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School
Type
Grades
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City
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Score (
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Average Standard
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2023
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2023
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341
Clayton Middle
Public
6-8
490 Guy Rd
Clayton
27520
Johnston County
Johnston County Public Schools
No
No
No
No
(919) 553-5811
573
36
15.9
57.8%
200 (34.9%)
149 (26.0%)
183 (31.9%)
7 (1.2%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
32 (5.6%)
$9,361
$587
$8,774
54.6
56.5
319
22
370045000134
342
Reynolds Middle
Public
6-8
2 Rocket Drive
Asheville
28803
Buncombe County
Buncombe County Schools
No
No
No
No
(828) 298-7484
479
38
12.7
58.9%
262 (54.7%)
85 (17.7%)
85 (17.7%)
7 (1.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
40 (8.4%)
$10,391
$728
$9,664
54.5
58.2
304
38
370040503392
343
Matthews Charter Academy
Public, Charter
K-8
2332 Mount Harmony Church Rd.
Matthews
28104
Union County
Matthews Charter Academy
Yes
No
No
Yes
(980) 339-5449
759
37
20.3
53.9%
289 (38.1%)
193 (25.4%)
185 (24.4%)
23 (3.0%)
2 (0.3%)
2 (0.3%)
65 (8.6%)
54.5
57.2
313
30
370162000713
344
Stanley Middle
Public
6-8
317 Hovis Road
Stanley
28164
Gaston County
Gaston County Schools
No
No
No
No
(704) 836-9600
670
39
17
56.6%
447 (66.7%)
77 (11.5%)
110 (16.4%)
7 (1.0%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
28 (4.2%)
$8,317
$777
$7,540
54.4
67.9
222
122
370483003559
345
Watauga Virtual Academy
Public, Virtual
K-8
175 Pioneer Trail
Boone
28607
Watauga County
Watauga County Schools
No
No
Yes
No
(828) 264-7190
44
10
4.4
38.6%
36 (81.8%)
2 (4.5%)
2 (4.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (9.1%)
54.4
(n/a)
370001101832
346
Mac Williams Middle
Public
6-8
4644 Clinton Road
Fayetteville
28312
Cumberland County
Cumberland County Schools
No
No
No
No
(910) 483-8222
1,151
60
19
57.9%
544 (47.3%)
324 (28.1%)
148 (12.9%)
9 (0.8%)
27 (2.3%)
7 (0.6%)
92 (8.0%)
$8,092
$1,061
$7,031
54.3
54
346
370042002152
347
South Brunswick Middle
Public
6-8
100 Cougar Drive BSL
Southport
28461
Brunswick County
Brunswick County Schools
No
No
No
Yes
(910) 756-6870
572
38
15.1
99.5%
453 (79.2%)
31 (5.4%)
39 (6.8%)
6 (1.0%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
42 (7.3%)
$9,300
$1,106
$8,194
54.2
55.8
329
18
370087002226
348
Hayesville Middle
Public
6-8
135 School Drive
Hayesville
28904
Clay County
Clay County Schools
No
No
No
No
(828) 389-9924
274
22
12.3
62.8%
237 (86.5%)
1 (0.4%)
24 (8.8%)
1 (0.4%)
5 (1.8%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (2.2%)
$9,537
$427
$9,111
54.1
58.8
299
49
370120001393
349
Chinquapin Elementary
Public
PK, KG-8
3894 NC 50 South
Chinquapin
28521
Duplin County
Duplin County Schools
No
No
No
Yes
(910) 285-3476
532
35
15.4
99.2%
353 (66.4%)
66 (12.4%)
84 (15.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
29 (5.5%)
$14,420
$1,253
$13,167
54
59.2
296
53
370047503568
350
Faith Academy Charter School
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-9
420 North Main Street
Faith
28041
Rowan County
Faith Academy
Yes
No
No
Yes
(704) 603-8437
601
42
14.4
543 (90.3%)
16 (2.7%)
20 (3.3%)
6 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (2.7%)
53.8
68
221
129
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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.
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: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.
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