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)
370001103539	391	Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School	Public, Virtual	6-12	800 North Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(910) 500-7985	590	41	14.4	65.3%	122 (20.7%)	301 (51.0%)	99 (16.8%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (9.5%)								50.1	50	384	7
370441003549	392	Surry Online Magnet School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	883 Zephyr Road	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 386-8215	84	5	16	50.0%	76 (90.5%)	2 (2.4%)	5 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								50.1			(n/a)
370192000577	393	Southwest Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	4368 Southwest School Road	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-2985	1,101	58	19.1	55.0%	286 (26.0%)	443 (40.2%)	162 (14.7%)	125 (11.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (7.4%)	$7,832			$573			$7,259	49.7	53.4	355	38
370231003595	394	ISS Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	222 Knox Street	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(704) 832-2522	148	2	70.8	15.5%	91 (61.5%)	21 (14.2%)	24 (16.2%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.7%)								49.7	33.5	525	131
370010502522	395	Phoenix Academy - Primary Elementary Upper	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7847 Clinard Farms Rd	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Phoenix Academy Inc	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(336) 869-0079	1,258	64	19.5		481 (38.2%)	367 (29.2%)	162 (12.9%)	96 (7.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	148 (11.8%)								49.7	64.6	247	148
370045203499	396	Community Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	185 Mariposa Road	Stanley	28164	Gaston County	Community Public Charter	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 931-4418	607	38	15.8		535 (88.1%)	12 (2.0%)	23 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.6%)								49.3	47.9	394	2
370039703374	397	RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	3420 Idlewood Village Dr	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 446-4777	479	45	10.7	99.4%	9 (1.9%)	339 (70.8%)	108 (22.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)								49.3	15.6	684	287
370378002276	398	Southwestern Randolph Middle School	Public	6-8	1509 Hopewell Friends Rd	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 381-3900	465	27	17.2	62.6%	310 (66.7%)	8 (1.7%)	132 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$8,606			$722			$7,884	49.3	52	363	35
370042003135	399	Cedar Grove Middle	Public	6-8	750 Grove Trail SW	Supply	28462	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-6120	434	30	14.4	99.3%	279 (64.3%)	68 (15.7%)	57 (13.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	$11,326			$1,081			$10,245	49.3	51.6	366	33
370044503506	400	Hobgood Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	201 S Beech St	Hobgood	27843	Halifax County	Hobgood Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 242-1880	404	33	12.2		319 (79.0%)	57 (14.1%)	19 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)								49.2	69.7	209	191

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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:

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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.