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)
370345002339	591	Jacksonville Commons Middle	Public	6-8	315 Commons Drive South	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 346-6888	970	56	17.3	60.7%	294 (30.3%)	297 (30.6%)	223 (23.0%)	27 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	123 (12.7%)	$7,843			$907			$6,936	27.4	35.2	506	85
370345003547	592	Onslow Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	200 Broadhurst Road	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(910) 989-2013	484	42	11.4	53.5%	228 (47.1%)	119 (24.6%)	86 (17.8%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.5%)								27	44.8	416	176
370420002546	593	Spring Hill Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	22801 Airbase Road	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 369-0590	634	37	17.1	99.5%	130 (20.5%)	297 (46.8%)	36 (5.7%)	11 (1.7%)	107 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.4%)	$10,508			$1,255			$9,253	27	22.9	635	42
370001100435	594	South View Middle	Public	6-8	4100 Elk Road	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-3131	626	44	14.2	99.5%	91 (14.5%)	356 (56.9%)	110 (17.6%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	50 (8.0%)	$9,019			$1,257			$7,762	27	24.2	619	25
370342001407	595	Conway Middle	Public	4-8	400 East Main Street	Conway	27820	Northampton County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 585-0312	277	18	15.6	98.9%	27 (9.7%)	214 (77.3%)	20 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.1%)	$13,857			$1,798			$12,059	26.9	27.1	583	12
370345002273	596	Southwest Middle	Public	6-8	3000 Furia Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 455-1105	520	32	16.2	64.6%	283 (54.4%)	75 (14.4%)	97 (18.7%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (10.8%)	$9,298			$1,210			$8,088	26.7	33.7	523	73
370162000690	597	Holbrook Middle	Public	6-8	418 S Church Street	Lowell	28098	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9607	786	44	17.8	99.6%	274 (34.9%)	242 (30.8%)	202 (25.7%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.6%)	$7,945			$752			$7,193	26.6	39.8	465	132
370048002662	598	Walter R Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	701 Lenoir Road	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 430-7340	439	31	14.2	99.3%	111 (25.3%)	30 (6.8%)	263 (59.9%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	$8,789			$1,074			$7,715	26.5	27	584	14
370011302553	599	PreEminent Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	3815 Rock Quarry Road	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	PreEminent Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 235-0511	712	31	23	99.0%	9 (1.3%)	474 (66.6%)	158 (22.2%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (8.1%)								26.4	29.9	559	40
370037703321	600	Wayne Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	600 Tommy's Road	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne Preparatory	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 734-8085	944	69	13.6		381 (40.4%)	371 (39.3%)	91 (9.6%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (9.9%)								26.2	41.9	438	162

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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

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.