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)
370114000458	321	Central Davidson Middle	Public	6-8	2591 NC Hwy 47	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 357-2310	684	40	17	58.5%	533 (77.9%)	29 (4.2%)	83 (12.1%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.5%)	$7,612			$756			$6,856	56.1	42	436	115
370483001939	322	Mabel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	404 Mabel School Road	Zionville	28698	Watauga County	Watauga County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 297-2512	156	19	8.1	64.7%	151 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$13,398			$1,416			$11,982	56	31.6	542	220
370041803428	323	Discovery Charter	Public, Charter	6-10	501 Orange Factory Road	Bahama	27503	Durham County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(984) 888-5504	332	23	14.1		162 (48.8%)	110 (33.1%)	34 (10.2%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)								55.9	57.3	311	12
370297001200	324	Carmel Middle	Public	6-8	5001 Camilla Dr	Charlotte	28226	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6705	1,076	60	17.8	25.1%	549 (51.0%)	125 (11.6%)	361 (33.6%)	22 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.8%)	$8,630			$632			$7,999	55.9	65.5	238	86
370162000698	325	Mount Holly Middle	Public	6-8	124 S Hawthorne Street	Mount Holly	28120	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9610	557	36	15.2	61.6%	300 (53.9%)	133 (23.9%)	67 (12.0%)	15 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.0%)	$8,065			$884			$7,181	55.8	51.3	369	44
370504003098	326	Forbush Middle	Public	6-8	1431 Falcon Rd	East Bend	27018	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 551-1135	628	34	18.5	57.0%	428 (68.2%)	22 (3.5%)	164 (26.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$8,543			$1,000			$7,543	55.7	57	316	10
370108000451	327	Currituck County Middle	Public	6-8	4263 Caratoke Hwy	Barco	27917	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 453-2171	357	26	14	41.7%	262 (73.4%)	10 (2.8%)	47 (13.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.4%)	$10,871			$394			$10,477	55.6	50.2	381	54
370309003211	328	Crain's Creek Middle	Public	6-8	4631 Union Church Rd	Carthage	28327	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 245-3796	592	32	18.3	51.0%	306 (51.7%)	153 (25.8%)	95 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	$9,638			$999			$8,640	55.6	43.5	425	97
370462001804	329	Sun Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1409 Wesley Chapel Rd	Indian Trail	28079	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3009	991	51	19.5	46.6%	484 (48.8%)	204 (20.6%)	217 (21.9%)	32 (3.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (4.9%)	$7,578			$417			$7,161	55.6	57.1	314	15
370363001486	330	Southern Middle	Public	6-8	209 Southern Middle Sch Rd	Roxboro	27573	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 599-6995	514	33	15.3	63.0%	267 (51.9%)	134 (26.1%)	91 (17.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	$9,679			$1,337			$8,342	55.4	48.3	392	62

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.