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)
370309001331	231	Westmoore Elementary	Public	K-8	2159 NC Hwy 705	Seagrove	27341	Randolph County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 464-3401	269	21	12.8	58.0%	207 (77.0%)	13 (4.8%)	37 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	$11,793			$902			$10,890	67.1	40.6	457	226
370438002484	232	Piney Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	3415 Piney Grove Church Road	Lawsonville	27022	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 593-4000	224	17	12.8	60.7%	201 (89.7%)	7 (3.1%)	13 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$10,513			$712			$9,800	67	64.1	251	19
370345001435	233	Swansboro Middle	Public	6-8	1240 West Corbett Ave	Swansboro	28584	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 326-3601	967	55	17.6	42.7%	669 (69.2%)	54 (5.6%)	137 (14.2%)	10 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	91 (9.4%)	$8,610			$925			$7,686	67	60.8	288	55
370210000929	234	Hendersonville Middle	Public	6-8	825 North Whitted Street	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4800	510	39	13	53.9%	304 (59.6%)	38 (7.5%)	120 (23.5%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	33 (6.5%)	$10,377			$1,128			$9,249	66.8	65.5	239	5
370297002677	235	Mint Hill Middle	Public	6-8	11501 Idlewild Road	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5439	944	49	19.1	36.1%	329 (34.9%)	251 (26.6%)	245 (26.0%)	73 (7.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	41 (4.3%)	$8,224			$573			$7,651	66.8	67.5	223	12
370013802808	236	Two Rivers Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	1018 Archie Carroll Road	Boone	28607	Watauga County	Two Rivers Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 262-5411	164	14	11.9		150 (91.5%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)								66.5	84.3	104	132
370488002497	237	Rosewood Middle	Public	6-8	541 NC 581 South	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 736-5050	322	20	15.8	99.1%	185 (57.5%)	68 (21.1%)	53 (16.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.0%)	$11,009			$1,275			$9,734	66.4	59.6	295	58
370472000267	238	West Lake Middle	Public	6-8	4600 West Lake Rd	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 662-2900	877	48	18.1	40.3%	446 (50.9%)	145 (16.5%)	239 (27.3%)	22 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.6%)	$8,884			$574			$8,310	66.1	61.1	281	43
370300001292	239	Bowman Middle	Public	5-8	410 S Mitchell Avenue	Bakersville	28705	Mitchell County	Mitchell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 766-3370	202	15	13.7	61.4%	187 (92.6%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	$12,368			$1,185			$11,183	66.1	58.3	302	63
370472003240	240	Rolesville Middle	Public	6-8	4700 Burlington Mills Road	Rolesville	27571	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 570-2260	1,021	58	17.7	37.8%	417 (40.8%)	303 (29.7%)	205 (20.1%)	41 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.2%)	$9,428			$385			$9,043	66.1	53	358	118

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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

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.