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)
370035903337	401	Pioneer Springs Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9232 Bob Beatty Rd.	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Pioneer Springs Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 494-0777	567	46	12.3		353 (62.3%)	75 (13.2%)	75 (13.2%)	12 (2.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.1%)								49.2	50.2	379	22
370126000531	402	The School for Creative Studies	Public, Magnet	6-12	5001 Red Mill Rd	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3535	438	40	11	61.2%	60 (13.7%)	207 (47.3%)	149 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	$12,022			$1,332			$10,689	49.1	43.2	427	25
370453002550	403	Rosman Middle	Public	6-8	2770 Old Rosman Hwy	Rosman	28772	Transylvania County	Transylvania County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 862-4286	195	18	10.8	98.5%	171 (87.7%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$10,080			$500			$9,580	49	50.1	382	21
370219000940	404	Northview Middle	Public	6-8	302 28th Avenue NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 327-6300	458	29	15.5	99.1%	188 (41.0%)	77 (16.8%)	95 (20.7%)	19 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	76 (16.6%)	$8,178			$747			$7,431	49	57.8	307	97
370348001441	405	A L Stanback Middle	Public	6-8	3700 NC 86 South	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 644-3200	625	45	13.8	58.4%	245 (39.2%)	62 (9.9%)	265 (42.4%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.4%)	$11,425			$789			$10,636	49	48.6	391	14
370014102927	406	Wilmington Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	134 Cinema Drive	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	Wilmington Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 799-6776	92	10	9		8 (8.7%)	68 (73.9%)	12 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)								48.8			(n/a)
370472001902	407	Wake Forest Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 S Main St	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 554-8440	919	56	16.4	53.2%	296 (32.2%)	322 (35.0%)	216 (23.5%)	34 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.3%)	$8,523			$403			$8,120	48.7	45.8	408	1
370387001558	408	Rockingham Middle	Public	6-8	415 Wall Street	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 997-9827	590	38	15.5	99.5%	236 (40.0%)	232 (39.3%)	53 (9.0%)	9 (1.5%)	15 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.5%)	$9,095			$1,262			$7,833	48.7	35	512	104
370048000108	409	Table Rock Middle	Public	6-8	1585 Nc 126	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 437-5212	454	30	15.2	99.3%	296 (65.2%)	40 (8.8%)	47 (10.4%)	23 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.6%)	$9,032			$751			$8,280	48.6	35	509	100
370003000020	410	Western Alamance Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Eldon Drive	Elon	27244	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 538-6010	894	46	19.6	52.0%	425 (47.5%)	193 (21.6%)	208 (23.3%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	54 (6.0%)	$8,194			$561			$7,633	48.6	61.9	268	142

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.