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)
370114003251	141	Oak Grove Middle	Public	6-8	1771 Hoy Long Road	Winston Salem	27107	Forsyth County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 474-8250	727	43	16.9	36.9%	563 (77.4%)	31 (4.3%)	89 (12.2%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)	$7,824			$474			$7,349	78.2	72.5	185	44
370150002449	142	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	3500 Sally Kirk Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4222	800	46	17.5	44.8%	385 (48.1%)	207 (25.9%)	117 (14.6%)	48 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.4%)	$8,047			$507			$7,540	78.1	80.1	140	2
370027003435	143	Montford North Star Academy	Public	6-8	90 Montford Ave	Asheville	28801	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 350-6900	224	18	12.4	40.2%	148 (66.1%)	39 (17.4%)	26 (11.6%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.7%)	$19,754			$1,531			$18,223	77.7	75.8	165	22
370108002627	144	Moyock Middle	Public	6-8	216 Survey Road	Moyock	27958	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 435-2566	621	37	17	24.5%	470 (75.7%)	25 (4.0%)	56 (9.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (10.1%)	$8,412			$382			$8,030	77.7	70.1	205	61
370297003557	145	North Academy of World Languages	Public, Magnet	K-8	12201 Hambright Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0743	617	44	13.8	31.8%	156 (25.3%)	262 (42.5%)	145 (23.5%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.8%)								77.5	66.7	229	84
370114000474	146	North Davidson Middle	Public	6-8	333 Critcher Drive	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 731-2331	706	42	16.8	42.6%	556 (78.8%)	22 (3.1%)	72 (10.2%)	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.9%)	$7,864			$405			$7,459	77.4	72.3	186	40
370312001332	147	Mooresville Middle	Public	6-8	233 Kistler Farm Rd	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Mooresville Graded School District	No	No	No	No	(704) 658-2720	933	53	17.6	45.4%	516 (55.3%)	186 (19.9%)	138 (14.8%)	14 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (8.1%)	$8,335			$447			$7,888	77.4	54.4	339	192
370037803334	148	Classical Charter Schools of Southport	Public, Charter	K-8	2260 Achievement Ave SE	Bolivia	28422	Brunswick County	Classical Charter Schools of Southport	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 338-4178	614	18	34.1		431 (70.2%)	33 (5.4%)	45 (7.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (16.6%)								77.3	80.6	135	13
370010202506	149	Classical Charter Schools of Leland	Public, Charter	K-8	7055 Bacon's Way	Leland	28451	Brunswick County	Classical Charter Schools of Leland	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 655-1214	1,000	35	28.9		686 (68.6%)	96 (9.6%)	77 (7.7%)	9 (0.9%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	121 (12.1%)								77.3	82.5	116	33
370078000319	150	Hiwassee Dam Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	337 Blue Eagle Circle	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 644-5115	120	11	10.9	97.5%	105 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.8%)	$13,929			$1,973			$11,956	77.2	82.9	113	37

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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.