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)
370045002192	131	North Buncombe Middle	Public	7-8	51 N Buncombe School Road	Weaverville	28787	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 645-7944	504	38	13.2	45.0%	395 (78.4%)	9 (1.8%)	66 (13.1%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.8%)	$9,771			$846			$8,925	80.1	81	130	1
370053003188	132	Harold E. Winkler Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4501 Weddington Rd NW	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6450	856	54	15.7	43.1%	296 (34.6%)	199 (23.2%)	210 (24.5%)	109 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	38 (4.4%)	$8,533			$668			$7,865	79.9	75.9	164	32
370075000304	133	Bennett School	Public	PK, KG-8	61 Randolph Street	Bennett	27208	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 581-3586	192	21	9.2	51.0%	167 (87.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.7%)	$15,427			$1,231			$14,197	79.8	78.8	148	15
370126000570	134	Rogers-Herr Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	911 Cornwallis Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3970	643	42	15.2	46.2%	169 (26.3%)	260 (40.4%)	164 (25.5%)	17 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.0%)	$11,594			$781			$10,812	79.7	82.6	115	19
370011802603	135	New Dimensions	Public, Charter	K-8	550 Lenoir Road	Morganton	28655	Burke County	The New Dimensions School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 437-5753	535	37	14.5		481 (89.9%)	19 (3.6%)	12 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)								79.6	71.4	196	61
370309002329	136	New Century Middle	Public	6-8	1577 Union Church Road	Cameron	28326	Harnett County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 947-1301	625	38	16.6	31.5%	469 (75.0%)	47 (7.5%)	62 (9.9%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.6%)	$8,510			$600			$7,910	79.5	69.6	211	75
370333001388	137	Roland-Grise Middle	Public	6-8	4412 Lake Ave	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 350-2136	860	52	16.6	32.2%	586 (68.1%)	65 (7.6%)	157 (18.3%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (4.8%)	$8,894			$611			$8,283	78.8	80.1	141	4
370043203460	138	Moore Montessori Community School	Public, Charter	K-7	255 S. May Street	Southern Pines	28387	Moore County	Moore Montessori Community School	Yes	No	No	No	(910) 636-1325	210	13	16.1		124 (59.0%)	29 (13.8%)	22 (10.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	30 (14.3%)								78.4			(n/a)
370297001250	139	Northwest School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	1415 Beatties Ford Rd	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5500	1,058	58	18.2	30.3%	338 (31.9%)	478 (45.2%)	171 (16.2%)	21 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.4%)	$9,618			$478			$9,141	78.2	81.8	123	16
370053000217	140	Royal Oaks Elementary	Public	K-8	608 Dakota Street	Kannapolis	28083	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 260-6310	592	46	12.8	99.2%	207 (35.0%)	222 (37.5%)	116 (19.6%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.9%)	$10,732			$1,643			$9,089	78.2	60.9	284	144

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.