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)
370126000533	611	George L Carrington Middle	Public	6-8	227 Milton Road	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3916	755	60	12.6	73.2%	91 (12.1%)	312 (41.3%)	304 (40.3%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.8%)	$10,263			$957			$9,306	25.5	35.7	501	110
370153000575	612	Terrell Lane Middle	Public	6-8	101 Terrell Lane	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-1855	395	28	14.1	79.0%	106 (26.8%)	150 (38.0%)	108 (27.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	$10,048			$1,080			$8,968	25.5	39.1	472	140
370003000017	613	Southern Alamance Middle	Public	6-8	771 Southern High Road	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6500	685	37	18.7	49.3%	498 (72.7%)	44 (6.4%)	101 (14.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.5%)	$8,216			$680			$7,536	25.5	47.8	397	216
370472002255	614	Neuse River Middle	Public	6-8	2700 Old Milburnie Rd	Raleigh	27604	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 266-8500	908	69	13.2	76.8%	103 (11.3%)	313 (34.5%)	432 (47.6%)	24 (2.6%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (3.3%)	$10,715			$1,359			$9,355	25.3	23.4	629	15
370192000951	615	Penn-Griffin Schools	Public, Magnet	6-12	825 Washington Street	High Point	27260	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2870	537	42	12.7	66.5%	122 (22.7%)	248 (46.2%)	128 (23.8%)	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.3%)	$9,805			$738			$9,067	25.3	26.1	600	15
370357003586	616	Pender Innovative Learning Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1886 NC Hwy 133	Rocky Point	28457	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 789-6073	99	6	17.6	60.6%	64 (64.6%)	18 (18.2%)	11 (11.1%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)								25.2	25.7	606	10
370162002195	617	York Chester Middle	Public	6-8	601 S Clay Street	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9609	431	22	19.2	98.4%	84 (19.5%)	199 (46.2%)	122 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.6%)	$12,146			$3,225			$8,921	25.2	22.9	636	19
370120000493	618	Beulaville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	138 Lyman Road	Beulaville	28518	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 298-3171	822	51	16.2	99.6%	483 (58.8%)	125 (15.2%)	166 (20.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.0%)	$11,549			$1,108			$10,441	25.2	34.6	516	102
370472001853	619	East Garner Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6301 Jones Sausage Rd	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 662-2339	1,186	80	14.8	72.6%	157 (13.2%)	596 (50.3%)	362 (30.5%)	35 (3.0%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (2.5%)	$8,808			$540			$8,269	25	19.3	656	37
370237000811	620	Selma Middle School	Public	6-8	1533 Hwy 301 N	Selma	27576	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 965-2555	359	37	9.8	99.2%	36 (10.0%)	83 (23.1%)	228 (63.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$10,296			$1,265			$9,031	25	19.6	655	35

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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.

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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.