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)
370495002657	311	North Wilkes Middle School	Public	6-8	2776 Yellow Banks Road	North Wilkesboro	28659	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 903-6224	409	26	15.5	99.3%	337 (82.4%)	2 (0.5%)	53 (13.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$8,886			$1,017			$7,868	57.3	68.6	218	93
370045000165	312	Valley Springs Middle	Public	5-8	224 Long Shoals Road	Arden	28704	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 654-1785	634	51	12.4	52.5%	308 (48.6%)	87 (13.7%)	170 (26.8%)	16 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	49 (7.7%)	$11,876			$1,485			$10,391	57.1	66.8	226	86
370502002007	313	Speight Middle	Public	6-8	5514 Old Stantonsburg Road	Stantonsburg	27883	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 238-3983	294	19	15.5	99.0%	95 (32.3%)	73 (24.8%)	112 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	$9,297			$641			$8,656	57	53.9	347	34
370042203448	314	Davidson Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	500 Biesecker Rd	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 803-7809	589	36	16.3		382 (64.9%)	63 (10.7%)	86 (14.6%)	14 (2.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.6%)								57	47.9	395	81
370192003295	315	Allen Jay Middle - A Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet	5-8	1201 East Fairfield Rd	High Point	27263	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 819-2164	402	26	15.6	99.3%	67 (16.7%)	238 (59.2%)	58 (14.4%)	21 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	$10,175			$860			$9,314	57	56.4	320	5
370078001056	316	Murphy Middle	Public	6-8	65 Middle School Drive	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 837-0160	316	20	15.4	63.6%	260 (82.3%)	10 (3.2%)	21 (6.6%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	$10,209			$1,096			$9,114	56.7	61.8	271	45
370492001967	317	Central Middle	Public	6-8	310 S Martin L King Jr Ave	Whiteville	28472	Columbus County	Whiteville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 642-3546	462	35	13.2	99.4%	164 (35.5%)	201 (43.5%)	55 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.0%)	$10,356			$1,869			$8,486	56.6	56.4	321	4
370042000126	318	Shallotte Middle	Public	6-8	225 Village Road	Shallotte	28459	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-6130	674	43	15.6	99.6%	379 (56.2%)	89 (13.2%)	163 (24.2%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.3%)	$9,879			$1,104			$8,775	56.5	50.4	376	58
370058000222	319	Collettsville School	Public	PK, KG-8	4690 Collettsville School Rd	Collettsville	28611	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-6913	334	22	15.2	67.7%	305 (91.3%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$9,454			$800			$8,654	56.4	61.6	274	45
370063000258	320	Down East Middle and Smyrna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	174 Marshallberg Road	Smyrna	28579	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 729-2301	249	24	10.5	98.8%	232 (93.2%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$11,100			$1,229			$9,871	56.1	79.4	146	174

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.