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)
370297001208	41	Davidson K-8 School	Public	K-8	635 South St	Davidson	28036	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3900	1,171	70	16.7	8.1%	886 (75.7%)	62 (5.3%)	124 (10.6%)	52 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (3.6%)	$8,947			$371			$8,576	93.7	94.4	31	10
370126003195	42	Lakewood Montessori Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2119 Chapel Hill Rd	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-2894	303	20	14.9	29.4%	155 (51.2%)	64 (21.1%)	66 (21.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$14,182			$1,909			$12,273	93.4	93.4	38	4
370003502340	43	Eno River Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1212 NC Highway 57 North	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Eno River Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 644-6272	782	60	13		620 (79.3%)	35 (4.5%)	64 (8.2%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	50 (6.4%)								93.2	95.4	24	19
370192000837	44	Northwest Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	5300 Northwest School Road	Greensboro	27409	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 605-3333	950	52	18.2	18.2%	685 (72.1%)	52 (5.5%)	79 (8.3%)	91 (9.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.4%)	$7,800			$622			$7,178	93.1	92.2	52	8
370012802613	45	Gray Stone Day	Public, Charter	6-12	49464 Merner Terrace	Misenheimer	28109	Stanly County	Gray Stone Day School	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 463-0567	751	43	17.2		622 (82.8%)	15 (2.0%)	50 (6.7%)	23 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.1%)								92.9	92.4	51	6
370472002682	46	Heritage Middle	Public	6-8	3400 Rogers Road	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 562-6204	997	60	16.6	14.4%	678 (68.0%)	147 (14.7%)	94 (9.4%)	49 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.8%)	$9,218			$405			$8,813	92.8	94	32	14
370488003627	47	Wayne School of Technical Arts	Public	6-11	1520 Goodson St	Goldsboro	27531	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 751-7221	127	8	15.8	30.7%	72 (56.7%)	30 (23.6%)	14 (11.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.9%)								92.8			(n/a)
370005002366	48	River Mill Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	235 Cheeks Lane	Graham	27253	Alamance County	River Mill Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 229-0909	771	48	16.1		524 (68.0%)	102 (13.2%)	100 (13.0%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)								92.3	85	101	53
370472003208	49	Holly Grove Middle	Public	6-8	1401 Avent Ferry Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 567-4177	935	54	17.3	16.3%	623 (66.6%)	103 (11.0%)	107 (11.4%)	60 (6.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.2%)	$8,219			$420			$7,799	92.3	90.2	65	16
370009602486	50	Vance Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2090 Ross Mill Road	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 431-0440	954	65	14.7		733 (76.8%)	89 (9.3%)	50 (5.2%)	19 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.5%)								92.1	93.2	42	8

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.