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)
370393001583	371	Prospect Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4024 Missouri Road	Maxton	28364	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 521-4766	848	52	16.2	99.6%	19 (2.2%)	16 (1.9%)	17 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	772 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.8%)	$9,609			$1,583			$8,026	52.3	41.7	442	71
370495002658	372	West Wilkes Middle School	Public	6-8	1677 North NC Hwy 16	Wilkesboro	28697	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 651-4381	468	29	16.2	99.4%	380 (81.2%)	3 (0.6%)	63 (13.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	$8,888			$856			$8,032	52.2	66.9	225	147
370192000845	373	Southeast Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	4825 Woody Mill Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 674-4280	830	51	16.3	56.9%	402 (48.4%)	270 (32.5%)	97 (11.7%)	18 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.8%)	$8,530			$508			$8,022	52.1	51.1	370	3
370441002279	374	Central Middle	Public	6-8	883 Zephyr Rd	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 386-4018	490	35	13.9	69.6%	292 (59.6%)	4 (0.8%)	185 (37.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$8,754			$900			$7,854	52.1	51.5	367	7
370408001648	375	East Rutherford Middle School	Public	6-8	259 East Church Street	Bostic	28018	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 245-3750	552	38	14.5	99.5%	368 (66.7%)	78 (14.1%)	59 (10.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.4%)	$9,615			$916			$8,699	52	54.8	335	40
370041003390	376	Mallard Creek STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	9142 Browne Rd	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Mallard Creek STEM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 288-4811	961	61	15.6	53.8%	40 (4.2%)	695 (72.3%)	119 (12.4%)	38 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (6.8%)								51.9	43.8	421	45
370090000337	377	Burns Middle	Public	6-8	215 Shady Grove Road	Lawndale	28090	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8223	734	45	16.4	69.6%	510 (69.5%)	109 (14.9%)	77 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.9%)	$9,061			$807			$8,254	51.9	57.1	315	62
370047103555	378	Summit Creek Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	2126 Scott Rd	Browns Summit	27214	Guilford County	Summit Creek Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 355-4447	560	28	20.2	72.5%	118 (21.1%)	351 (62.7%)	56 (10.0%)	19 (3.4%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)								51.8			(n/a)
370297001269	379	Sedgefield Middle	Public	6-8	2700 Dorchester Pl	Charlotte	28209	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5840	501	36	13.9	99.4%	212 (42.3%)	199 (39.7%)	61 (12.2%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	$12,649			$1,297			$11,352	51.4	54.3	343	36
370237000582	380	Benson Middle	Public	5-8	1600 N Wall Street	Benson	27504	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 894-3889	511	31	16.4	68.7%	193 (37.8%)	87 (17.0%)	198 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	30 (5.9%)	$9,496			$899			$8,596	51.4	38.7	476	96

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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

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

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.