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)
370195000861	711	Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy	Public	6-8	13723 Hwy 481	Enfield	27823	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 445-5502	210	20	10.7	98.6%	1 (0.5%)	187 (89.0%)	14 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	4 (1.9%)	$14,324			$2,746			$11,578	14.4	8.8	728	17
370120000504	712	Wallace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4266 Nc 11 S	Wallace	28466	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 285-7183	1,147	71	16	99.7%	222 (19.4%)	289 (25.2%)	586 (51.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (2.9%)	$8,509			$1,271			$7,238	14.4	12.3	713	1
370462001302	713	Monroe Middle	Public	6-8	601 E Sunset Drive	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3120	955	55	17.5	84.3%	57 (6.0%)	251 (26.3%)	612 (64.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.1%)	$11,427			$1,174			$10,252	14.3	17.9	667	46
370297001195	714	Berryhill School	Public	PK, KG-8	10501 Windy Grove Rd	Charlotte	28278	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6100	427	35	12.2	99.3%	31 (7.3%)	45 (10.5%)	334 (78.2%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$12,434			$1,032			$11,401	14	13.2	706	8
370297003420	715	Marie G Davis School	Public, Magnet	K-8	3351 Griffith St	Charlotte	28203	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-0006	355	25	14	99.2%	2 (0.6%)	191 (53.8%)	154 (43.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$11,834			$1,218			$10,616	13.9	17.7	670	45
370450001775	716	Thomasville Middle	Public	6-8	400 Unity Street	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Thomasville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 474-4120	494	28	17.9	98.6%	86 (17.4%)	170 (34.4%)	193 (39.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.9%)	$11,713			$2,082			$9,631	13.3	15.8	681	35
370201003542	717	Harnett Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	108 LaFayette School Road	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(919) 552-0769	122	0		60.7%	47 (38.5%)	41 (33.6%)	24 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.4%)								13			(n/a)
370180002264	718	Northern Granville Middle	Public	6-8	3144 Webb School Rd	Oxford	27565	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 693-1483	525	25	21	82.5%	110 (21.0%)	275 (52.4%)	109 (20.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	$9,718			$942			$8,776	12.7	22.5	640	78
370297003468	719	Wilson STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	7020 Tuckaseegee Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6070	367	30	12.2	99.2%	5 (1.4%)	262 (71.4%)	76 (20.7%)	17 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$10,408			$1,128			$9,279	12.4	14.8	694	25
370162000687	720	W P Grier Middle School	Public	6-8	1622 E Garrison Boulevard	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9604	610	36	16.8	99.5%	82 (13.4%)	318 (52.1%)	159 (26.1%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.2%)	$8,330			$1,260			$7,071	12.4	12.6	709	11

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.