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)
370177000576	701	Robbinsville Middle	Public	6-8	301B Sweetwater Road	Robbinsville	28771	Graham County	Graham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 479-9840	250	18	13.8	73.2%	187 (74.8%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	47 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$11,497			$719			$10,778	15.8	28.9	568	133
370150002380	702	Southeast Middle	Public	6-8	1200 Old Salem Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4219	820	48	16.9	66.8%	264 (32.2%)	212 (25.9%)	288 (35.1%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.9%)	$7,738			$734			$7,004	15.8	19.2	657	45
370003000196	703	Broadview Middle	Public	6-8	2229 Broadview Drive	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6195	797	30	26.3	99.2%	54 (6.8%)	259 (32.5%)	443 (55.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.5%)	$9,956			$2,056			$7,899	15.7	5.5	749	46
370357001471	704	West Pender Middle	Public	6-8	10750 NC Hwy 53 West	Burgaw	28425	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 283-5626	179	14	12.7	86.0%	56 (31.3%)	64 (35.8%)	50 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	$11,639			$998			$10,642	15.5	30.5	553	151
370333001394	705	Williston Middle	Public	6-8	401 S 10th St	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 815-6906	683	54	12.7	99.6%	110 (16.1%)	308 (45.1%)	230 (33.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.4%)	$12,800			$1,697			$11,103	15.2	13.6	702	3
370261000589	706	Rochelle Middle	Public	6-8	301 N Rochelle Blvd	Kinston	28501	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-4290	466	29	16.1	97.6%	9 (1.9%)	410 (88.0%)	23 (4.9%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.9%)	$11,035			$1,690			$9,345	15.2	14.8	693	13
370192001127	707	Jackson Middle	Public	6-8	2200 Ontario Street	Greensboro	27403	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7350	402	27	14.9	99.3%	13 (3.2%)	207 (51.5%)	149 (37.1%)	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.7%)	$11,896			$2,348			$9,548	15.1	24.9	612	95
370297001187	708	Albemarle Road Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6900 Democracy Drive	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6420	918	57	16.1	99.7%	34 (3.7%)	257 (28.0%)	509 (55.4%)	93 (10.1%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	18 (2.0%)	$9,035			$942			$8,093	15	17.8	669	39
370096003621	709	West Columbus School	Public	PK, KG-8	7685 Andrew Jackson Hwy SW	Cerro Gordo	28430	Columbus County	Columbus County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 654-4250	778	49	15.8	99.6%	406 (52.2%)	246 (31.6%)	63 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	47 (6.0%)								15			(n/a)
370216002207	710	Hertford County Middle	Public	6-8	1850 Hwy 11N	Murfreesboro	27855	Hertford County	Hertford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 398-4091	536	35	15.3	99.4%	44 (8.2%)	416 (77.6%)	32 (6.0%)	8 (1.5%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.0%)	$9,771			$1,659			$8,112	15	15.8	680	30

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.