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)
370009002148	441	East Alexander Middle	Public	6-8	1285 White Plains Road	Hiddenite	28636	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 632-7565	549	36	15.2	99.5%	396 (72.1%)	35 (6.4%)	84 (15.3%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (4.6%)	$8,161			$691			$7,470	44.7	39.3	468	27
370053002064	442	Northwest Cabarrus Middle	Public	6-8	5140 NW Cabarrus Drive	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6550	817	46	17.5	62.1%	289 (35.4%)	257 (31.5%)	185 (22.6%)	32 (3.9%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.9%)	$8,575			$473			$8,102	44.7	61.3	275	167
370502002191	443	Forest Hills Middle	Public	6-8	1210 Forest Hills	Wilson	27896	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7913	626	36	17.4	99.5%	90 (14.4%)	380 (60.7%)	107 (17.1%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.1%)	$8,665			$708			$7,958	44.5	47.8	396	47
370035203284	444	The Institute Development Young Leaders	Public, Charter	K-8	4300 S. Miami Blvd.	Durham	27703	Durham County	The Institute for the Development of You	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 308-9731	412	24	17		7 (1.7%)	215 (52.2%)	173 (42.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)								44.5	36.8	492	48
370058000234	445	Kings Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3680 Wilkesboro Boulevard	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-6039	148	14	10.8	98.0%	134 (90.5%)	2 (1.4%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	$11,461			$1,809			$9,651	44.4	36.5	497	52
370053002623	446	C C Griffin Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	7650 Griffin's Gate Drive	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6410	963	56	17.1	60.5%	327 (34.0%)	277 (28.8%)	262 (27.2%)	31 (3.2%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (6.2%)	$8,618			$798			$7,820	44.3	46.9	403	43
370037003341	447	The Capitol Encore Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	126 Hay Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	The Capitol Encore Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(910) 849-0888	832	54	15.3	97.7%	199 (23.9%)	350 (42.1%)	164 (19.7%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	108 (13.0%)								44.2	53.8	350	97
370225003249	448	Sandy Grove Middle	Public	6-8	300 Chason Road	Lumber Bridge	28357	Robeson County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-3559	625	32	19.7	99.5%	165 (26.4%)	178 (28.5%)	144 (23.0%)	5 (0.8%)	72 (11.5%)	2 (0.3%)	59 (9.4%)	$7,541			$1,124			$6,417	44.2	42.9	430	18
370192000827	449	Jamestown Middle	Public	6-8	301 Haynes Road	Jamestown	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2100	961	55	17.4	99.7%	220 (22.9%)	402 (41.8%)	166 (17.3%)	99 (10.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	68 (7.1%)	$8,206			$601			$7,604	44	39.8	466	17
370261001088	450	E B Frink Middle	Public	6-8	102 N Martin Luther King Jr Dr	La Grange	28551	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 566-3326	528	34	15.6	99.1%	180 (34.1%)	214 (40.5%)	105 (19.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	$8,445			$1,333			$7,111	44	40.8	454	4

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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.

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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.