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)
370297001264	571	Quail Hollow Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2901 Smithfield Church Rd	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-3620	1,144	67	17.1	48.6%	179 (15.6%)	371 (32.4%)	532 (46.5%)	29 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.7%)	$8,166			$922			$7,244	28.9	27.4	581	10
370126003580	572	Ignite Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	5321 Ephesus Church Rd.	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(919) 972-4400	467	39	11.9	15.2%	67 (14.3%)	256 (54.8%)	89 (19.1%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (10.1%)								28.8	22.3	642	70
370297003417	573	Renaissance West STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3241 New Renaissance Way	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-0049	705	59	12	99.6%	8 (1.1%)	476 (67.5%)	175 (24.8%)	26 (3.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	$10,213			$1,562			$8,650	28.5	23.3	631	58
370378001976	574	Trinity Middle School	Public	6-8	5271 Surrett Drive	Archdale	27263	Guilford County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 886-1100	518	30	17.2	63.5%	341 (65.8%)	31 (6.0%)	76 (14.7%)	38 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	$9,003			$524			$8,479	28.4	38.5	480	94
370231001000	575	West Iredell Middle	Public	6-8	303 Watermelon Rd	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 873-2887	546	34	16	65.9%	287 (52.6%)	86 (15.8%)	109 (20.0%)	18 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.2%)	$8,394			$737			$7,657	28.4	27.7	579	4
370480001933	576	Washington County Middle	Public	6-8	37 E Mill Pond Rd	Roper	27970	Washington County	Washington County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 793-2835	219	14	16.2	98.6%	8 (3.7%)	186 (84.9%)	14 (6.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	$13,244			$2,227			$11,017	28.2	20.8	647	71
370256001076	577	East Lee Middle	Public	6-8	1337 Broadway Rd	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 776-8441	531	33	16	71.4%	161 (30.3%)	108 (20.3%)	226 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.4%)	$8,028			$700			$7,329	28.2	31.8	538	39
370363001482	578	Northern Middle	Public	6-8	1935 Carver Dr	Roxboro	27574	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 599-6344	462	28	16.5	71.9%	198 (42.9%)	182 (39.4%)	47 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	$8,611			$930			$7,681	28.2	26.8	588	10
370162000694	579	Bessemer City Middle	Public	6-8	525 Ed Wilson Road	Bessemer City	28016	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9602	500	27	18.5	99.4%	225 (45.0%)	129 (25.8%)	99 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.0%)	$9,249			$1,434			$7,815	28.2	40.1	460	119
370201000880	580	Dunn Middle	Public	6-8	1301 Meadowlark Road	Dunn	28334	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 892-1016	412	31	13.1	99.3%	94 (22.8%)	189 (45.9%)	94 (22.8%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	$10,917			$1,260			$9,657	28.1	23.5	627	47

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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.