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)
370150000621	771	Mineral Springs Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4559 Ogburn Avenue	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-6733	662	41	16.1	99.5%	30 (4.5%)	238 (36.0%)	364 (55.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (3.8%)	$12,230			$2,011			$10,220	3.6	2.8	763	8
370045103507	772	Ridgeview Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	207 W. Bradley St.	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Ridgeview Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 867-6635	254	18	14.2	92.1%	6 (2.4%)	186 (73.2%)	32 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.2%)								3.4			(n/a)
370150002729	773	Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	1215 North Cameron Avenue	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-6732	361	32	11.4	99.2%	6 (1.7%)	187 (51.8%)	159 (44.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$14,063			$2,100			$11,962	3.3	3.2	761	12
370150000633	774	Philo-Hill Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	2700 S. Main Street	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4165	378	30	12.4	99.2%	30 (7.9%)	135 (35.7%)	197 (52.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$10,992			$1,886			$9,106	3.2	3.3	760	14
370003000010	775	Graham Middle	Public	6-8	311 E Pine Street	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6460	587	43	13.6	99.5%	94 (16.0%)	190 (32.4%)	260 (44.3%)	8 (1.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	$9,053			$1,314			$7,739	3.2	6.2	744	31
370488003147	776	Wayne Middle / High Academy	Public	6-12	801 N Lionel St	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 580-3609	37	10	3.7	91.9%	3 (8.1%)	29 (78.4%)	5 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,211			$1,677			$15,535	3	1	780	4
370058001010	777	Gateway School	Public	6-12	1889 Dudley Shoals Road	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 396-8373	58	12	4.8	94.8%	39 (67.2%)	4 (6.9%)	7 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (13.8%)	$28,313			$1,830			$26,484	2.9	6.2	745	32
370038503372	778	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	1107 Holloway Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 973-0285	311	21	14.5	96.8%	1 (0.3%)	132 (42.4%)	168 (54.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)								2.6	5.8	748	30
370034903299	779	Thomas Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	206-B Rube MCCRAY Circle	Lake Waccamaw	28450	Columbus County	Thomas Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 646-2237	71	9	8.2		27 (38.0%)	23 (32.4%)	8 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (15.5%)								2.5			(n/a)
370472003445	780	Connections Academy	Public	6-8	1280 Buck Jones Rd	Cary	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 694-8910	21	13	1.6	85.7%	1 (4.8%)	11 (52.4%)	3 (14.3%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)	3 (14.3%)	$38,998			$1,698			$37,300	2.4	1.3	777	3

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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.