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)
370039603370	201	Winterville Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4160 Bayswater Road	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Winterville Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 689-6153	592	31	19	61.3%	121 (20.4%)	259 (43.8%)	75 (12.7%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	121 (20.4%)								71	78.9	147	54
370039903387	202	Concord Lake STEAM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1911 Concord Lake Road	Kannapolis	28083	Cabarrus County	Concord Lake STEAM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 273-5310	603	27	22.1	62.0%	180 (29.9%)	258 (42.8%)	107 (17.7%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.1%)								70.9	61.9	269	67
370001103247	203	Reid Ross Classical Middle	Public	6-8	3200 Ramsey Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 488-8415	226	17	13.2	74.3%	25 (11.1%)	167 (73.9%)	22 (9.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.9%)	$5,025			$207			$4,817	70.8	64.8	243	40
370035603329	204	Bradford Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2502 Salome Church Rd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Bradford Preparatory School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 549-0080	1,511	107	14		704 (46.6%)	431 (28.5%)	151 (10.0%)	59 (3.9%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	160 (10.6%)								70.6	79.4	145	59
370030001723	205	Cranberry Middle	Public	6-8	6230 North US Highway 19E	Elk Park	28622	Avery County	Avery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 733-2932	170	16	10.8	57.6%	151 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$11,973			$1,132			$10,841	70.5	78	155	50
370237002998	206	Archer Lodge Middle	Public	6-8	762 Wendell Rd	Wendell	27591	Wake County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 553-0714	1,219	62	19.5	40.3%	677 (55.5%)	191 (15.7%)	263 (21.6%)	13 (1.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (5.7%)	$7,395			$351			$7,044	70.5	73.3	177	29
370010302511	207	Alpha Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8030 Raeford Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Alpha Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 223-7711	1,126	44	25.8	58.5%	144 (12.8%)	628 (55.8%)	210 (18.7%)	20 (1.8%)	14 (1.2%)	21 (1.9%)	89 (7.9%)								70.4	66.1	235	28
370162000666	208	Belmont Middle	Public	6-8	1020 South Point Road	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9611	742	39	18.9	40.6%	505 (68.1%)	79 (10.6%)	98 (13.2%)	18 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.4%)	$7,551			$657			$6,894	70.4	71	198	10
370069001364	209	Jacobs Fork Middle	Public	7-8	3431 Plateau Road	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 462-1827	440	28	15.4	47.5%	300 (68.2%)	15 (3.4%)	52 (11.8%)	28 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.2%)	$8,548			$885			$7,663	70.3	68.9	214	5
370072000301	210	Culbreth Middle	Public	6-8	225 Culbreth Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 929-7161	656	50	13	33.4%	326 (49.7%)	70 (10.7%)	170 (25.9%)	44 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.7%)	$12,195			$336			$11,860	69.8	74.4	171	39

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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

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.