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)
370472002804	761	River Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	4700 New Bern Ave	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 231-5600	26	18	1.4	88.5%	1 (3.8%)	13 (50.0%)	10 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.7%)	$33,564			$1,102			$32,462	6.4	5.9	746	15
370405001626	762	North Rowan Middle	Public	6-8	512 Charles St	Spencer	28159	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 639-3018	440	25	17.9	88.9%	102 (23.2%)	173 (39.3%)	119 (27.0%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.2%)	$11,802			$1,547			$10,255	6.2	10	721	41
370393002233	763	Fairmont Middle	Public	5-8	402 Iona St	Fairmont	28340	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 628-4363	318	22	14.4	99.1%	26 (8.2%)	160 (50.3%)	27 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	79 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.9%)	$11,030			$1,703			$9,326	6	7.1	741	22
370297002784	764	Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	6-8	500 Bilmark Ave	Charlotte	28213	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-0698	931	42	21.9	99.7%	14 (1.5%)	303 (32.5%)	552 (59.3%)	30 (3.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.8%)	$9,655			$1,565			$8,090	5.5	5.3	752	12
370231002302	765	Third Creek Middle	Public	6-8	359 East Barkley Rd	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 872-2135	400	28	14.2	88.0%	76 (19.0%)	177 (44.3%)	124 (31.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	$11,158			$789			$10,369	5.2	5	754	11
370231002301	766	Northview Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	625 Carolina Av	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 872-7606	95	17	5.6	96.8%	27 (28.4%)	47 (49.5%)	12 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.5%)	$21,250			$2,014			$19,236	4.4	1.8	772	6
370502002423	767	Milton M Daniels Learning Center	Public, Alternative	3-12	723 Elvie Street	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7900	84	7	12	96.4%	6 (7.1%)	59 (70.2%)	13 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	5 (6.0%)	$14,459			$946			$13,513	4.3	1.7	774	7
370042903455	768	D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy	Public	K-8	813 Nixon Street	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 251-6150	215	12	17.9	93.0%	8 (3.7%)	195 (90.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)								4.1	2.9	762	6
370231000807	769	East Iredell Middle	Public	6-8	590 Chestnut Grove Road	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 872-4666	352	19	18.6	77.8%	100 (28.4%)	125 (35.5%)	95 (27.0%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.3%)	$8,932			$824			$8,108	4.1	12.4	712	57
370039303366	770	VERITAS Community School CFA	Public, Charter	K-8	2600 Grimes Street	Charlotte	28206	Mecklenburg County	VERITAS Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 677-0101	169	12	13.8		12 (7.1%)	121 (71.6%)	17 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.2%)								3.8	5.8	747	23

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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:

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

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online 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.