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)
370183002294	691	Greene County Middle	Public	6-8	485 Middle School Road	Snow Hill	28580	Greene County	Greene County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 747-8191	680	43	15.9	99.6%	179 (26.3%)	230 (33.8%)	245 (36.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.2%)	$8,407			$-343			$8,750	16.9	23	633	58
370037503344	692	KIPP Halifax College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	9986 Hwy 903	Halifax	27839	Halifax County	KIPP Halifax College Preparatory	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 410-0277	591	32	18.4	97.3%	16 (2.7%)	499 (84.4%)	26 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.1%)								16.9	13.3	705	13
370192002586	693	Otis L Hairston Senior Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3911 Naco Rd	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 378-8280	631	45	13.8	99.5%	13 (2.1%)	437 (69.3%)	147 (23.3%)	17 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.2%)	$11,158			$1,766			$9,392	16.8	24.3	617	76
370192000961	694	Welborn Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1710 McGuinn Drive	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2880	419	29	14.4	99.3%	30 (7.2%)	257 (61.3%)	78 (18.6%)	32 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	$11,773			$2,324			$9,449	16.6	10.4	720	26
370488001951	695	Eastern Wayne Middle	Public	6-8	3518 Central Heights Rd	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 751-7110	465	26	18.2	98.5%	91 (19.6%)	250 (53.8%)	90 (19.4%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.3%)	$9,024			$1,286			$7,738	16.3	15.3	688	7
370002702112	696	Carter G. Woodson School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	437 Goldfloss Street	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Carter G Woodson School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 723-6838	451	17	26.1	95.1%	3 (0.7%)	168 (37.3%)	268 (59.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)								16.2	15.9	679	17
370256001085	697	West Lee Middle	Public	6-8	3301 Wicker St	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 775-7351	607	47	12.9	70.5%	156 (25.7%)	135 (22.2%)	284 (46.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.1%)	$8,316			$876			$7,440	16.1	21.1	646	51
370192000816	698	Southern Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	5747 Drake Rd	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 674-4266	607	35	17.4	99.5%	94 (15.5%)	223 (36.7%)	189 (31.1%)	60 (9.9%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.8%)	$9,441			$1,343			$8,098	16.1	15.7	683	15
370357001463	699	Burgaw Middle	Public	6-8	500 South Wright Street	Burgaw	28425	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 259-0149	257	20	12.6	83.3%	89 (34.6%)	84 (32.7%)	65 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.4%)	$12,822			$1,614			$11,208	16	15.2	689	10
370243002161	700	Kannapolis Middle	Public	6-8	1000 Virginia Dare Street	Kannapolis	28081	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 932-4102	1,238	78	15.7	99.8%	331 (26.7%)	332 (26.8%)	475 (38.4%)	10 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (7.0%)	$9,092			$930			$8,162	15.9	17.2	674	26

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.