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)
370111002107	291	Manteo Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 N Hwy 64	Manteo	27954	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 473-5549	369	31	11.9	46.3%	234 (63.4%)	15 (4.1%)	90 (24.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.9%)	$11,842			$518			$11,324	59.5	65.7	236	55
370360001476	292	Perquimans County Middle	Public	6-8	312 W Main Street	Winfall	27985	Perquimans County	Perquimans County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 426-7355	366	29	12.5	59.3%	257 (70.2%)	80 (21.9%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$11,076			$1,080			$9,996	59	56.1	324	32
370096002979	293	Nakina Middle	Public	5-8	9822 Seven Creeks Hwy	Nakina	28455	Columbus County	Columbus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 642-8301	214	12	17.1	98.6%	118 (55.1%)	29 (13.6%)	54 (25.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	$9,493			$1,505			$7,989	59	61.1	279	14
370047703615	294	American Leadership Academy - Johnston	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	3770 US-70 Bus	Clayton	27520	Johnston County	American Leadership Academy - Johnston	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(984) 302-3630	1,740	0			984 (56.6%)	279 (16.0%)	346 (19.9%)	30 (1.7%)	23 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	75 (4.3%)								59			(n/a)
370012702612	295	Queen's Grant Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6400 Matthews Mint Hill Road	Mint Hill	28227	Mecklenburg County	Queen's Grant Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 573-6611	1,331	48	27.6	38.2%	631 (47.4%)	330 (24.8%)	204 (15.3%)	29 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (10.2%)								58.9	73.1	180	115
370045303508	296	West Lake Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1691 Forney Creek	Denver	28037	Lincoln County	West Lake Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 966-2202	428	29	14.7	32.7%	288 (67.3%)	48 (11.2%)	58 (13.6%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.7%)								58.9	58.1	305	9
370090003537	297	Cleveland Innovation	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	400 W Marion St	Shelby	28150	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(704) 476-8000	182	15	12	52.2%	128 (70.3%)	30 (16.5%)	7 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.2%)								58.8	62.6	264	33
370488001955	298	Greenwood Middle	Public	5-8	3209 E Ash Street	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 751-7100	413	25	16.4	99.3%	88 (21.3%)	193 (46.7%)	85 (20.6%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.2%)	$10,327			$1,454			$8,873	58.8	47.3	402	104
370204000911	299	Waynesville Middle	Public	6-8	495 Brown Ave	Waynesville	28786	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 456-2403	720	49	14.7	61.5%	598 (83.1%)	7 (1.0%)	76 (10.6%)	10 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.2%)	$9,343			$1,182			$8,162	58.6	58.8	298	1
370078000321	300	Martins Creek Elementary/Mid	Public	PK, KG-8	1459 Tobe Stalcup Road	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 837-2831	184	14	12.8	98.4%	161 (87.5%)	3 (1.6%)	13 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$14,033			$1,512			$12,522	58.5	50.4	374	74

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.