	219 Charles Street	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 738-2260	257	13	19.1	98.8%	28 (10.9%)	150 (58.4%)	62 (24.1%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.7%)	$7,944			$592			$7,352	80.4	83.1	109	19
370472001849	129	Oberlin Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2816 Oberlin Rd	Raleigh	27608	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 881-4860	1,076	74	14.5	32.5%	597 (55.5%)	256 (23.8%)	167 (15.5%)	15 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.7%)	$8,583			$379			$8,204	80.4	79.8	142	13
370060000247	130	Camden Middle	Public	6-8	248 Scotland Road	Camden	27921	Camden County	Camden County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 338-3349	267	22	12.3	28.1%	217 (81.3%)	21 (7.9%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.1%)	$11,655			$440			$11,215	80.2	65.5	237	107

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.