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)
370012000040	541	Sparta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	450 N Main Street	Sparta	28675	Alleghany County	Alleghany County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 372-8546	558	46	12.2	76.7%	380 (68.1%)	6 (1.1%)	155 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.9%)	$12,210			$1,539			$10,671	33.8	36.6	496	45
370488001957	542	Mount Olive Middle	Public	5-8	309 Wooten Street	Mount Olive	28365	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 658-7320	377	21	18.3	98.7%	74 (19.6%)	136 (36.1%)	159 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$9,924			$1,423			$8,500	33.8	20.7	648	106
370114000466	543	E Lawson Brown Middle	Public	6-8	1140 Kendall Mill Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 475-8845	539	34	15.8	60.7%	397 (73.7%)	18 (3.3%)	97 (18.0%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	$7,929			$745			$7,183	33.7	45.3	411	132
370045002286	544	Owen Middle	Public	6-8	730 Old US 70	Swannanoa	28778	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 686-7739	418	36	11.5	62.4%	295 (70.6%)	23 (5.5%)	77 (18.4%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	$10,287			$730			$9,558	33.6	37.8	484	60
370192003541	545	Guilford eLearning University Prep	Public, Virtual	K-8	1900 Martin Luther King Drive	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 522-6330	539	48	11.2	17.6%	83 (15.4%)	331 (61.4%)	72 (13.4%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.6%)								33.5	30.2	556	11
370378001528	546	Randleman Middle School	Public	5-8	800 High Point St	Randleman	27317	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 498-2606	831	48	17.3	67.4%	505 (60.8%)	48 (5.8%)	227 (27.3%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.7%)	$8,098			$860			$7,237	33.2	35.8	500	46
370472000942	547	Durant Road Middle	Public	6-8	10401 Durant Rd	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4098	764	48	15.9	64.8%	196 (25.7%)	216 (28.3%)	291 (38.1%)	38 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.7%)	$10,019			$499			$9,520	33.2	34.5	518	29
370297003467	548	Charlotte East Language Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	6108 Wilora Lake Rd	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-0380	766	63	12.2	99.6%	43 (5.6%)	124 (16.2%)	559 (73.0%)	28 (3.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	$12,246			$1,264			$10,982	33	17.5	671	123
370001100406	549	Anne Chesnutt Middle	Public	6-8	2121 Skibo Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 867-9147	443	38	11.7	99.3%	50 (11.3%)	255 (57.6%)	90 (20.3%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	37 (8.4%)	$10,211			$840			$9,372	32.7	28.2	574	25
370030000085	550	Avery Middle	Public	6-8	102 Old Montezuma Road	Newland	28657	Avery County	Avery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 733-0145	230	22	10.6	71.7%	174 (75.7%)	1 (0.4%)	43 (18.7%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$12,188			$1,295			$10,894	32.6	47.7	399	151

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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

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.